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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 11

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Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 11

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, July 3, 1940 (D) at Fenway Park

PHI A    0  3  4    1  0  2    0  0  1  -  11 16  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  3  6  -  12 14  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brancato ss                   4   1   0   0       2   1       7   4
Moses rf                      5   2   4   0       0   0       1   0
McCoy 2b                      5   0   1   1       0   1       2   5
Simmons lf                    5   1   1   0       0   2       3   1
Siebert 1b                    5   2   4   3       0   0       8   0
Hayes c                       5   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
S. Chapman cf                 4   3   2   2       1   2       1   0
Rubeling 3b                   4   1   1   1       1   0       0   1
Besse p                       4   0   2   3       1   0       0   1
  Dean p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Potter p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41  11  16  10       5   6      25  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Brancato, McCoy-Brancato-Siebert, Brancato-McCoy-Siebert.
E: Simmons (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hayes (8,off Wagner); Besse (1,off Heving).
HR: Siebert (2,2nd inning off Wagner 1 on 0 out); S. Chapman 2 (9,2nd inning
off Wagner 0 on 1 out,9th inning off Heving 0 on 1 out).
GDP: McCoy (12,off Wagner); Simmons (2,off Heving).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Moses (2,2nd base off Heving/Glenn); Rubeling (3,2nd base off Heving/Glenn).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Finney rf                     4   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
Cramer cf                     5   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Williams lf                   4   2   2   3       1   0       1   0
Foxx 1b                       5   3   3   1       0   0       9   1
Tabor 3b                      4   1   2   3       0   1       0   2
Doerr 2b                      3   1   2   1       1   0       2   4
Cronin ss                     3   2   1   2       1   0       4   3
Glenn c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       6   1
Wagner p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Heving p                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  DiMaggio ph                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35  12  14  12       5   1      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Foxx-Cronin, Cronin-Doerr-Foxx.
E: Finney (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Foxx (14,off Besse).
HR: Cronin (9,5th inning off Besse 1 on 1 out); Tabor (12,8th inning off Besse
2 on 2 out); Williams (10,9th inning off Dean 2 on 1 out); Foxx (19,9th
inning off Potter 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Heving (1,off Besse); Foxx (12,off Besse).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Besse                         8.1  11   9   9   5   1   2  37
Dean                          0     2   2   2   0   0   1   2
Potter L(5-6)                 0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1
Totals                        8.1  14  12  12   5   1   4  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Dean 2-2.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wagner                        2.2   6   6   6   3   0   2  16
Heving W(4-1)                 6.1  10   5   4   2   6   1  30
Totals                        9    16  11  10   5   6   3  46
Inherited Runners - Scored: Heving 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - George Moriarty, 3B - Cal Hubbard
Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 2400
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Boston Red Sox           
1. Brancato            ss        Finney              rf
2. Moses               rf        Cramer              cf
3. McCoy               2b        Williams            lf
4. Simmons             lf        Foxx                1b
5. Siebert             1b        Tabor               3b
6. Hayes               c         Doerr               2b
7. S. Chapman          cf        Cronin              ss
8. Rubeling            3b        Glenn               c
9. Besse               p         Wagner              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Brancato flied out to right; Moses singled; McCoy
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Moses out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Finney singled; Cramer grounded out (second to
first) [Finney to second]; Williams lined into a double play
(shortstop unassisted) [Finney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Simmons singled; Siebert homered [Simmons
scored]; Hayes grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Chapman
homered; Rubeling flied out to left; Besse walked; Brancato
walked [Besse to second]; Moses grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Foxx grounded out (second to first); Tabor grounded
out (third to first); Doerr popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McCoy flied out to center; Simmons made an out to
shortstop; Siebert singled; Hayes doubled [Siebert to third]; S.
Chapman walked; HEVING REPLACED WAGNER (PITCHING); Rubeling
walked [Siebert scored, Hayes to third, S. Chapman to second];
Besse doubled [Rubeling scored, S. Chapman scored, Hayes
scored]; Brancato struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Cronin flied out to center; Glenn walked; Heving
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Glenn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Red
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Moses singled; Moses stole second; McCoy struck
out; Simmons struck out; Siebert singled [Moses scored]; Hayes
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Finney flied out to left; Cramer popped to catcher
in foul territory; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: S. Chapman struck out; Rubeling grounded out
(shortstop to first); Besse grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Foxx doubled; Tabor struck out; Doerr singled [Foxx
scored]; Cronin homered [Doerr scored]; Glenn made an out to
shortstop; Heving grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Brancato walked; Moses singled [Brancato to
second]; McCoy singled [Brancato scored, Moses to third (error
by Finney)]; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Moses scored (unearned), McCoy out at second];
Siebert singled; Hayes forced Siebert (third to second); 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Finney walked; Cramer forced Finney (pitcher to
shortstop); Williams walked [Cramer to second]; Foxx grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: S. Chapman struck out; Rubeling grounded out
(second to first); Besse singled; Brancato made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Tabor singled; Doerr walked [Tabor to second];
Cronin flied out to left; Glenn flied out to left; Heving made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 10, Red
Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Moses singled; McCoy forced Moses (catcher to
shortstop); Simmons struck out; Siebert grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 10, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Finney flied out to right; Cramer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams singled; Foxx singled [Williams
to second]; Tabor homered [Williams scored, Foxx scored]; Doerr
singled [Doerr out at second (left to shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Hayes grounded out (third to first); S. Chapman
homered; Rubeling singled; Rubeling stole second; Besse grounded
out (first unassisted); Brancato flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 11, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Cronin walked; Glenn made an out to second;
DIMAGGIO BATTED FOR HEVING; DiMaggio singled [Cronin to third
(error by Simmons)]; Finney singled [DiMaggio to second, Cronin
scored]; DEAN REPLACED BESSE (PITCHING); Cramer singled [Finney
to second, DiMaggio scored]; Williams homered [Finney scored,
Cramer scored]; POTTER REPLACED DEAN (PITCHING); Foxx homered; 6
R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 11, Red Sox 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics       11  16   1    8
 Red Sox         12  14   1    3
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