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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
August 18, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 18, 1945 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lou Knerr |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Kish | Right Fielder |
| Mayo Smith | Center Fielder |
| Bill McGhee | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Busch | Shortstop |
| Lou Knerr | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed Wheeler | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
| Les Fleming | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Al Cihocki | Shortstop |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
August 18, 1945
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Bagby
Hall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kish vs. Bagby
Kish bunts towards the mound. Bagby juggles the ball. That's an error on Bagby. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bagby
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Bagby
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Knerr
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rocco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Knerr gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Knerr. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it and throws to second for the out. Rocco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyer vs. Knerr
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rocco scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Seerey reaches second base with a double. Heath scores. Meyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Knerr
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Bagby
Rosar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Rosar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Bagby
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosar scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busch vs. Bagby
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knerr vs. Bagby
There's a wild pitch. Kell moves to third. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knerr vs. Bagby
The umpire calls a balk on Bagby Kell scores. Busch moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knerr vs. Bagby
Knerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hall vs. Bagby
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Knerr
Cihocki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Knerr
Bagby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheeler vs. Knerr
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cihocki moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kish vs. Bagby
Kish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seerey who is chasing the ball. Kish reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Bagby
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGhee vs. Bagby
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Knerr
Meyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McGhee who is chasing the ball. Meyer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Bagby
Rosar hits a line drive into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bagby
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busch vs. Bagby
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Knerr
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cihocki vs. Knerr
Cihocki hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Knerr
Bagby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wheeler vs. Knerr
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to home to get Hayes. Bagby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco takes first base on ball four. Bagby moves to third. Wheeler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kish. Fleming reaches second base with a double. Bagby scores. Wheeler scores. Rocco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Knerr
Meyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fleming scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knerr vs. Bagby
Felix Mackiewicz now playing center field. Pat Seerey now playing right field.
Knerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Bagby
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kish vs. Bagby
Kish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bagby
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Berry
Joe Berry now pitching.
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Berry
Cihocki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Berry
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Bagby
McGhee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wheeler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Bagby
Rosar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Rosar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Bagby
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Berry
Ernie Kish now playing left field. Bill McGhee now playing right field.
Wheeler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Berry
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rocco for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. Berry
Mackiewicz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Berry
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Bagby
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki misplays the ball. That's an error on Cihocki. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Bagby
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Bagby
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kish vs. Bagby
Kish hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Berry
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Berry
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Berry
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bagby
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Seerey. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGhee vs. Bagby
McGhee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Bagby
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. McGhee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosar vs. Bagby
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McGhee scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bagby
Kell hits a popup towards short. Cihocki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Berry
Cihocki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Berry
Bagby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheeler vs. Berry
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rocco vs. Berry
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Wheeler trying to get to third. Siebert throws to Kell who tags Wheeler for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Bagby
Busch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
George vs. Bagby
Greek George pinch hits for Joe Berry.
George hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Bagby
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey 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 8/18/1945 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Hall I, 2b 5 0 1 0 Wheeler E, 3b 5 1 0 0
Kish E, rf-lf 3 0 2 0 Rocco M, 1b 3 2 1 0
Smith M, cf 3 1 1 0 Fleming L, rf 3 1 2 3
McGhee B, lf-rf 3 1 0 0 Mackiewicz F, cf 1 0 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Heath J, lf 3 1 0 0
Rosar B, c 4 1 2 0 Meyer D, 2b 4 1 4 2
Kell G, 3b 4 1 2 1 Seerey P, cf-rf 4 0 1 2
Busch E, ss 4 0 2 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 1 0
Knerr L, p 2 0 0 0 Cihocki A, ss 3 0 0 0
Berry J, p 1 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 4 1 2 0
George G, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 11 2 34 7 12 7
Philadelphia 020 000 020 -- 4
Cleveland 300 400 00x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Knerr L (L) 4.0 8 7 7 4 2
Berry J 4.0 4 0 0 0 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby J (W) 9.0 11 4 4 2 3
E -- Bagby J, Knerr L, Cihocki A
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 5
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Seerey P, Rosar B 2, Fleming L, Smith M
3B -- Kish E, Meyer D
SH -- Kish E
WP -- Bagby J
Balk -- Bagby J
T -- 1:50
A -- 4000
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