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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
June 14, 1940
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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 June 14, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 14, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 14, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chubby Dean |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Al Brancato | Third Baseman |
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Chubby Dean | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Beau Bell | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Soup Campbell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
June 14, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Allen
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Allen
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson strikes out. There goes McCoy. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Allen
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dean
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Dean
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Dean
Pytlak bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Dean
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Dean
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Allen
Siebert hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Allen
Brancato 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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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dean
Chapman hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Dean
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Dean
Campbell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Dean
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Allen
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Allen
Dean 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Allen
McCoy 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 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dean
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Dean
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillard. Boudreau scores. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Dean
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Dean
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Bell reaches second base with a double. Weatherly scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Dean
Keltner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Keltner reaches third base with a triple. Bell scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Dean
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Keltner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Dean
Mack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campbell vs. Dean
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Besse
Herman Besse now pitching.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Allen
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Allen
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Besse
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Besse
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Besse
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Besse
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lillard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Allen
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Allen
Brancato hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Besse
Keltner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Besse
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Besse
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Besse
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Besse
Allen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Besse
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Allen
Lillard hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Allen
Besse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Allen
McCoy hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Besse
Weatherly bunts towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Besse
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Besse
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Besse
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Allen
Moses hits a popup towards first. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Allen
Hayes 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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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Besse
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Besse
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Besse
Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Besse
Allen bunts towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Besse covering. Safe. Chapman scores. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Besse
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Allen
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Allen
Dee Miles pinch hits for Al Brancato.
Miles hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Allen
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Gantenbein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Allen
Al Simmons pinch hits for Herman Besse.
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Allen
McCoy hits a popup towards first. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Heusser
Al Rubeling now playing third base. Joe Gantenbein now playing shortstop. Ed Heusser now pitching.
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Heusser
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Heusser
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Allen
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Allen
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/14/1940 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 5 2 2 0
Moses W, rf 3 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 2 2 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 4 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 1b 5 1 3 3
Siebert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 2 2 1
Chapman S, cf 3 0 1 0 Chapman B, rf 3 1 2 2
Brancato A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0 Campbell S, lf 3 0 1 0
Rubeling A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Allen J, p 4 0 1 1
Lillard B, ss 2 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, ph-ss 1 0 1 0
Dean C, p 1 0 0 0
Besse H, p 1 0 0 0
Simmons A, ph 0 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 2 0 36 8 14 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 204 010 10x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Dean C (L) 2.2 7 6 5 2 2
Besse H 4.1 7 2 2 1 0
Heusser E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 3
E -- Lillard B
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 8
2B -- Boudreau L, Bell B, Keltner K
3B -- Keltner K, Chapman B
SB -- McCoy B
SH -- Pytlak F
T -- 1:56
A -- 0
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