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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
July 6, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 6, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
July 6, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Harder covering. Safe. Webb moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel is hit by the pitch. Webb moves to third. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Harder
Solters hits a line drive towards second. Mack catches it and steps on second to double up Kreevich. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Harder
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dietrich
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Dietrich
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Dietrich
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dietrich
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Dietrich
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dietrich
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Harder
Dietrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dietrich
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Dietrich
Pytlak hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Dietrich
Harder hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Harder
Solters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Harder
Wright 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
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dietrich
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Dietrich
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Dietrich
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietrich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mack catches it and throws to first to double up Appling. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dietrich
Trosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Dietrich
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Dietrich
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trosky scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Dietrich
There goes Chapman. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Dietrich
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Dietrich
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harder vs. Dietrich
Harder takes first base on ball four. Chapman scores. Keltner moves to third. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Dietrich
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Keltner scores. Pytlak scores. Harder moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weatherly vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harder scores. Boudreau scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Brown
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Harder
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Brown
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brown
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb misplays the ball. That's an error on Webb. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Brown
There goes Chapman. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Brown
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Brown
Pytlak hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Harder
Solters hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harder
Wright strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Brown
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Brown
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Brown
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harder moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Brown
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harder moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Brown
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Harder
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Harder
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brown
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Brown
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Brown
Keltner hits a fly ball towards right. Wright catches it and throws to first to double up Bell. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Harder
Webb 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Kreevich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Harder
Solters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Harder
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solters moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. Solters scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Allen
Tresh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Allen
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1940 -- Chicago at Cleveland
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Webb S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 1 2
Kreevich M, cf 4 1 2 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 2 2
Kuhel J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Mack R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Solters M, lf 4 1 2 1 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 1 0
Wright T, rf 4 0 1 0 Bell B, rf 4 0 1 0
Appling L, ss 4 0 2 1 Chapman B, lf 4 2 1 1
Tresh M, c 4 0 2 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 1
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 2 1 0 0
Dietrich B, p 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 2 1 1 1
Brown C, p 2 0 0 0 Allen J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 11 3 29 7 8 7
Chicago 000 000 003 -- 3
Cleveland 000 061 00x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich B (L) 4.1 3 6 6 5 0
Brown C 3.2 5 1 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 8.1 10 3 3 0 2
Allen J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Webb S
DP -- Chicago 4, Cleveland 4
LOB -- Chicago 5, Cleveland 3
2B -- Trosky H, Boudreau L, Keltner K, Kuhel J
SB -- Chapman B 2
HBP -- by Harder M (Kuhel J)
T -- 2:00
A -- 15000
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