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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 16, 1947
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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 September 16, 1947 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Black |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill McCahan |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,665 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Don Black | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Bill McCahan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 16, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. McCahan
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. McCahan
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. McCahan
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. Mitchell scores. Metkovich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. McCahan
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fleming vs. McCahan
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. McCahan
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Edwards scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. McCahan
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. McCahan
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Black
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Black
Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Black
Chapman 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 2
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Savage
Bob Savage now pitching.
Black hits a line drive into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Savage
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Savage
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Savage
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Black
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Black
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Black
Suder 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 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Savage
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Savage
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fleming for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Savage
Keltner hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Black
Joost hits a popup towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Black
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Black
Savage strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Savage
Gordon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Savage
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Savage
Black hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Black
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Black
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Black
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Black
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Savage
Mitchell hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Savage
Metkovich hits a line drive towards first. Fain catches it and steps on first to double up Mitchell. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Savage
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Black
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Black
Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Black
Joost takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerra vs. Black
Guerra hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Savage vs. Black
Savage strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Savage
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Savage
Fleming hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Savage
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Black
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Black
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Black
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Black
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Savage
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Savage
There goes Gordon. The throw from Guerra and he is out, Joost applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Savage
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Savage
Black hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Black
Majeski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Black
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Black
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerra vs. Black
Guerra strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Binks vs. Black
George Binks pinch hits for Bob Savage.
Binks takes first base on ball four. Majeski moves to third. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCosky vs. Black
Gene Handley pinch runs for George Binks.
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Majeski scores. Joost moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valo vs. Stephens
Bryan Stephens now pitching.
Valo takes first base on ball four. Joost scores. Handley moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Stephens
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Handley scores. McCosky scores. Valo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Stephens
Fain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Fain reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Stephens
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Stephens
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Christopher
Russ Christopher now pitching.
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Christopher
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Christopher
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Christopher
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Christopher
Fleming takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Christopher
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Groth
Hank Ruszkowski now catching. Ernest Groth now pitching.
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerra vs. Groth
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Groth
Christopher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Christopher
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruszkowski vs. Christopher
Ruszkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Christopher
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Ernest Groth.
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frazier for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1947, game 2 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 4 1 2 0 McCosky B, lf 1 1 0 1
Metkovich G, cf 4 1 1 0 Valo E, rf 2 1 0 1
Edwards H, rf 4 1 2 2 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 3
Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 1
Fleming L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 4 1 3 1
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Suder P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Joost E, ss 2 1 1 0
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Guerra M, c 4 0 0 0
Ruszkowski H, c 1 0 0 0 McCahan B, p 0 0 0 0
Black D, p 3 0 0 0 Savage B, p 2 0 0 0
Stephens B, p 0 0 0 0 Binks G, ph 0 0 0 0
Groth E, p 0 0 0 0 Handley G, pr 0 1 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0 Christopher R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 28 7 8 7
Cleveland 300 000 000 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 000 70x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Black D (L) 6.2 5 4 4 6 5
Stephens B 0.1 3 3 3 1 0
Groth E 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan B 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Savage B (W) 6.0 2 0 0 0 3
Christopher R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
E -- Chapman S
DP -- Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Keltner K, Mitchell D, Chapman S, Fain F
3B -- Edwards H
CS -- Gordon J
T -- 1:55
A -- 10665
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