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East All Stars(E) (ASE) 11 West All Stars(W) (ASW) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 18, 1940 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
All-Star game

East All Stars(E)                   2 0 0  1 1 4  0 3 0   -  11 14  0
West All Stars(W)                   0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  6

BATTING

East All Stars(E)                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        6   1   2    2     0   0     1   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    3   1   1    0     0   1     0   3
  Bus Clarkson ph, ss                 2   1   0    0     1   2     2   3
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Alejandro Crespo ph, lf             2   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   3    3     2   0    13   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  5   1   2    1     0   2     0   5
Marvin Barker lf, rf                  5   1   3    2     0   2     2   0
Bill Perkins c                        5   0   2    1     0   0     1   0
  Bob Clarke c                        0   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   2   0    0     0   0     5   6
Henry McHenry p                       0   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
  Silvino Ruiz ph, p                  2   1   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Ray Brown ph, p                     2   0   0    1     0   1     0   0
Totals                               43  11  14   11     4   9    27  19

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bus Clarkson, Buck Leonard, Dick Seay. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson. 
3B:  Alejandro Crespo. 
HBP:  Alejandro Crespo, Dick Seay. 
IW:  Bus Clarkson. 
GDP:  Rabbit Martinez. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck Leonard 2. 
CS:  Gene Benson. 

West All Stars(W)                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       4   0   1    0     0   1     2   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   3
Ed Mayweather 1b                      3   0   1    0     1   1     8   1
Neil Robinson cf                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Leslie Green ph, cf                 2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Donald Reeves lf                      4   0   0    0     0   2     1   0
Joe Greene c                          2   0   0    0     1   0     6   2
  Larry Brown c                       1   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Leroy Morney ss                       2   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
  Curtis Henderson ss                 1   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Jelly Taylor ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      2   0   0    0     0   0     2   3
  Marshall Riddle 2b                  1   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Eugene Bremer p                       0   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
  Lefty Calhoun p                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Connie Johnson p                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Hilton Smith p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               31   0   5    0     3   4    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ed Mayweather, Leroy Morney, Tommy Sampson. 
E: 6.  Joe Greene, Leroy Morney 4, Marshall Riddle. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Jelly Taylor. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

East All Stars(E)                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry W                      3       1   0    0   1   1   0  11
Silvino Ruiz                         3       2   0    0   2   0   0  13
Ray Brown SV                         3       2   0    0   0   3   0  10
Totals                               9       5   0    0   3   4   0  34


West All Stars(W)                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Bremer L                      3       3   2    2   3   4   0  15
Lefty Calhoun                        2       6   6    3   1   1   0  16
Connie Johnson                       1       1   0    0   0   1   0  3
Hilton Smith                         3       4   3    2   0   3   0  15
Totals                               9      14  11    7   4   9   0  49

Lefty Calhoun pitched to 6 batters in the 6th inning
HBP:  Lefty Calhoun, Hilton Smith. 
IW:  Lefty Calhoun. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Bullet Rogan, 2B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Mo Harris

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 23896

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/18/1940 -- East All Stars(E) at West All
Stars(W) (D)

Starting Lineups:

   East                          West                          
1. G.Benson            cf        H.Milton            rf        
2. R.Martinez          ss        P.Woods             3b        
3. E.Stone             rf        E.Mayweather        1b        
4. B.Leonard           1b        N.Robinson          cf        
5. H.Easterling        3b        D.Reeves            lf        
6. M.Barker            lf        J.Greene            c         
7. B.Perkins           c         L.Morney            ss        
8. D.Seay              2b        T.Sampson           2b        
9. H.McHenry           p         E.Bremer            p         

