GM#’S 135, 136. SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 VS WASHINGTON SENATORS
ATHLETICS MANAGE SPLIT WITH SENATORS IN SECOND TWINBILL, 4-2, 1-2
WSH 2 9 1
PHI 4 8 0
WP-BUMP HADLEY(8-3) SV-TOM FERRICK(12) LP-ALEX CARRASQUAL
Philadelphia score three runs in the bottom of the eighth, enroute to a 4-2, comeback win, in the first of two games at Shibe Park. Satchel Paige started, but left after six innings, trailing, two to one. Bump Hadley earned the win in relief, while Tom Ferrick notched save #12. James Bell had a triple and a single and drove in two of the Athletics four runs.
WSH 2 7 2
PHI 1 2 1
WP-RED ANDERSON LP-JOE WILLIAMS(7-7)
HR-SAM CHAPMAN(5)
A Dick Siebert error in the top of the ninth proved costly, as Washington pushed across a run, breaking a 1-1 tie and going on to a 2-1 win. The victory snapped a five game win streak for Philadelphia. Early Wynn tossed seven strong innings, his only blip coming when Sam Chapman clubbed a solo homer in the last of the sixth.
There are no games scheduled in the American League on September 8. Standings will be posted then. After that, the Cleveland Indians come into Shibe Park as Philadelphia’s second longest home stand of the season, continues.
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