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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 21, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 21, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Schoolboy Rowe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 18,264 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Schoolboy Rowe | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 21, 1940
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Feller
McCosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Feller
Campbell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Campbell reaches second base with a double. McCosky scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Feller
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Feller
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Feller
York hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Rowe
Chapman hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Feller
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Feller
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Feller
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Rowe
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Rowe
Hemsley bunts towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heath moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mack vs. Rowe
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Heath scores. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Rowe
Feller strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Feller out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Feller
Rowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Feller
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rowe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Feller
Campbell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Rowe scores. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Feller
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Feller
Greenberg is hit by the pitch. McCosky scores. Campbell moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Feller
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Feller
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campbell scores. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Feller
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Greenberg scores. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Feller
Tebbetts hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rowe vs. Feller
Rowe hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rowe
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Eisenstat
Campbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Eisenstat
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Eisenstat
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Eisenstat
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. York reaches third base with a triple. Gehringer scores. Greenberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Eisenstat
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rowe, and towards Higgins, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rowe
Keltner hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Eisenstat
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Eisenstat
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath throws the ball in to Boudreau who tags Tebbetts trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Eisenstat
Rowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rowe
Pete Fox now playing right field.
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Rowe
Mack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenstat vs. Rowe
Eisenstat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Eisenstat
McCosky hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Eisenstat
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Eisenstat
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Eisenstat
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCosky scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Eisenstat
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath throws the ball in to Boudreau who tags Greenberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fox scores. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Eisenstat
York hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rowe
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Jungels
Ken Jungels now pitching.
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Higgins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Jungels
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Jungels
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rowe vs. Jungels
Rowe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 10 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rowe
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Rowe
Hemsley hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Rowe
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Jungels
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Jungels
Fox bunts towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws to first. Trosky drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Trosky. McCosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Jungels
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Jungels
Greenberg hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Rowe
Soup Campbell pinch hits for Ken Jungels.
Campbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rowe
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Rowe
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Rowe
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
York hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Dobson
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Dobson
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Dobson
Tebbetts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rowe vs. Dobson
Rowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. Higgins scores. Bartell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Dobson
McCosky hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rowe
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rowe
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rowe
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1940 -- Detroit at Cleveland
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
McCosky B, cf 5 4 3 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 2 0
Campbell B, rf 3 1 2 2 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0
Fox P, rf 0 1 0 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 4 2 1 1 Trosky H, 1b 4 1 1 1
Greenberg H, lf 4 2 2 2 Heath J, lf 4 1 1 0
York R, 1b 5 0 1 2 Keltner K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Higgins M, 3b 5 1 3 2 Hemsley R, c 3 0 1 0
Bartell D, ss 4 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 1
Tebbetts B, c 5 0 1 0 Feller B, p 1 0 0 0
Rowe S, p 5 1 1 0 Eisenstat H, p 1 0 0 0
Jungels K, p 0 0 0 0
Campbell S, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
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40 12 15 9 31 2 5 2
Detroit 105 202 011 -- 12
Cleveland 010 000 100 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe S (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 3.0 6 6 6 2 1
Eisenstat H 3.0 6 4 4 1 0
Jungels K 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Dobson J 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
E -- Trosky H, Mack R
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 4
2B -- McCosky B 2, Campbell B 2, Boudreau L 2, Higgins M
3B -- York R
HR -- Trosky H
SB -- Fox P, McCosky B
SH -- Fox P
HBP -- by Feller B (Greenberg H)
WP -- Feller B
T -- 2:10
A -- 18264
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