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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 23, 1949
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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 May 23, 1949 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill McCahan |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 23,614 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Jones 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Bill McCahan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 23, 1949
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. McCahan
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. McCahan
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. McCahan
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. McCahan
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Suder scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wynn
Moses hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Wynn
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Wynn
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. McCahan
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. McCahan
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. McCahan
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. McCahan
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. McCahan
There goes Vernon. The throw from Guerra and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. McCahan
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. McCahan
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. McCahan
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Wynn
Majeski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Doby. Majeski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Wynn
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Majeski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suder vs. Wynn
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerra vs. Wynn
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. McCahan
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. McCahan
Boudreau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
Bubba Harris now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wynn
Harris 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wynn
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Harris
Keltner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Harris
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Harris
Vernon hits a fly ball towards left. Valo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Valo. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Harris
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. Vernon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Harris
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Harris
Tucker hits a line drive to right field. Moses throws towards Joost. Joost fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Joost. Vernon scores. Hegan goes all the way around to score. Tucker moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Harris
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Harris
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tucker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harris
There goes Mitchell. The throw from Guerra and he is safe. Mitchell steals second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Wynn
Fain is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wynn
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Wynn
Majeski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wynn
Valo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Valo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Wynn
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Scheib
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Scheib
Vernon hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Scheib
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it and throws to first for the out. Keltner scores. Vernon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Scheib
Wynn hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Wynn
Guerra hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Wynn
Scheib hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Scheib
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Scheib
Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Scheib
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wynn
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Wynn
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Wynn covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wynn
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Wynn
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Scheib
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Scheib
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Scheib
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wynn
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Wynn
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Wynn
Guerra hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Scheib
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Scheib
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Scheib
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Wynn
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wynn
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Wynn
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Scheib
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Scheib
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Scheib
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Wynn
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Wynn
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Wynn
Valo takes first base on ball four. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Wynn
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Majeski moves to third. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guerra vs. Wynn
Guerra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. Guerra reaches second base with a double. Tucker throws the ball in to Keltner who tags Guerra trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Majeski scores. Valo scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1949 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Tucker T, cf 5 1 1 1 Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0
Mitchell D, lf 4 0 2 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 1 1 Fain F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 1 0
Keltner K, 3b 3 3 3 1 Majeski H, 3b 4 2 2 1
Doby L, rf 4 1 1 0 Valo E, lf 3 1 1 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Suder P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 1 1 2 Guerra M, c 4 0 1 2
Wynn E, p 3 0 0 0 McCahan B, p 0 0 0 0
Harris B, p 1 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 10 6 33 3 6 3
Cleveland 010 510 000 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 100 002 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W) 9.0 6 3 1 2 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan B (L) 2.1 4 1 1 2 2
Harris B 1.2 5 5 1 0 0
Scheib C 5.0 1 1 0 1 0
E -- Fain F 2, Guerra M, Valo E, Joost E, Keltner K
DP -- Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Keltner K 2, Majeski H, Valo E, Guerra M
HR -- Keltner K, Majeski H
SB -- Vernon M, Mitchell D
T -- 2:14
A -- 23614
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