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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 18, 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 18, 1938 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: George Moriarty 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 |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
| Al Williams | 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 |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
May 18, 1938
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Feller
There goes Ambler. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Lary applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Williams
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Williams
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Williams
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Williams
Heath hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Heath reaches second base with a double. Lary scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Williams
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Feller
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Feller
Hayes strikes out. There goes Johnson. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Feller
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Williams
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Williams
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Williams
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Williams
Feller 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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Feller
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Williams
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ambler. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Williams
There goes Lary. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Lary steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Williams
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Williams
Hale bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Williams
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Williams
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Averill reaches second base with a double. Lary scores. Campbell scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Williams
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Williams
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Feller
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finney vs. Feller
Lou Finney pinch hits for Al Williams.
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Feller
There's a wild pitch. Lodigiani moves to third. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Smith
Feller bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Lodigiani covering, for the out. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Smith
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Smith
Campbell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Chapman. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Smith
Hale strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Feller
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Feller
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
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 -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Smith
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Averill scores. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Smith
Feller takes first base on ball four. Trosky moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lary vs. Smith
Lary strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Feller
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Feller covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Smith
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Smith
Hale hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Feller
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. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Feller
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Smith
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Averill reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Averill scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Feller
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Smith
Feller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Smith
Lary 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, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Smith
Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Feller
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Feller
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1938 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 5 0 1 0 Lary L, ss 4 2 0 0
Ambler W, ss 2 0 1 0 Campbell B, rf 4 1 1 1
Werber B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Hale O, 2b 3 0 0 0
Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 1 1
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Averill E, cf 3 3 2 2
Hayes F, c 3 1 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 0 2 1
Chapman S, cf 1 1 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 2
Lodigiani D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Hemsley R, c 3 1 1 0
Williams A, p 1 0 0 0 Feller B, p 2 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 1 1
Smith E, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 30 7 8 7
Philadelphia 000 200 000 -- 2
Cleveland 103 110 10x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Williams A (L) 3.0 4 4 1 2 0
Smith E 5.0 4 3 3 4 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 8 5
E -- Ambler W
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Cleveland 7
2B -- Heath J, Averill E, Campbell B, Johnson B
3B -- Averill E
SB -- Johnson B, Lary L
CS -- Ambler W
SH -- Hale O, Feller B
HBP -- by Feller B (Lodigiani D)
WP -- Williams A, Feller B
T -- 2:30
A -- 0
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