ALL STARS(E) 1ST: G.Benson flied to D.Reeves; R.Martinez singled
to left field; E.Stone grounded out (T.Sampson to E.Mayweather)
[R.Martinez to second]; B.Leonard walked; H.Easterling singled
to center field [R.Martinez scored, B.Leonard to second];
M.Barker singled to left field [B.Leonard scored, H.Easterling
to second]; B.Perkins lined to H.Milton; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
All Stars(E) 2, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 1ST: H.Milton singled to left field; P.Woods flied
to G.Benson; E.Mayweather flied to M.Barker; N.Robinson forced
H.Milton (R.Martinez to D.Seay) [N.Robinson to first]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 2, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 2ND: D.Seay grounded out (E.Bremer to
E.Mayweather); H.McHenry walked; G.Benson forced H.McHenry
(T.Sampson to L.Morney) [G.Benson to first]; G.Benson was caught
stealing second [G.Benson to second (error by L.Morney; assist
by J.Greene)]; R.Martinez struck out (J.Greene to E.Mayweather);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 2, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 2ND: D.Reeves struck out; J.Greene grounded out
(R.Martinez to B.Leonard); L.Morney flied to M.Barker; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(E) 2, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 3RD: E.Stone struck out; B.Leonard walked;
B.Leonard stole second; H.Easterling struck out; M.Barker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 2, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 3RD: T.Sampson grounded out (H.Easterling to
B.Leonard); E.Bremer walked; H.Milton forced E.Bremer
(R.Martinez to D.Seay) [H.Milton to first]; P.Woods grounded out
(H.McHenry to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 2,
All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 4TH: L.CALHOUN REPLACED E.BREMER (PITCHING);
B.Perkins singled to center field; D.Seay forced B.Perkins
(P.Woods to L.Morney) [D.Seay to first]; S.RUIZ BATTED FOR
H.MCHENRY; S.Ruiz reached on an error by L.Morney [D.Seay to
second, S.Ruiz to first]; G.Benson singled to center field
[D.Seay scored, S.Ruiz to second]; R.Martinez grounded into a
double play (L.Morney to T.Sampson to E.Mayweather) [G.Benson
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 3, All
Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 4TH: S.RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
E.Mayweather walked; N.Robinson forced E.Mayweather
(H.Easterling to D.Seay) [N.Robinson to first]; D.Reeves forced
N.Robinson (H.Easterling to D.Seay) [D.Reeves to first];
J.Greene walked [D.Reeves to second]; L.Morney grounded out
(B.Leonard unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  All Stars(E) 3,
All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 5TH: E.Stone popped to P.Woods; B.Leonard singled
to right field; B.Leonard stole second [B.Leonard to third
(error by J.Greene)]; H.Easterling was called out on strikes;
M.Barker singled to third base [B.Leonard scored (unearned)];
B.Perkins grounded out (L.Calhoun to E.Mayweather); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 4, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 5TH: T.Sampson grounded out (H.Easterling to
B.Leonard); L.Calhoun grounded out (S.Ruiz to B.Leonard);
H.Milton grounded out (D.Seay to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  All Stars(E) 4, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 6TH: D.Seay reached on an error by L.Morney
[D.Seay to first]; S.Ruiz reached on an error by L.Morney
[D.Seay to second, S.Ruiz to first]; G.Benson doubled to center
field [D.Seay scored (unearned), S.Ruiz to third]; B.CLARKSON
BATTED FOR R.MARTINEZ; B.Clarkson was walked intentionally;
A.CRESPO BATTED FOR E.STONE; A.Crespo was hit by a pitch [S.Ruiz
scored (unearned), G.Benson to third, B.Clarkson to second];
B.Leonard singled [G.Benson scored, B.Clarkson scored, A.Crespo
to second]; C.JOHNSON REPLACED L.CALHOUN (PITCHING);
H.Easterling singled to first base (E.Mayweather to T.Sampson)
[A.Crespo to third, B.Leonard out at second]; M.Barker struck
out; B.Perkins popped to J.Greene in foul territory; 4 R (2 ER),
3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  All Stars(E) 8, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 6TH: B.CLARKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
A.CRESPO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); M.BARKER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); P.Woods grounded out (D.Seay to B.Leonard);
E.Mayweather singled to right field; L.GREEN BATTED FOR
N.ROBINSON; L.Green singled to third base [E.Mayweather to
second]; D.Reeves forced L.Green (B.Clarkson to D.Seay)
[E.Mayweather to third, D.Reeves to first]; J.Greene forced
D.Reeves (D.Seay to B.Clarkson) [J.Greene to first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  All Stars(E) 8, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 7TH: L.GREEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); H.SMITH
REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING); L.BROWN REPLACED J.GREENE
(PLAYING C); C.HENDERSON REPLACED L.MORNEY (PLAYING SS);
M.RIDDLE REPLACED T.SAMPSON (PLAYING 2B); D.Seay flied to
H.Milton; R.BROWN BATTED FOR S.RUIZ; R.Brown struck out;
G.Benson grounded out (H.Smith to E.Mayweather); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  All Stars(E) 8, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 7TH: R.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
C.Henderson grounded out (D.Seay to B.Leonard); M.Riddle
grounded out (B.Clarkson to B.Leonard); H.Smith grounded out
(H.Easterling to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(E)
8, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 8TH: B.Clarkson struck out; A.Crespo tripled to
right-center; B.Leonard singled to center field [A.Crespo
scored]; H.Easterling forced B.Leonard (P.Woods to M.Riddle)
[H.Easterling to first]; M.Barker singled to center field
[H.Easterling to third]; B.Perkins singled to pitcher
[H.Easterling scored, M.Barker to second]; D.Seay was hit by a
pitch [M.Barker to third, B.Perkins to second]; R.Brown reached
on a fielder's choice [M.Barker scored (unearned), B.Perkins to
third, D.Seay to second (error by M.Riddle; assist by
C.Henderson)]; G.Benson forced R.Brown (P.Woods to M.Riddle)
[G.Benson to first]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  All Stars(E)
11, All Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 8TH: B.CLARKE REPLACED B.PERKINS (PLAYING C);
H.Milton struck out; P.Woods singled to center field;
E.Mayweather struck out; L.Green grounded out (D.Seay to
B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(E) 11, All Stars(W)
0.

ALL STARS(E) 9TH: B.Clarkson struck out; A.Crespo grounded out
(H.Smith to E.Mayweather); B.Leonard grounded out (C.Henderson
to E.Mayweather); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(E) 11, All
Stars(W) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 9TH: D.Reeves struck out; L.Brown singled to left
field; J.TAYLOR BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; J.Taylor grounded into a
double play (D.Seay to B.Clarkson to B.Leonard) [L.Brown out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(E) 11, All Stars(W) 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 All Stars(E)    11  14   0  11
 All Stars(W)     0   5   6   7


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