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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
September 15, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 15, 1938 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 2,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Nonnenkamp | Center Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Earl Averill | Right Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
John Kroner | Second Baseman |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
September 15, 1938
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Harder
Nonnenkamp hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wilson
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. Lary goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Wilson
Averill 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Wilson
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Trosky 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Bagby
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Bagby
Pytlak is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Cronin moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kroner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Bagby
Kroner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Nonnenkamp. Kroner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Bagby
Harder bunts towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Bagby
Lary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr catches it and throws to first to double up Harder. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Harder
Bagby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Harder
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Bagby
Averill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath throws the ball in to Lary who tags Higgins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Averill. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Chapman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Bagby
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Bagby
Kroner 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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Harder
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kroner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Harder
Nonnenkamp hits a line drive towards short. Lary reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Bagby
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bagby
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Bagby
There goes Weatherly. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Cronin applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Bagby
Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Bagby
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nonnenkamp. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Bagby
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Harder
Bagby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kroner vs. Bagby
Kroner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Bagby
Harder strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Harder
Nonnenkamp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Harder
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nonnenkamp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a line drive into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nonnenkamp scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bagby
Lary hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Bagby
Averill hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Bagby
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weatherly moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Harder
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Harder covering. It's a double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1938, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Nonnenkamp R, cf 4 1 2 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 0 2 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 1 3 1 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Averill E, rf 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 4 0 1 0 Heath J, lf 4 1 3 2 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, rf 3 1 1 0 Pytlak F, c 2 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 3 0 0 0 Kroner J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Peacock J, ph 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 0 1 0 Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 9 2 30 3 8 3 Boston 000 100 010 -- 2 Cleveland 300 000 00x -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson J (L) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 Bagby J 7.2 6 0 0 1 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 5 E -- Doerr B DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Cleveland 5 2B -- Weatherly R, Cronin J, Kroner J, Doerr B, Heath J HR -- Heath J CS -- Weatherly R T -- 1:56 A -- 2000
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