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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 5, 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 August 5, 1949 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 19,352 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 5, 1949
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kellner
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and has Mitchell trapped. There's the throw to Joost who tags Mitchell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Kellner covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Vernon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Kellner
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Garcia
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Garcia
Moses bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Garcia
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Majeski vs. Garcia
Majeski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kellner
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Kellner
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Kellner
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski juggles the ball. That's an error on Majeski. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. There goes Berardino trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Hegan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Kellner
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Garcia
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chapman for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Garcia
Guerra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Guerra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Garcia
Kellner strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kellner
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Garcia
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Garcia
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Garcia
Fain takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Garcia
Majeski hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kellner
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kellner
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Kellner
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Kellner
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski juggles the ball. That's an error on Majeski. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Boudreau scores. Berardino moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Kellner
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Garcia
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerra vs. Garcia
Guerra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Garcia
Kellner bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Guerra moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Garcia
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kellner
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Kellner
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Kellner
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Kellner
Allie Clark pinch hits for Bob Kennedy.
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Garcia
Allie Clark now playing right field.
Moses hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Garcia
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Kellner
Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Kellner
Garcia bunts in front of the plate. Guerra fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Kellner
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Garcia
Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Garcia
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Majeski moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guerra vs. Garcia
Guerra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kellner vs. Garcia
Kellner 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 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Kellner
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Garcia
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Garcia
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Garcia
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Kellner
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Kellner
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Kellner
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Kellner
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Garcia
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Garcia
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Kellner
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kellner
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Kellner
Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Garcia
Larry Doby now playing right field. Thurman Tucker now playing center field.
Guerra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Guerra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Garcia
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and has Guerra trapped. There's the throw to Berardino who throws to Boudreau, who tags Guerra for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Benton
Joe Astroth pinch runs for Alex Kellner. Al Benton now pitching.
Joost takes first base on ball four. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Benton
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Doby 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 8/5/1949 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 0 2 0 Joost E, ss 3 1 1 0
Doby L, cf-rf 5 1 2 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0
Vernon M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Valo E, lf 5 0 1 1
Boudreau L, ss 4 1 1 0 Fain F, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Majeski H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kennedy B, rf 2 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 0
Clark A, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 2 0 0 0
Tucker T, cf 0 0 0 0 Guerra M, c 3 0 3 1
Berardino J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kellner A, p 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 2 1 Astroth J, pr 0 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 3 0 0 0
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 11 2 31 2 10 2
Cleveland 010 110 000 -- 3
Philadelphia 100 100 000 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (W) 8.1 10 2 2 3 2
Benton A (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 9.0 11 3 1 0 4
E -- Joost E 2, Majeski H 2
DP -- Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Vernon M, Guerra M 2, Chapman S
SH -- Moses W, Fox N 2, Kellner A, Garcia M
T -- 2:27
A -- 19352
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