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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
April 26, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 26, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | 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 |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
April 26, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Allen
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Allen
Kuhel strikes out. Hemsley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kuhel out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Kreevich reaches third base with a triple. Kennedy scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solters vs. Allen
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich scores. Solters moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Allen
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Solters scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Allen
There goes Wright. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Mack applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Allen
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Allen
Lee strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Allen
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Lee
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Allen
Kuhel 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 -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Allen
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Lee
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Lee
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allen vs. Lee
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Hemsley scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Allen
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Allen
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Allen
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Allen
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Allen
Kuhel hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Allen
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Solters vs. Allen
Solters hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Kuhel scores. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Lee
Heath strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Lee
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Allen
Wright hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Allen
McNair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Lee
Mack hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kreevich. Mack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Lee
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Allen
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Allen
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Allen
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Lee scores. Kennedy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kreevich vs. Allen
Kreevich is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Allen
Solters hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Solters reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Kuhel scores. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Allen
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Solters moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Wright reaches second base with a double. Solters scores. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Dobson
McNair strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Appling scores. Wright scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Dobson
Lee 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 7
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White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Lee
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Hank Helf now catching.
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dobson
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Dobson
Kreevich strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Dobson
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helf vs. Lee
Helf hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Lee
Mack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Mack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Lee
Odell Hale pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Zuber
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Zuber
McNair hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Beau Bell pinch hits for Roy Weatherly.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 11 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1940 -- Chicago at Cleveland
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kennedy B, 3b 4 2 2 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 0
Kuhel J, 1b 4 2 2 1 Weatherly R, cf 3 0 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 3 2 2 1 Bell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Solters M, lf 4 2 1 3 Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0
Appling L, ss 5 1 1 2 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wright T, rf 5 1 2 2 Heath J, lf 3 0 0 0
McNair E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tresh M, c 4 0 3 2 Hemsley R, c 2 1 1 0
Lee T, p 4 1 0 0 Helf H, c 1 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 3 0 2 0
Allen J, p 2 0 0 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 1 0 0 0
Zuber B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 11 13 11 31 1 4 0
Chicago 300 010 700 -- 11
Cleveland 001 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee T (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J (L) 6.1 11 10 8 3 3
Dobson J 1.2 2 1 0 2 2
Zuber B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Mack R
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, Cleveland 3
2B -- Kennedy B, Kreevich M, Hemsley R, Kuhel J 2, Mack R 2, Solters M, Wright T, Chapman B
3B -- Kreevich M
SB -- Kreevich M, Kuhel J
CS -- Wright T
WP -- Lee T
T -- 2:10
A -- 7000
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