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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
June 21, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 21, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
June 21, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Milnar
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Milnar
Williams hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Milnar
Foxx hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wilson
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly bunts towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Milnar
Doerr hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Milnar
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Milnar
Tabor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Milnar
Desautels 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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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilson
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wilson
Mack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Milnar
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Milnar
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Milnar
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Milnar
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Milnar
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Milnar
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milnar vs. Wilson
Milnar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Milnar reaches second base with a double. Keltner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Wilson
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Milnar scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Milnar
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Milnar
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Milnar
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Milnar
Finney takes first base on ball four. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer 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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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wilson
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Milnar
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Milnar
Foxx hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Milnar
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Wilson
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wilson
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Wilson
The ball gets by Desautels for a passed ball. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Milnar
Cronin 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Milnar
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Milnar
Desautels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Milnar
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Milnar
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Milnar
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wilson
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Wilson
Milnar strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Milnar
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Milnar
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Milnar
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Milnar
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Milnar
There goes Tabor. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wilson
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. There goes Weatherly trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Tabor who relays the ball to Desautels who tags Weatherly who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Wilson
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wilson
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Milnar
Desautels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Milnar
Wilson 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Milnar
Finney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Milnar
Cramer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1940 -- Boston at Cleveland
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Finney L, rf 4 1 4 0 Boudreau L, ss 2 2 1 1
Cramer D, cf 5 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 3 0 2 0
Williams T, lf 4 1 1 3 Hemsley R, c 4 1 2 2
Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bell B, rf 4 1 1 3
Cronin J, ss 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, lf 4 0 0 0
Tabor J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Desautels G, c 4 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 0 0
Wilson J, p 4 1 1 0 Milnar A, p 3 1 1 1
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36 4 10 4 30 7 8 7
Boston 003 000 010 -- 4
Cleveland 003 000 04x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 8.0 8 7 7 3 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A (W) 9.0 10 4 4 2 2
E -- Cronin J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 4
2B -- Wilson J, Foxx J, Milnar A, Boudreau L, Weatherly R, Finney L
HR -- Williams T, Foxx J, Bell B
CS -- Tabor J
SH -- Weatherly R
HBP -- by Wilson J (Keltner K)
PB -- Desautels G
T -- 1:55
A -- 12000
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