The Archive · 1940

Johnson Homers Twice

Two home runs by Johnson and one by Chapman paved the way to a 12-1 victory for the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox, The defeat caused the Hose to slide into sixth place and give up undisputed possession of fifth to the St, Louis Browns, In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers strengthened their position, the New York Giants moved into second and the Cincinnati Reds fell to third in a day marked by a jumble in the standings, The Giants defeated the Reds in the opening game of an important series, 4-3. Bill Judges was the sparkplug of the Terry attack, bagging a single in the sixth to score the tying run and adding another in the eighth to drive the winning run across the plate, The Philadelphia Phillies moved into a tie for sixth place with the Pittsburgh Pirates by defeating the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, while the Pirates were bowing to the Brooklyn Dodgers,

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