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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 7, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Naymick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 8,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Rue 2B: George Moriarty 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Mike Naymick | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 7, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Grove
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Naymick
Finney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Naymick
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Naymick covering, for the out. Finney scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Naymick
Williams hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Naymick
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Grove
Heath bunts towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Naymick
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Naymick
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Naymick
Tabor takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Naymick
Desautels takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to third. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grove vs. Naymick
Grove bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finney vs. Naymick
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Tabor scores. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Naymick
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Grove
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Odell Hale pinch hits for Mike Naymick.
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Grove
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Allen
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Allen
Cronin bunts between the mound and first base. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cronin for the out. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Allen
Doerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tabor vs. Allen
Tabor hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Allen
Desautels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Foxx scores. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grove vs. Allen
Grove strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Grove
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Allen
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Allen
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Grove
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Grove
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Grove
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr catches it and throws to first to double up Boudreau. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Allen
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Allen
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Allen
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Allen
Tabor hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Allen
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Grove
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Allen
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Allen
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Allen
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Allen
Williams strikes out. There goes Grove. The throw from Hemsley and Grove is out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Grove
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Grove
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Grove
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mack scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Dobson
Cronin bunts in front of the plate. Hemsley scoops up the ball and tags Cronin for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Dobson
There goes Foxx. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Foxx steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Dobson
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Dobson
There goes Foxx. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Keltner applying the tag. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Dobson
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Grove
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Grove
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hash
Beau Bell pinch hits for Joe Dobson. Herb Hash now pitching.
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Hash
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hash fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Harder
Mel Harder now pitching.
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hash vs. Harder
Hash bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Desautels scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Eisenstat
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mack scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Hash
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hash
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Hash
Trosky hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hash
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1940 -- Cleveland at Boston
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 3 0 Finney L, rf 5 1 4 3
Weatherly R, cf 5 0 2 1 Cramer D, cf 5 0 0 1
Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 1 1 Foxx J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Heath J, lf 5 0 2 0 Cronin J, ss 1 1 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Hemsley R, c 4 1 1 2 Tabor J, 3b 3 1 0 0
Mack R, 2b 3 1 2 0 Desautels G, c 2 1 1 2
Naymick M, p 0 0 0 0 Grove L, p 2 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 1 0 0 0 Hash H, p 0 0 0 0
Allen J, p 1 0 0 0
Peters R, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
Bell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Harder M, p 0 0 0 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 13 4 27 6 8 6
Cleveland 000 000 130 -- 4
Boston 122 000 01x -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Naymick M (L) 2.0 2 3 3 3 2
Allen J 4.0 4 2 2 4 2
Dobson J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Harder M 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
Eisenstat H 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 7.1 12 4 4 2 4
Hash H (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Cleveland 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Boston 8
2B -- Finney L, Williams T
HR -- Trosky H, Hemsley R
SB -- Foxx J
CS -- Grove L
SH -- Cronin J, Hash H
T -- 2:11
A -- 8500
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