NL/AL
WASHINGTON SENATORS @ PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
08/13/1940
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Pitching: LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: RHB George Case 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Kuhel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cecil Travis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.1 MPH)
Joe Kuhel to second
Batting: LHB Buddy Lewis 0-0: Ball
Joe Kuhel steals 3rd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Cecil Travis to second
Batting: RHB Jimmy Bloodworth 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam West 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Joe Kuhel scores
Cecil Travis to third
Buddy Lewis to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Billy Sullivan Jr 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Red Ruffing
Pitching: RHP Red Ruffing
Batting: RHB Skeeter Newsome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Simmons 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Batting: RHB Sam Chapman 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Nicholson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: RHB Mickey Witek 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Red Ruffing 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Bunted foul, Strikeout!
Batting: RHB George Case 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Kuhel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Red Ruffing
Batting: RHB Pinky May 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB William Prout 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dario Lodigiani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lefty Grove 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: LHB Cecil Travis 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Lewis 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Bloodworth 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam West 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 71.2 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Red Ruffing
Batting: RHB Skeeter Newsome 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Skeeter Newsome to third
Batting: RHB Sam Chapman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Skeeter Newsome scores
Batting: LHB Bill Nicholson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bill Nicholson to third
Batting: RHB Pinky May 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bill Nicholson scores
Frankie Hayes to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB William Prout 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinky May to second
Pinky May to third
Batting: RHB Dario Lodigiani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 423 ft
Batting: LHB Lefty Grove 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 7
TOP OF THE 4TH
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: LHB Billy Sullivan Jr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Witek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.2 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dee Miles 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Mickey Witek to second
Batting: RHB George Case 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by LF
Batting: LHB Joe Kuhel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 7
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Red Ruffing
Pitching: RHP Bill M Harris
Batting: RHB Skeeter Newsome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Simmons 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Chapman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Nicholson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Washington 2 - Philadelphia 7
TOP OF THE 5TH
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: LHB Cecil Travis 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 91.2 MPH)
Cecil Travis scores
Batting: RHB Jimmy Bloodworth 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Sam West 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 3 - Philadelphia 7
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Bill M Harris
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Pinky May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Frankie Hayes to second
Batting: RHB William Prout 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dario Lodigiani 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Lefty Grove 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 3 - Philadelphia 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: LHB Billy Sullivan Jr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 13, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Witek 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Bill M Harris 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 61.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Case 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Kuhel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 71.2 MPH)
George Case to second
Batting: LHB Cecil Travis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Washington 5 - Philadelphia 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Bill M Harris
Batting: RHB Skeeter Newsome 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Al Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sam Chapman 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.2 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 5 - Philadelphia 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: LHB Buddy Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jimmy Bloodworth 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Sam West 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 5 - Philadelphia 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Bill M Harris
Batting: LHB Bill Nicholson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Pinky May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Bill Nicholson to second
Batting: RHB William Prout 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bill Nicholson to third
Pinky May to second
Pitching: RHP Otho Nitcholas
Now in CF: Oscar Charleston
Batting: RHB Dario Lodigiani 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bill Nicholson scores
Pinky May to third
William Prout to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Lefty Grove 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
William Prout to third
Dario Lodigiani to second
Batting: RHB Skeeter Newsome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Al Simmons 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Washington 5 - Philadelphia 9
TOP OF THE 8TH
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : LHP Lefty Grove
Batting: LHB Billy Sullivan Jr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mickey Witek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Charleston 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Mickey Witek to second
Batting: RHB George Case 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Mickey Witek to third
Now at 2B: Charlie English
Batting: LHB Joe Kuhel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
George Case to second
Batting: LHB Cecil Travis 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Mickey Witek scores
George Case to third
Joe Kuhel to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: RHP Johnny Murphy
Batting: LHB Buddy Lewis 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Joe Kuhel to third
Cecil Travis to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mickey Vernon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 65.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Kuhel scores
Cecil Travis to third
Buddy Lewis to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tony Lazzeri 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 85.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Cecil Travis scores
Buddy Lewis to third
Mickey Vernon to second
Batting: LHB Billy Sullivan Jr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.2 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Washington 9 - Philadelphia 9
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : RHP Otho Nitcholas
Pitching: LHP Al J Smith
Now at 3B: Tony Lazzeri
Batting: RHB Sam Chapman 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Nicholson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, P, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Pinky May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Washington 9 - Philadelphia 9
TOP OF THE 9TH
Washington Senators batting - Pitching for Philadelphia Athletics : RHP Johnny Murphy
Batting: RHB Mickey Witek 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Oscar Charleston 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB George Case 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Mickey Witek to third
Oscar Charleston to second
Batting: LHB Joe Kuhel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Oscar Charleston to third
Batting: LHB Cecil Travis 0-0: Called Strike
George Case steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Buddy Lewis 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Washington 10 - Philadelphia 9
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Philadelphia Athletics batting - Pitching for Washington Senators : LHP Al J Smith
Now in LF: Hank Steinbacher
Batting: RHB William Prout 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charlie English 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.2 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Al Brancato 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Washington 10 - Philadelphia 9
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