Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 9, 1940
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 9, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Whitehead |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 2,588 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Beau Bell | 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 |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| John Whitehead | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 9, 1940
Top 1
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whitehead
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Judnich 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. Whitehead
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Whitehead
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cullenbine for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Whitehead
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, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Whitehead
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Whitehead
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff 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, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Whitehead
Mack 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Whitehead
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Whitehead
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Whitehead
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Harder
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Harder
Whitehead bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Whitehead
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Whitehead
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Whitehead
Trosky hits a fly ball into left 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: 1--
Heath vs. Whitehead
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harder
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. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cullenbine moves to third. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Whitehead
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Whitehead
There goes Keltner. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Keltner steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Whitehead
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Whitehead
Hemsley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harder vs. Whitehead
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Whitehead
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner scores. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Whitehead
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Harder
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Harder
Whitehead 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 6
-
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Whitehead
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Whitehead
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, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Whitehead
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Whitehead
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Whitehead
Mack hits a popup, foul, for an out. Keltner scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Whitehead
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff who is chasing the ball. Hemsley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harder vs. Whitehead
Harder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Whitehead
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Whitehead
Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Berardino reaches second base with a double. Radcliff moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Harder
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Radcliff scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Harder
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Harder
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Whitehead
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Whitehead
Trosky hits a line drive into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Whitehead
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Whitehead
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Harder
Joe Grace pinch hits for John Whitehead.
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Harder
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harder
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. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Harder
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Lawson
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Lawson
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lawson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Eisenstat
Swift hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clift scores. Heffner moves to second. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/9/1940 -- Cleveland at St.Louis
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bell B, rf 5 0 1 1 Cullenbine R, rf 4 1 2 0
Weatherly R, cf 4 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 1 0 Judnich W, cf 3 1 1 2
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Radcliff R, lf 4 1 2 0
Heath J, lf 3 0 0 0 Berardino J, ss 4 0 1 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 2 2 0 Clift H, 3b 4 1 2 1
Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hemsley R, c 3 1 1 0 Swift B, c 4 0 1 1
Harder M, p 4 0 2 1 Whitehead J, p 2 0 0 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0 Grace J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lawson R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 2 34 4 10 4
Cleveland 000 010 200 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 121 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L)* 8.0 8 4 4 1 1
Eisenstat H 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehead J 8.0 8 3 3 2 1
Lawson R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Keltner K, Heffner D, Berardino J
DP -- Cleveland 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Keltner K, Berardino J, Clift H
3B -- Hemsley R
HR -- Judnich W
SB -- Keltner K
T -- 1:52
A -- 2588
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
