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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
July 20, 1939
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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 July 20, 1939 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Beckmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Bill Beckmann | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Roy Weatherly | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | Second Baseman |
| Skeeter Webb | Shortstop |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
July 20, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Harder
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak 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: ---
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Beckmann
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harder
Nagel is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Harder
Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckmann vs. Harder
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nagel scores. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimes vs. Beckmann
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trosky scores. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Webb vs. Beckmann
Webb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Webb reaches second base with a double. Keltner scores. Grimes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Beckmann
Harder hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Harder
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Beckmann
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harder
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Harder
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Lodigiani reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beckmann vs. Harder
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lodigiani moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Beckmann
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Beckmann
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Beckmann, and towards Newsome, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Beckmann
Harder hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Harder
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harder
There goes Newsome. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Grimes applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Beckmann
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harder
Nagel hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Newsome catches it and steps on second to double up Heath. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Beckmann
Odell Hale pinch hits for Oscar Grimes.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Harder
Odell Hale now playing second base.
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Harder
Beckmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Harder
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Beckmann
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Beckmann
Harder hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Beckmann
Chapman 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, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a fly ball towards left. Heath settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Heath. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckmann covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harder
Nagel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath throws the ball in to Hale who tags Nagel, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Harder
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Harder
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Gantenbein strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1939 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 4 0 1 0
Newsome S, ss 4 0 1 0 Weatherly R, rf 3 0 2 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Chapman B, cf 3 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hayes F, c 4 0 1 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 1 0
Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 0
Nagel B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Grimes O, 2b 2 1 1 1
Lodigiani D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hale O, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Beckmann B, p 3 0 3 1 Webb S, ss 3 0 1 2
Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 10 2 31 3 8 3
Philadelphia 110 000 000 -- 2
Cleveland 030 000 00x -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann B (L) 8.0 8 3 3 2 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 10 2 2 0 4
E -- Heath J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 6
2B -- Keltner K, Webb S, Lodigiani D, Heath J
3B -- Johnson B
HR -- Siebert D
CS -- Newsome S
HBP -- by Harder M (Nagel B)
T -- 1:46
A -- 6000
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