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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 12, 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 September 12, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 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 | September 12, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Catcher |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gelbert | Third Baseman |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Beau Bell | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 12, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman 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: ---
Chapman vs. Ostermueller
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ostermueller
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Ostermueller
Heath 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 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harder
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Heath 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: ---
Boudreau vs. Ostermueller
Boudreau 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Ostermueller
Keltner hits a line drive 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: -2-
Mack vs. Ostermueller
Mack hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on DiMaggio. Bell scores. Mack moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Ostermueller
Pytlak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harder vs. Ostermueller
Harder strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Harder
Gelbert hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Harder
Ostermueller 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, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ostermueller
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ostermueller
Weatherly 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Ostermueller
Heath hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Harder
The ball gets by Pytlak for a passed ball. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Harder
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ostermueller
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Ostermueller
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ostermueller
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Ostermueller
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner scores. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Ostermueller
Harder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Harder reaches second base with a double. Mack scores. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Dickman
Emerson Dickman now pitching.
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pytlak scores. Harder moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Dickman
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harder scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Dickman
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Dickman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dickman
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Dickman
Bell 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, 0 - Indians, 8
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, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gelbert vs. Harder
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and has Doerr trapped. There's the throw to Mack who throws over to Keltner who tags Doerr for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Harder
Tony Lupien pinch hits for Emerson Dickman.
Lupien hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hash
Herb Hash now pitching.
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Hash
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Hash
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Hash
Harder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Hash
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Hash
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hash fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hash
Heath 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, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hash
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hash
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harder
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hash
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Hash
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Hash
Pytlak 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, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Hash
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Harder
Gelbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hash vs. Harder
Hash hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hash
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Hash
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hash
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gelbert. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Hash
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. Cramer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly 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 9/12/1940 -- Boston at Cleveland
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 1 0 Chapman B, rf 5 1 1 1
Cramer D, rf 4 1 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 1 2 1
Foxx J, c 3 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 0 1 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 1 1
Cronin J, ss 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 1
Finney L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Gelbert C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 3 1 1 1
Ostermueller F, p 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 1 1 1
Dickman E, p 0 0 0 0
Lupien T, ph 1 0 0 0
Hash H, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 1 35 8 10 6
Boston 000 000 001 -- 1
Cleveland 010 700 00x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (L) 3.1 5 6 5 2 1
Dickman E 0.2 3 2 2 0 1
Hash H 4.0 2 0 0 3 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 5
E -- DiMaggio D, Gelbert C
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Cleveland 8
2B -- Harder M
3B -- Cramer D
SB -- Weatherly R, Chapman B
WP -- Ostermueller F
PB -- Pytlak F
T -- 2:00
A -- 1000
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