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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 1, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 1, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Lyons |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 14,968 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: George Pipgras 2B: Joe Rue 3B: Bill McGowan |
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 |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Ted Lyons | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 1, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lyons
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lyons
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lyons
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Milnar
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Milnar
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lyons
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Lyons
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Lyons
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Lyons
Mack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Mack reaches second base with a double. Heath goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Lyons
Lyons spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lyons. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pytlak vs. Lyons
Pytlak bunts in front of the plate. Tresh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Milnar
Solters hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Appling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Milnar
There's a wild pitch. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Milnar
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tresh vs. Milnar
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Appling scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Milnar
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Lyons
Milnar hits a line drive towards first. Kuhel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lyons
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lyons
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyons covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Milnar
Lyons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Milnar
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuhel vs. Milnar
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Webb scores. Kreevich scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Milnar
Solters hits a popup in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Milnar
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lyons
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lyons
Trosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Lyons
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. Trosky scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Lyons
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Lyons
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Lyons
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heath scores. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobson vs. Lyons
Dobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Dobson
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Dobson
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lyons
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weatherly vs. Lyons
Weatherly strikes out. Tresh drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Weatherly out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Lyons
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Lyons
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Dobson
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dobson
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Dobson
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solters vs. Dobson
Solters 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, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Appling vs. Dobson
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Lyons
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lyons
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Lyons
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Dobson
Wright hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Dobson
Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Lyons
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Lyons
Dobson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lyons
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Lyons
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Dobson
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Dobson
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Dobson
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lyons
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Lyons
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Lyons
There's a wild pitch. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Lyons
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Lyons
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Lyons
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Dobson
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Dobson
Larry Rosenthal pinch runs for Moose Solters.
There goes Rosenthal. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Dobson
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Dobson
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Lyons
Larry Rosenthal now playing left field.
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Lyons
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lyons
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Dobson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weatherly vs. Lyons
Oscar Grimes pinch runs for Joe Dobson.
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. Grimes scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Lyons
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Lyons
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Lyons
Heath hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Feller
Bob Feller now pitching.
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvestri vs. Feller
Ken Silvestri pinch hits for Ted Lyons.
Silvestri strikes out. There goes Kennedy. The throw from Pytlak to second, and Kennedy is out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1940 -- Cleveland at Chicago
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Chapman B, rf 5 1 3 0 Webb S, 2b 3 1 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 5 1 1 1 Kreevich M, cf 3 1 1 0
Boudreau L, ss 5 1 2 2 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 2 0 Solters M, lf 3 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 5 2 1 1 Rosenthal L, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Appling L, ss 2 1 1 0
Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 1 Wright T, rf 4 0 1 1
Pytlak F, c 3 0 1 1 Tresh M, c 4 0 1 1
Milnar A, p 1 0 0 0 Kennedy B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dobson J, p 3 0 0 0 Lyons T, p 3 0 0 0
Grimes O, pr 0 1 0 0 Silvestri K, ph 1 0 0 0
Feller B, p 0 0 0 0
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39 7 12 7 30 4 6 4
Cleveland 010 200 013 -- 7
Chicago 013 000 000 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A 2.2 5 4 4 2 0
Dobson J (W) 5.1 1 0 0 3 0
Feller B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lyons T (L) 9.0 12 7 7 2 7
E -- Lyons T
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Mack R, Appling L, Kreevich M, Kuhel J, Trosky H, Chapman B 2, Weatherly R
3B -- Heath J, Chapman B
SB -- Kreevich M
CS -- Rosenthal L, Kennedy B
WP -- Milnar A, Lyons T
T -- 2:14
A -- 14968
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