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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
June 22, 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 22, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 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 22, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
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 |
| Jim Bagby | 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 |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
June 22, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley bunts towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Bagby
Bell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr 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--
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin bunts towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cronin for the out. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bagby vs. Harder
Bagby hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harder
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Bagby
Harder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Bagby
There goes Boudreau. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Cronin applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a fly ball 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: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bagby
There goes Trosky. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Cronin applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bagby
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Chapman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harder vs. Bagby
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Bagby covering. Safe. Chapman scores. Mack moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack scores. Keltner scores. Harder moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Tabor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bagby vs. Harder
Bagby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Harder
Finney 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky juggles the ball. That's an error on Trosky. Tabor scores. Desautels moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Bagby covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bagby
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. Mack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Dickman
Emerson Dickman now pitching.
Harder bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dickman
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Keltner scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Dickman
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Dickman
Hemsley hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
Dom DiMaggio pinch hits for Emerson Dickman.
DiMaggio strikes out. Hemsley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DiMaggio out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finney moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ostermueller
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Ostermueller
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Ostermueller
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Harder
Tabor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spence vs. Dobson
Stan Spence pinch hits for Gene Desautels. Joe Dobson now pitching.
Spence strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peacock vs. Dobson
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Fritz Ostermueller.
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau throws to second for one, and Mack throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Cronin scores. Peacock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Dobson
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peacock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Dobson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching. Joe Glenn now catching.
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Heving
Boudreau strikes out. Glenn drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Boudreau out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Heving
Weatherly 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, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dobson
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Dobson
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Dobson
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. Foxx moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Dobson
Cronin hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tabor vs. Dobson
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1940 -- Boston at Cleveland
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Finney L, rf 5 0 2 1 Boudreau L, ss 5 0 4 3
Cramer D, cf 5 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 5 0 2 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 1 0
Foxx J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 0 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 1 3 0 Bell B, rf 4 1 0 0
Cronin J, ss 3 1 0 1 Chapman B, lf 3 2 2 0
Tabor J, 3b 5 1 3 1 Mack R, 2b 4 2 2 1
Desautels G, c 2 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 2 1 2
Spence S, ph 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 0 1 1
Glenn J, c 0 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 1 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 2 0 0 0
Dickman E, p 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio D, ph 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 0 0 0 0
Peacock J, ph 1 1 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 5 12 3 35 7 13 7
Boston 000 011 030 -- 5
Cleveland 000 403 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby J (L)* 5.0 11 7 6 1 1
Dickman E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Ostermueller F 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Heving J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W)+ 7.0 10 5 2 2 6
Dobson J (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Cronin J, Trosky H, Mack R, Keltner K
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 11, Cleveland 7
2B -- Williams T, Tabor J, Foxx J, Keltner K, Boudreau L
CS -- Boudreau L, Trosky H
SH -- Cronin J
HBP -- by Bagby J (Trosky H)
T -- 2:22
A -- 8000
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