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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 21, 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 July 21, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 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 | July 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: John Quinn 2B: George Pipgras 3B: Red Ormsby |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 21, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Bagby
Heath hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Feller
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Feller
Bagby bunts towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Feller covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Bagby
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
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 -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx strikes out. Hemsley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Foxx out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Bagby covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Feller
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagby vs. Feller
Bagby strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Bagby
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Bagby covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
Soup Campbell now playing center field.
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer bunts towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
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 -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Bagby
Campbell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Feller
Owen 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, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Feller
Bagby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Bagby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer takes first base on ball four. Bagby moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bagby
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, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Bagby
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heath scores. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx 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, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Bagby
Campbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Heving
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Heving
Heath 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 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Lou Finney pinch hits for Marv Owen.
Finney hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Feller
Stan Spence pinch hits for Joe Heving.
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1940, game 1 -- Cleveland at Boston
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Chapman B, rf 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio D, rf 3 1 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 3 0 2 1 Cramer D, cf 2 0 0 0
Campbell S, cf 2 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 4 1 1 2
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 0 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 0 2 1 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Heath J, lf 4 1 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 0
Keltner K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Peacock J, c 3 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Owen M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 4 1 1 0 Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Feller B, p 4 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 2 0 1 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
Spence S, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 3 29 2 5 2
Cleveland 000 010 011 -- 3
Boston 000 002 000 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 4 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby J (L) 8.1 9 3 3 4 2
Heving J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Boston 8
2B -- Doerr B 2, Trosky H
HR -- Cronin J
SH -- Bagby J, Peacock J, Cramer D
HBP -- by Feller B (DiMaggio D)
T -- 2:34
A -- 0
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