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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 3, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on June 3, 1939 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Earl Averill | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | First Baseman |
| Skeeter Webb | Shortstop |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 3, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Harder
Henrich hits a line drive towards first. Grimes catches it and throws to second to double up Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Pytlak fires to first and picks off Gordon. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henrich. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Hadley
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Hadley
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harder
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Hadley
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Hadley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon 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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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hadley
There goes Heath. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Heath steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Hadley
Keltner hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Harder
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Hadley
Grimes hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Hadley
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a ball on the ground into left field. Heath picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heath. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath takes first base on ball four. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hadley
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Hadley
Grimes bunts and there's an error on the play. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Hadley
Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Skeeter Webb.
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Keltner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harder
Jim Shilling now playing shortstop.
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. Dickey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Hadley
Averill hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti strikes out. Pytlak drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Crosetti out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Murphy spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Murphy. Heath moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keltner vs. Murphy
Keltner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weatherly vs. Murphy
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Oscar Grimes.
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to home to get Heath. Chapman moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shilling vs. Murphy
Shilling strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Murphy
Moose Solters pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Solters hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich 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 6/3/1939 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Averill E, rf 4 0 0 0
Henrich T, cf 4 0 0 0 Hale O, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 3 1 3 0
Keller C, lf 4 0 2 0 Chapman B, cf 3 0 1 1
Selkirk G, rf 4 1 2 1 Keltner K, 3b 2 1 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Grimes O, 1b 2 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 2 Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hadley B, p 4 0 0 0 Webb S, ss 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 Campbell B, ph 1 0 0 1
Shilling J, ss 1 0 0 0
Harder M, p 3 0 0 0
Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 29 2 5 2
New York 010 010 010 -- 3
Cleveland 000 100 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley B (W)* 8.0 5 2 1 5 3
Murphy J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 9.0 10 3 3 2 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Keltner K, Heath J, Gordon J, Murphy J
DP -- New York 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Heath J, Selkirk G
HR -- Dahlgren B
SB -- Heath J
SH -- Grimes O
T -- 2:15
A -- 6000
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