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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
May 21, 1940
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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 May 21, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Joe Rue 3B: George Moriarty |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | 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 |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
May 21, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau misplays the ball. That's an error on Boudreau. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Rolfe scores. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Keller scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Dickey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Milnar
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Milnar
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Milnar
Russo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe 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 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Russo
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Russo
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. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Russo
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milnar vs. Russo
Milnar is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky 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
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Milnar
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Milnar
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Milnar
Russo hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Russo
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keltner for the out. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pytlak vs. Russo
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. Heath scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Russo
Mack strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Milnar covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller strikes out. There goes Rolfe. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Russo
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau 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, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Milnar
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Selkirk moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Milnar
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Selkirk scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Milnar
Russo 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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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Russo
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Russo covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Weatherly is chasing the ball. Keller rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar juggles the ball. That's an error on Milnar. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Russo
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Russo
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Russo
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Harry Eisenstat.
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russo vs. Humphries
Russo bunts towards the mound. Humphries fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Humphries
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Humphries
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Russo
Beau Bell pinch hits for Roy Weatherly.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Humphries
Beau Bell now playing right field. Ben Chapman now playing center field.
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Humphries
Dickey is hit by the pitch. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Humphries
Selkirk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. Keller scores. Dickey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Humphries
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Selkirk scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russo vs. Zuber
Russo takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Zuber
Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rolfe vs. Zuber
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky 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, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Russo
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1940 -- New York at Cleveland
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 6 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 2 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 6 1 2 0 Weatherly R, cf 3 0 0 0
Keller C, rf 4 3 1 1 Bell B, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 1 1 Chapman B, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 1 2 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 2 3 4 Heath J, lf 4 2 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 5 0 2 3 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 5 0 2 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 1
Russo M, p 3 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 2 1
Milnar A, p 2 0 0 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0
Peters R, ph 1 0 0 0
Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0
Zuber B, p 0 0 0 0
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39 10 12 9 30 2 3 2
New York 300 002 203 -- 10
Cleveland 010 100 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (W) 9.0 3 2 1 3 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A (L) 6.2 8 7 4 4 3
Eisenstat H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Humphries J 1.1 3 3 3 1 0
Zuber B 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Boudreau L, Crosetti F, Milnar A
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 10, Cleveland 4
2B -- Rolfe R, DiMaggio J, Heath J, Selkirk G 2, Gordon J
HR -- Keller C
SB -- Rolfe R
SH -- Russo M
HBP -- by Humphries J (Dickey B)
T -- 2:15
A -- 6000
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