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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 6, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 76,753 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1939
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hadley
There goes Pytlak. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Pytlak steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky 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
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Hadley
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale bunts in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimes vs. Hadley
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. Keltner scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman 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, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hadley
Keltner hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Hadley
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hale reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Harder
Hadley hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Hadley
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hadley
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Hadley
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Hadley
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to second for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Hadley
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Grimes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harder vs. Hadley
Harder hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grimes tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Hadley
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Hadley
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hadley
There goes Campbell. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harder
Tommy Henrich pinch hits for Bump Hadley.
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath throws the ball in to Grimes who tags Crosetti trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Murphy
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Murphy
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Murphy
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Trosky scores. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hale vs. Murphy
Hale is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimes vs. Murphy
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. Heath scores. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Murphy
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Murphy
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Murphy
Campbell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Murphy
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Murphy
There goes Chapman. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Murphy
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Murphy
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Murphy
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1939, game 2 -- Cleveland at New York (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Pytlak F, c 4 1 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 0
Campbell B, rf 4 1 1 2 Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Chapman B, cf 5 0 1 0 Keller C, rf 3 0 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 3 0 1 1
Heath J, lf 4 2 3 0 Dickey B, c 2 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 1 Selkirk G, lf 4 0 0 0
Hale O, 2b 1 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Grimes O, ss 4 1 2 3 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Harder M, p 3 0 0 1 Hadley B, p 2 0 0 0
Henrich T, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
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33 7 10 7 30 1 4 1
Cleveland 020 000 122 -- 7
New York 000 001 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley B (L) 7.0 3 3 3 6 1
Murphy J 2.0 7 4 4 1 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 6
2B -- DiMaggio J, Keltner K
3B -- Grimes O
HR -- Campbell B
SB -- Pytlak F
CS -- Campbell B, Chapman B
SH -- Hale O
SF -- Harder M
T -- 2:07
A -- 76753
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