April 17, 1940 (Payoff Pitch Replay)

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There was only one game played today, so by sheer process of elimination...it is the game of the day.  The funny thing is, though, it was actually a great game anyway and would have been a contender for a Game of the Day tag even with a normal day's action.  

Game of the Day

4-17-1940 (Day Game): 1940-Yankees (1-1) vs. 1940-Athletics (1-1) 

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   R  H  E
1940-Yankees          0  0  0  0  2  2  0  3  0   7 11  2
1940-Athletics        1  0  1  0  3  1  0  0  2   8 13  0

The Athletics jumped out to an early lead with a solo homerun in the bottom of the 1st by Wally Moses and added another run in the bottom of the 3rd.  There was a flurry of runs scored in the 5th and 6th innings by both teams, but the real drama started in the 8th inning.  Trailing 6-4 coming into the top of 8th, the Yankees got two men aboard as Joe Gordon stepped to the plate...one pitch later and the ball was flying over the fence for a three-run homerun to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead.  It looked as if the Yankees were on the way to a 2-0 start to the season, but things unraveled in the bottom of the 9th.  Pitcher Johnny Murphy took the ball and blew the Yankees lead.  Athletics catch Frankie Hayes smacked a double to tie the game and then A's shortstop Bill Lillard walked it off with a sacrifice fly.  A truly great game early in the season.

The complete box score is below:

1940-Yankees                 AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO   AVE
F. Crosetti (SS)              5   0   1   0   0   2  .400
R. Rolfe (3B)                 5   0   2   0   0   0  .600
G. Selkirk (RF)               4   1   0   0   1   0  .111
C. Keller (LF)                4   1   1   2   1   0  .222
B. Dickey (C)                 4   1   1   0   1   1  .250
T. Henrich (CF)               5   2   3   0   0   0  .444
J. Gordon (2B)                4   1   1   3   0   1  .375
B. Dahlgren (1B)              3   1   1   2   1   0  .429
M. Pearson (P)                3   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 A. Donald (P6)               0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 B. Rosar (PH8)               1   0   1   0   0   0 1.000
 J. Murphy (P8)               0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
                             38   7  11   7   4   4  .333
1 for 5 with runners in scoring position.

2B: T. Henrich[1]
HR: C. Keller[1], J. Gordon[1], B. Dahlgren[1]
RBI: C. Keller(2)[4], J. Gordon(3)[3], B. Dahlgren(2)[3]
E:  R. Rolfe(2)[2]
DP: 2
LOB: 8

1940-Athletics               AB   R   H RBI  BB  SO   AVE
B. McCoy (2B)                 4   2   1   0   1   1  .444
W. Moses (RF)                 4   2   3   1   1   0  .375
A. Simmons (LF)               5   1   3   2   0   0  .500
B. Johnson (CF)               4   2   1   0   0   0  .375
D. Siebert (1B)               4   1   1   1   0   0  .111
F. Hayes (C)                  5   0   2   2   0   1  .200
A. Rubeling (3B)              5   0   2   0   0   0  .500
B. Lillard (SS)               2   0   0   1   2   0  .500
N. Potter (P)                 2   0   0   0   0   1  .000
 D. Miles (PH6)               1   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 H. Besse (P7)                0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 S. Chapman (PH7)             1   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 B. Beckmann (P8)             0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
 L. McCrabb (P8)              0   0   0   0   0   0  .000
                             37   8  13   7   4   3  .329
5 for 14 with runners in scoring position.

2B: A. Simmons[1], F. Hayes[1]
3B: W. Moses[1], F. Hayes[1]
HR: W. Moses[1]
RBI: W. Moses[1], A. Simmons(2)[3], D. Siebert[1], F. Hayes(2)[3], B. Lillard[2]
SF: D. Siebert[1], B. Lillard[1]
HBP:  B. Johnson[1]
GIDP:  D. Siebert[1], N. Potter[1]
LOB: 9

1940-Yankees                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR   ERA
M. Pearson                   5.2   9   6   3   4   3   1  4.76
A. Donald                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0  0.00
J. Murphy (L, 0-1)           1.2   3   2   2   0   0   0 10.80
                             8.2  13   8   5   4   3   1  6.11
Game Score: M. Pearson (27)
Pitches Thrown: M. Pearson (124)

1940-Athletics                IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR   ERA
N. Potter                    6.0   7   4   4   3   4   2  6.00
H. Besse (H, 1)              1.0   0   0   0   0   0   0  3.00
B. Beckmann                  0.0   2   3   3   1   0   1 18.00
L. McCrabb (W, 1-0)          2.0   2   0   0   0   0   0  0.00
                             9.0  11   7   7   4   4   3  7.00
Game Score: N. Potter (36)
Pitches Thrown: N. Potter (92)

DDBB Player of the Game: A. Simmons

Today's Best


Al Simmons (PHA)

1. Al Simmons, Philadelphia Athletics (3-5, double, 2 RBI, 1R) - I suppose we should start with the man who was chosen by the press as the Player of the Game.  The aging Simmons had a fantastic day at the plate.

2. Joe Gordon, New York Yankees (1-4, 1 home run, 3 RBI) - He only got one hit on the day, but blast it looked as if his heroics in the top of the 8th would win the game for the Yankees.

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