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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 11, 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 August 11, 1940 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 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 | August 11, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willis Hudlin |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
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 |
| Al Milnar | 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 |
| Willis Hudlin | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 11, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hudlin
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Hudlin
Weatherly 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hudlin
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Hudlin
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Hudlin
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Hudlin
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Milnar
Cullenbine 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn 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: ---
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Judnich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff 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
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Hudlin
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Hudlin
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milnar vs. Hudlin
Milnar bunts towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Hudlin covering. Safe. Mack moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Hudlin
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weatherly vs. Hudlin
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field. Judnich picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Judnich. Hudlin throws it away. That's an error on Hudlin. Mack scores. Hemsley scores. Milnar goes all the way around to score. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Mills
Lefty Mills now pitching.
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Mills
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Mills
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Milnar
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Milnar
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Milnar
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berardino scores. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Milnar
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Lefty Mills.
Laabs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heffner scores. Swift moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullenbine vs. Milnar
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Swift scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Coffman
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Coffman
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Milnar
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, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Milnar
Berardino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Coffman
Milnar strikes out. Swift drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Milnar out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Coffman
Bell 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, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Coffman
Weatherly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Milnar
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Milnar
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Milnar
Coffman bunts in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Milnar
Cullenbine is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Coffman
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Coffman
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Coffman
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. Heath reaches second base with a double. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Coffman
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Coffman
There goes Keltner. The throw from Swift and he is out, Berardino applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Coffman
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Coffman
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Milnar
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Coffman
Milnar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Coffman
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milnar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Coffman
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milnar scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Bildilli
Emil Bildilli now pitching.
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Bildilli
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Bildilli
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Bildilli
Keltner hits a line drive towards third. Clift reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Milnar
Heffner hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Milnar
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bildilli
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Bildilli
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Bildilli
Milnar 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
Bottom 7
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Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Milnar
Alan Strange pinch hits for Emil Bildilli.
Strange takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Milnar
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Cullenbine reaches second base with a double. Strange moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Strange scores. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Radcliff for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Niggeling
Johnny Niggeling now pitching. George Susce now catching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino misplays the ball. That's an error on Berardino. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn juggles the ball. That's an error on McQuinn. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Niggeling
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. Bell moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trosky vs. Niggeling
Trosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Trosky reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Weatherly scores. Boudreau moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keltner vs. Niggeling
There's a wild pitch. Boudreau scores. Trosky moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Milnar
Berardino hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Milnar
Heffner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Susce vs. Milnar
Susce 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 9
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Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Niggeling
Hemsley bunts in front of the plate. Susce scoops up the ball and tags Hemsley for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Niggeling
Milnar hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Niggeling
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Milnar
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Johnny Niggeling.
Hoag hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Milnar
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1940, game 1 -- Cleveland at St.Louis
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bell B, rf 5 2 1 0 Cullenbine R, rf 5 0 1 1
Weatherly R, cf 6 2 2 3 McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 0 1
Boudreau L, ss 5 3 3 1 Judnich W, cf 5 0 2 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 3 3 Radcliff R, lf 5 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 5 1 2 2 Berardino J, ss 4 1 2 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Clift H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 5 1 3 0 Heffner D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Hemsley R, c 5 1 1 0 Swift B, c 3 1 2 1
Milnar A, p 5 2 2 0 Susce G, c 1 0 0 0
Hudlin W, p 0 0 0 0
Mills L, p 0 0 0 0
Laabs C, ph 1 0 1 1
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0
Bildilli E, p 0 0 0 0
Strange A, ph 0 1 0 0
Niggeling J, p 0 0 0 0
Hoag M, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 12 18 10 36 4 11 4
Cleveland 140 022 030 -- 12
St.Louis 030 000 100 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A (W) 9.0 11 4 4 3 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Hudlin W (L) 1.1 6 5 4 1 0
Mills L 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Coffman S* 3.0 7 4 4 0 2
Bildilli E 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Niggeling J 2.0 1 3 0 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Hudlin W, Judnich W, Berardino J, McQuinn G, Heffner D
DP -- Cleveland 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Cleveland 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Judnich W, Boudreau L, Heath J, Cullenbine R, Trosky H
CS -- Keltner K
SH -- Coffman S
WP -- Niggeling J
T -- 2:11
A -- 0
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