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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 24, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 24, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,827 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: John Quinn 2B: Eddie Rommel 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 |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Strange | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 24, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Feller
Strange takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Feller
Judnich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Judnich reaches second base with a double. Strange moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Feller
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Feller
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. Strange scores. Judnich moves to third. Radcliff moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Feller
Swift is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Feller
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Feller
Strange hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Auker
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Auker
Mack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Auker
Feller hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Feller
Judnich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn 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, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Feller
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Auker
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Auker
Mack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Mack reaches second base with a double. Hemsley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Feller vs. Auker
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Feller
Clift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Clift reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Feller
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Auker vs. Feller
Auker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Judnich. Trosky reaches second base with a double. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Auker
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Feller
Strange hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Feller
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Auker
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Auker
There goes Hemsley. The throw from Swift to Strange and they have Hemsley trapped. The throw over to McQuinn, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Auker
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Auker
Feller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Feller
Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Feller
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Heffner reaches second base with a double. Radcliff moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swift vs. Feller
Swift hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Feller
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Feller
Strange hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Feller
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Judnich for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Auker
There goes Heath. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Heath steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Auker
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. McQuinn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Feller
Laabs bunts towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Feller
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Feller
There goes Laabs. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Auker
Mack hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Auker
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Feller
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gallagher for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Feller
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Elden Auker.
Hoag strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1940 -- Cleveland at St.Louis
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 1 0 Strange A, ss 3 1 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 3 0 1 0 Judnich W, cf 4 0 1 0
Chapman B, rf 4 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Radcliff R, rf 3 0 3 1
Heath J, lf 4 1 1 0 Laabs C, lf 4 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clift H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hemsley R, c 4 1 2 1 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Mack R, 2b 4 0 2 1 Swift B, c 3 0 0 0
Feller B, p 4 1 1 1 Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0
Auker E, p 3 0 0 0
Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 34 2 7 1
Cleveland 001 200 000 -- 3
St.Louis 100 000 010 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.0 7 2 1 2 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (L) 9.0 9 3 3 2 6
E -- Keltner K
LOB -- Cleveland 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Judnich W, Heath J, Mack R, Clift H, Trosky H, Heffner D, Radcliff R
HR -- Feller B
SB -- Heath J
CS -- Hemsley R, Laabs C
T -- 2:26
A -- 24827
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