NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
08/13/1940
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NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 877 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (65-45) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 10 13 1
Philadelphia Athletics (45-66) 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 11 4
Senators Witek Smacks 5 Hits
It was a sensational day at the plate for Mickey Witek as he led the charge to a 10-9 win over the Athletics. The Washington second baseman was pure misery for the Philadelphia pitching staff. He left them shell-shocked with 5 hits in 5 at-bats in an explosive display of hitting.

"Witek put the ball into play and he really hit it hard," said , manager for the Athletics, after the game. "When you do that, you've got a good chance to do some damage. And that's what happened. I feel like we threw some good pitches, but he just put some good swings on the ball."

Mickey Witek doubled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Lefty Grove in the 6th, singled in the 8th and doubled in the 9th.

Presently Witek is batting .271 with 2 home runs and 21 RBIs. He has played in 49 games and scored 14 times.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Case LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 5 .264 2 35
   e-H. Steinbacher LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 3 32
J. Kuhel 1B 4 2 0 1 0 1 6 .243 16 55
C. Travis SS 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 .345 4 75
B. Lewis RF 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 .279 6 47
J. Bloodworth 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .296 6 64
   c-M. Vernon PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320 0 3
   A. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 0
S. West CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .295 0 36
   O. Nitcholas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-T. Lazzeri PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .184 0 5
B. Sullivan Jr C 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 .256 4 53
M. Witek 3B, 2B 5 3 5 2 0 0 0 .271 2 21
R. Ruffing P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 0 6
   a-D. Miles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 8
   B. Harris P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-O. Charleston CF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .298 4 25
Totals 43 10 13 10 4 3 27      
a - D. Miles pinch hit for R. Ruffing in the 4th
b - O. Charleston substituted for B. Harris in the 7th
c - M. Vernon pinch hit for J. Bloodworth in the 8th
d - T. Lazzeri pinch hit for O. Nitcholas in the 8th
e - H. Steinbacher substituted for G. Case in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Witek 2 (13, 2nd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Travis (5, 5th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Witek (2, 6th Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Witek 10 , S. West , G. Case , J. Bloodworth , C. Travis 4 , O. Charleston , M. Vernon , T. Lazzeri
2-out RBI: S. West , C. Travis , M. Vernon , T. Lazzeri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Sullivan Jr 2 , J. Kuhel 2 , B. Lewis , C. Travis
Sac Fly: J. Kuhel
Hit by Pitch: J. Kuhel
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Kuhel (17) , G. Case (26)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Travis-Witek-Kuhel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Newsome SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .192 1 16
A. Simmons LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .275 13 41
S. Chapman CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .269 13 56
B. Nicholson RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .289 13 52
F. Hayes C 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .304 12 47
P. May 3B 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .275 0 41
W. Prout 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .325 2 19
D. Lodigiani 2B 2 1 2 5 2 0 0 .289 4 28
   a-C. English 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 7
L. Grove P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .077 0 1
   J. Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   b-A. Brancato PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 3
Totals 36 9 11 9 7 3 16      
a - C. English substituted for D. Lodigiani in the 8th
b - A. Brancato pinch hit for J. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Chapman (20, 4th Inning off B. Harris, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Newsome (10, 3rd Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Hayes (23, 3rd Inning off R. Ruffing, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Simmons (13, 1st Inning off R. Ruffing, 0 on, 1 out) D. Lodigiani (4, 3rd Inning off R. Ruffing, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Simmons 4 , P. May , S. Chapman 3 , B. Nicholson , D. Lodigiani 5 , S. Newsome 2 , F. Hayes 2 , W. Prout 2
2-out RBI: P. May , D. Lodigiani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , L. Grove , B. Nicholson
GIDP: P. May
Sac Bunt: L. Grove , P. May
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Simmons (4) , D. Lodigiani (6) , S. Newsome 2 (9)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ruffing 3.0 7 7 7 2 2 2 69 38 3.83   
B. Harris 3.1 3 2 2 3 1 0 54 32 4.63   
O. Nitcholas 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 13 2.62   
A. Smith W (7-10) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 12 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ruffing 15
Batters Faced: R. Ruffing 18, B. Harris 16, O. Nitcholas 4, A. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ruffing 4-3, B. Harris 6-3, O. Nitcholas 1-1, A. Smith 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ruffing 69-38, B. Harris 54-32, O. Nitcholas 19-13, A. Smith 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Nitcholas 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Grove 7.2 9 9 6 2 3 1 138 90 4.68   
J. Murphy L (4-7), BS (2) 1.1 4 1 1 2 0 0 36 19 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 32
Batters Faced: L. Grove 39, J. Murphy 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 13-7, J. Murphy 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 138-90, J. Murphy 36-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Murphy 2-2
Hit Batsmen: L. Grove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mickey Witek
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 6548
Special Notes: 2B Dario Lodigiani was injured in a collision at a base.
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