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Browns
@ Indians
League Park
July 2, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 2, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: John Quinn 2B: Steve Basil 3B: George Pipgras |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | 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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Browns
@ Indians
League Park
July 2, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kennedy
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Kennedy
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Kennedy
Hemsley bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift 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 -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kennedy
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Kennedy
Kennedy fires to first and has Chapman trapped. There's the throw to Berardino who tags Chapman for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Kennedy
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McQuinn. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Kennedy
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Harder
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine 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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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kennedy
Boudreau hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Kennedy
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Kennedy
Hemsley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Harder covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kennedy
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Kennedy
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner strikes out. There goes Chapman. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Mack. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harder vs. Kennedy
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Harder
Swift hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Swift reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kennedy
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Kennedy covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Kennedy
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Kennedy
Hemsley hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Kennedy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a line drive into left field. Chapman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Judnich moves to third. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner 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 6
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Kennedy
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner strikes out. There goes Mack. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Kennedy
Odell Hale pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Kennedy
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Mack scores. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weatherly vs. Kennedy
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
Swift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Swift reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Allen
Lyn Lary pinch runs for Bob Swift.
Kennedy bunts in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Allen
Cullenbine hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Kennedy
George Susce now catching.
Hemsley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kennedy
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Kennedy
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Allen
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Allen
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Allen
Judnich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Kennedy
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Kennedy
Jeff Heath pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Heath takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Kennedy
Boudreau bunts towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. Keltner moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weatherly vs. Kennedy
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. Keltner scores. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Kennedy
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Andrews
Nate Andrews now pitching.
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Andrews
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Susce vs. Andrews
Susce hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Andrews
Kennedy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Andrews
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Andrews
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Radcliff for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Kennedy
Chet Laabs now playing left field.
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kennedy
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1940 -- St.Louis at Cleveland
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Cullenbine R, rf 3 1 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 2 1
Radcliff R, lf 5 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 0 0 1
Laabs C, lf 0 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Trosky H, 1b 5 0 1 0
Clift H, 3b 4 1 1 1 Bell B, rf 5 1 3 0
Judnich W, cf 4 0 1 0 Chapman B, lf 4 0 2 0
Berardino J, ss 4 1 2 0 Mack R, 2b 4 1 3 1
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Swift B, c 3 0 2 0 Harder M, p 2 0 0 0
Lary L, pr 0 0 0 0 Hale O, ph 0 0 0 0
Susce G, c 1 0 0 0 Allen J, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy V, p 4 1 1 2 Heath J, ph 0 0 0 0
Andrews N, p 0 0 0 0
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36 5 10 5 36 3 13 3
St.Louis 000 102 002 -- 5
Cleveland 000 101 010 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (W) 9.0 13 3 3 4 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M 6.0 6 3 3 2 1
Allen J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Andrews N (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- McQuinn G, Chapman B, Clift H
DP -- St.Louis 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Cleveland 12
2B -- Swift B 2, Boudreau L
HR -- Clift H, McQuinn G, Kennedy V
SB -- Mack R 2, Chapman B
SH -- Hemsley R, Boudreau L
T -- 2:20
A -- 8000
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