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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
June 15, 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 15, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Brancato | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Beau Bell | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Soup Campbell | Left Fielder |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
June 15, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harder
Moses 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
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 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Ross
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Ross
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Campbell vs. Ross
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Ross
Harder hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Harder
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: ---
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato 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. Ross
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Ross
Hemsley 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harder
Moses 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ross
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Siebert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebert scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillard vs. Harder
Lillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Harder
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Brancato reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. Lillard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Ross
Campbell 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Ross
Harder hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Ross
Hemsley bunts towards the mound. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Ross
Bell takes first base on ball four. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Weatherly scores. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lillard vs. Harder
Lillard bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Hayes moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Chapman scores. Brancato moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
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 7
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Ross
Campbell 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 -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ross
Odell Hale pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Hale hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hale reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Dobson
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Dobson
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Ross
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Ross
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner 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, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Dobson
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Dobson
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Dobson
Brancato hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Ross
Campbell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Mack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Ross
Frankie Pytlak pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1940 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Brancato A, 3b 5 1 2 4 Boudreau L, ss 5 0 0 0
Moses W, rf 4 1 1 2 Weatherly R, cf 5 2 2 0
McCoy B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 1 3 1
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Bell B, 1b 3 0 1 1
Siebert D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 4 1 2 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 1
Chapman S, cf 4 2 1 1 Mack R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Lillard B, ss 3 1 1 0 Campbell S, lf 4 0 1 1
Ross B, p 4 0 1 0 Harder M, p 2 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 1 0 1 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
Pytlak F, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 10 7 37 4 11 4
Philadelphia 000 030 400 -- 7
Cleveland 200 001 001 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (W) 9.0 11 4 4 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 7.0 9 7 3 0 4
Dobson J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Bell B
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 7
2B -- Weatherly R 2, Hemsley R 2, Chapman B, Siebert D, Brancato A, Hale O, Campbell S
HR -- Moses W
SH -- Lillard B
T -- 2:05
A -- 8000
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