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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 17, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 17, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 17, 1938
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Caster
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Caster
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campbell scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Averill reaches second base with a double. Hale scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trosky scores. Keltner moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Feller vs. Caster
Feller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Caster
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ambler. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Caster
Hale bunts towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Feller
Brucker hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Feller fires to first and picks off Chapman. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Caster
Feller hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Feller
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Caster
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Campbell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Caster
Hale hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Heath reaches second base with a double. Campbell scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Feller
Feller fires to first and picks off Moses. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Feller
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Feller
Brucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Feller
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Caster
Feller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Feller reaches second base with a double. Trosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Caster
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards first. Finney settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Finney. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lary vs. Caster
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Feller scores. Lary moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Caster
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Ambler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Feller
Mule Haas pinch hits for George Caster.
Haas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Feller
Finney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Smith
Averill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Feller
Brucker hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Smith
There goes Keltner. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Keltner steals third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Feller vs. Smith
Feller bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to home to get Keltner. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Smith
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feller
Roy Weatherly now playing center field.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Feller
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Feller
Lodigiani hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ambler vs. Feller
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Feller
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Smith
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Smith
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Feller
Moses takes first base on ball four. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Feller
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finney scores. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Humphries
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Werber scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Humphries
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Humphries
Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Humphries
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Humphries
Frankie Hayes pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1938 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Lary L, ss 4 0 0 0 Finney L, 1b 3 1 0 0
Campbell B, rf 5 2 4 1 Moses W, rf 3 1 1 0
Hale O, 2b 4 1 1 0 Werber B, 3b 3 2 1 1
Heath J, lf 5 0 1 2 Brucker E, c 4 0 1 1
Averill E, cf 4 1 1 1 Johnson B, cf 3 2 1 3
Weatherly R, cf 1 0 0 0 Chapman S, lf 3 0 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 3 2 0 0 Lodigiani D, 2b 4 0 2 1
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 2 1 Ambler W, ss 2 0 1 0
Hemsley R, c 4 0 1 1 Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Feller B, p 4 1 1 1 Caster G, p 1 0 0 0
Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0 Haas M, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith E, p 1 0 0 0
Hayes F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 7 30 6 8 6
Cleveland 400 120 000 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 200 130 -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W)* 7.0 6 6 6 6 5
Humphries J (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 5.0 10 7 6 4 2
Smith E 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Ambler W, Finney L, Johnson B
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Averill E, Heath J, Feller B, Ambler W
3B -- Campbell B
HR -- Johnson B
SB -- Keltner K
SH -- Hale O
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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