Cleveland Guardians 1 – 0 Philadelphia Athletics
12 July 1940 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Bob Feller | 1 in 193 games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Lou Boudreau | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Roy Weatherly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Boudreau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Hal Trosky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jeff Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Mack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Keltner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Feller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lillard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wally Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dee Miles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Al Brancato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Joe Gantenbein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dick Siebert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Al Rubeling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Johnny Babich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chubby Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Babich | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| George Caster | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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