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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 17, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 17, 1938 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 17, 1938
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Whitehill
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Whitehill
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Whitehill
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ambler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Whitehill
Siebert is hit by the pitch. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Ambler scores. Werber moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brucker vs. Whitehill
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Caster
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive towards first. Siebert catches it and steps on first to double up Lary. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Caster
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Caster
Heath takes first base on ball four. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Caster covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Whitehill
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Whitehill
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Whitehill
Caster is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Whitehill
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Whitehill
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Whitehill
Werber bunts in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Whitehill
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ambler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Caster
Whitehill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Caster
Lary bunts towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Caster
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehill moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Whitehill
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Whitehill
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Whitehill
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Trosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Caster
There's a wild pitch. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehill vs. Caster
Whitehill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Caster
Lary takes first base on ball four. Whitehill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehill moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Caster
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Whitehill
Caster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Whitehill
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Whitehill
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Whitehill
Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Whitehill
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brucker vs. Whitehill
Brucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Whitehill
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. Johnson moves to third. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lodigiani vs. Whitehill
Lodigiani hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Caster
Whitehill hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Caster
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Caster
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Whitehill
Caster hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Whitehill
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Whitehill
Ambler hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Caster
There's a wild pitch. Heath scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Caster
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Caster
Whitehill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Caster
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Whitehill
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Whitehill
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Whitehill
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Caster
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Whitehill
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Whitehill
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Whitehill
Lodigiani hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Whitehill
Frankie Hayes pinch hits for George Caster.
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Whitehill
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Averill 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 5/17/1938 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 2 0 1 0
Ambler W, ss 3 1 0 0 Campbell B, rf 4 0 2 0
Werber B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hale O, 2b 4 0 0 0
Siebert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 1 2 0
Johnson B, lf 3 0 1 1 Averill E, cf 3 1 0 0
Brucker E, c 3 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 2 2 2
Chapman S, cf 4 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 1
Lodigiani D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 0 0
Caster G, p 2 0 0 0 Whitehill E, p 3 0 2 1
Hayes F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 32 5 10 4
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland 000 200 30x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 8.0 10 5 5 7 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 0
E -- Keltner K
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 11
2B -- Keltner K, Johnson B
3B -- Heath J
HR -- Trosky H
SH -- Werber B, Lary L
HBP -- by Whitehill E (Siebert D), by Whitehill E (Caster G)
WP -- Caster G 2
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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