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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 24, 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 August 24, 1940 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Atley Donald |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 50,964 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Steve Basil |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Atley Donald | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 24, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Donald
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Donald
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Feller
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Feller
Selkirk strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Donald
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Donald
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Donald
Keltner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Donald
Mack strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Dickey, who chases it to the backstop. Mack reaches first on the wild pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Donald
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mack moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Feller vs. Donald
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Donald
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Feller covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Feller
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Feller
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Donald
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Donald
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren juggles the ball. That's an error on Dahlgren. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Donald
The ball gets by Dickey for a passed ball. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Donald
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donald vs. Feller
Donald strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Feller
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Donald
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Donald
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Donald
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Donald
Feller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Feller
Selkirk is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Donald
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Donald
Boudreau bunts towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Donald
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Donald
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Feller
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Feller
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 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Donald
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Donald
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Donald
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Donald
Feller takes first base on ball four. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Donald
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donald vs. Feller
Donald strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Feller
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Donald
Boudreau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Donald
Trosky hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Donald
Heath bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Feller
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Donald
Keltner hits a line drive beyond third. Rolfe can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Donald
Mack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Mack reaches second base with a double. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemsley vs. Donald
Hemsley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Feller vs. Donald
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Donald
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weatherly vs. Donald
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Feller
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Feller
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Frankie Crosetti.
Keller takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Feller
Buddy Rosar pinch hits for Atley Donald.
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Feller
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rolfe vs. Feller
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Dahlgren scores. Keller scores. Rosar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henrich vs. Feller
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Murphy
Bill Knickerbocker now playing shortstop. Johnny Murphy now pitching.
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 -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Murphy
Trosky hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Murphy
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Feller
Jake Powell pinch runs for Joe DiMaggio.
Selkirk is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Feller
Dickey is walked intentionally. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Feller
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knickerbocker vs. Feller
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. Selkirk moves to third. Dickey moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1940 -- Cleveland at New York
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Chapman B, rf 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 4 0 1 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 1 2
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 3 0 0 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Heath J, lf 4 1 0 0 Powell J, pr 0 1 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 1 2 2 Selkirk G, lf 3 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 4 0 3 0 Dickey B, c 2 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 3 0 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Feller B, p 3 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 2 0 0 0
Keller C, ph 0 1 0 0
Knickerbocker B, ss 1 0 1 1
Donald A, p 2 0 0 0
Rosar B, ph 1 0 1 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 7 2 29 3 5 3
Cleveland 020 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 000 021 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 8.1 5 3 3 6 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Donald A 8.0 7 2 2 5 7
Murphy J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Donald A, Dahlgren B
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 12, New York 7
2B -- Mack R, Rolfe R
3B -- DiMaggio J
HR -- Keltner K
PB -- Dickey B
T -- 2:35
A -- 50964
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