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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 19, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 19, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herman Besse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,368 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Herman Besse | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Strange | Shortstop |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Joe Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Third Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 19, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Auker
Lillard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Besse
Strange takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Besse
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillard. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Besse
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Strange moves to third. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gallagher vs. Besse
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strange scores. Radcliff moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Besse
Laabs takes first base on ball four. Radcliff scores. McQuinn moves to third. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McQuinn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Beckmann
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swift vs. Beckmann
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling juggles the ball. That's an error on Rubeling. Gallagher scores. Laabs moves to third. Heffner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Auker vs. Beckmann
Auker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes forces the runner at the plate and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Auker
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckmann vs. Auker
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Beckmann
Strange hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Beckmann
Radcliff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Beckmann
Gallagher hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Auker
Lillard hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Auker covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Beckmann
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillard. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Beckmann
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Beckmann
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Beckmann
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Lillard who relays the ball to McCoy who tags Swift trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Laabs scores. Heffner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Auker vs. Beckmann
Auker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Auker
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Auker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Beckmann
Strange hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Beckmann
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Beckmann
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Auker
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Gantenbein hits a line drive into center field. Laabs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Laabs. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Auker
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Miles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Gantenbein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Ross
Buck Ross now pitching. Al Brancato now playing shortstop.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ross
Laabs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ross
Berardino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Berardino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Ross
Heffner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Heffner reaches second base with a double. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swift vs. Ross
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. Berardino scores. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Auker vs. Ross
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Auker
Rubeling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Ross
Strange hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Ross
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Ross
Gallagher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ross
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Auker
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ross
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ross
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Ross
Swift hits a line drive towards third. Rubeling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Auker
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Auker
Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Auker
Ross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Ross
Auker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Ross
Strange hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Ross
There's a wild pitch. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Ross
Radcliff hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Ross
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Auker
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Auker
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1940 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Lillard B, ss 2 0 0 0 Strange A, ss 4 1 1 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0 Radcliff R, rf 5 2 1 1
Ross B, p 2 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 2 0 0
Moses W, rf 4 2 1 0 Gallagher J, lf 4 2 2 3
McCoy B, 2b 4 1 1 2 Laabs C, cf 3 2 1 2
Johnson B, lf 4 1 0 1 Berardino J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Siebert D, 1b 5 0 2 0 Heffner D, 2b 3 0 2 0
Hayes F, c 3 0 2 1 Swift B, c 4 0 1 3
Chapman S, cf 2 0 1 0 Auker E, p 4 0 0 0
Rubeling A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Besse H, p 0 0 0 0
Beckmann B, p 1 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 1 0
Brancato A, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 34 10 9 10
Philadelphia 000 001 201 -- 4
St.Louis 411 022 00x -- 10
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Besse H (L)* 0.0 1 4 2 3 0
Beckmann B 4.0 3 2 1 1 0
Ross B 4.0 5 4 4 1 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (W) 9.0 9 4 4 6 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Lillard B 2, Rubeling A, Laabs C
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, St.Louis 5
2B -- Berardino J, Heffner D, Moses W
HR -- Radcliff R, Laabs C, Gallagher J, McCoy B
SB -- Laabs C, Gallagher J
WP -- Ross B
T -- 2:08
A -- 5368
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