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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 8, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 8, 1940 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marv Breuer |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Al Smith | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marv Breuer | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 8, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Breuer
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Breuer
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Smith
Keller hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Smith
The umpire calls a balk on Smith Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Breuer
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Breuer
Heath hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Breuer
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Breuer
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Breuer
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breuer vs. Smith
Breuer 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
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Breuer
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Breuer
Dickey fires to first and picks off Smith. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Breuer
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Breuer
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Smith
Keller 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
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Breuer
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Breuer
Heath hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Breuer
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Breuer
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Breuer
There's a wild pitch. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Breuer
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mack for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Breuer
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Breuer
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Breuer
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Breuer
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Breuer
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Breuer
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breuer vs. Smith
Breuer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Breuer
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Breuer
Hemsley bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Breuer
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Breuer
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Breuer
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Mack scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Breuer
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Donald
Atley Donald now pitching.
Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Selkirk. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Donald
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Donald
Heath takes first base on ball four. Weatherly scores. Chapman moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Donald
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Smith
Keller 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 -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Donald
Hemsley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Donald
Mack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donald
Smith hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Donald
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donald vs. Smith
Donald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Donald
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Donald
Trosky hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Donald
There's a wild pitch. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Donald
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Donald
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Donald
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Smith
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Donald
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Donald
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mack for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donald
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Donald
Boudreau is hit by the pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Milnar
Buster Mills pinch hits for Atley Donald. Al Milnar now pitching.
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman 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 5/8/1940 -- Cleveland at New York
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Boudreau L, ss 5 2 2 2 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 6 2 2 1 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Chapman B, rf 4 1 1 0 Keller C, rf 4 1 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 2 2 4 DiMaggio J, cf 2 0 2 1
Heath J, lf 3 0 0 1 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0
Keltner K, 3b 5 0 2 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 2 3
Hemsley R, c 5 1 2 1 Selkirk G, lf 4 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Smith A, p 3 1 2 0 Breuer M, p 2 0 0 0
Milnar A, p 0 0 0 0 Donald A, p 1 0 1 0
Mills B, ph 1 0 0 0
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40 10 14 9 34 4 9 4
Cleveland 000 134 110 -- 10
New York 100 000 030 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Smith A (W)* 8.0 9 4 4 2 1
Milnar A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer M (L) 5.2 12 8 8 1 2
Donald A 3.1 2 2 2 5 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Selkirk G
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 10, New York 6
2B -- Boudreau L, Gordon J
HR -- Trosky H 2, Hemsley R, Gordon J
SB -- Heath J, Chapman B
HBP -- by Smith A (DiMaggio J), by Donald A (Boudreau L)
WP -- Breuer M, Donald A
Balk -- Smith A
A -- 0
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