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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 30, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 30, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 30, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 49,238 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Joe Rue 2B: George Moriarty 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Right Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Lou Finney | First Baseman |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Soup Campbell | Left Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Bob Feller | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 30, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a line drive towards third. Tabor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Boudreau, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Campbell. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Bagby
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner bunts towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Trosky moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trosky scores. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley bunts towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Feller
Bagby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Bagby
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mack fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tabor. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Feller
Bagby hits a fly ball into left field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Feller
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Mack applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Bagby
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Bagby
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Bagby
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Bagby
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Bagby
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Bagby
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Bagby
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Keltner scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Bagby
Feller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bagby
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Feller
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Wilson
Jack Wilson now pitching.
Weatherly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wilson
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Wilson
Trosky is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Feller
Cramer hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Wilson
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wilson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Tabor. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Wilson
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Wilson
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Feller vs. Wilson
Feller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
Fritz Ostermueller pinch runs for Lou Finney.
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ostermueller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Feller
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mack fields it, throws to Boudreau for one, and over to third, and they've got trapped. There's the throw to Hemsley, who tags Ostermueller for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1940 -- Boston at Cleveland Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, rf 4 0 1 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 3 1 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 2 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Finney L, 1b 4 0 3 1 Campbell S, lf 3 0 0 0 Ostermueller F, pr 0 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 2 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 2 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Hemsley R, c 3 0 0 0 Peacock J, c 3 0 0 0 Feller B, p 4 0 1 0 Bagby J, p 2 0 0 0 Foxx J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 8 1 30 2 9 1 Boston 000 100 000 -- 1 Cleveland 010 001 00x -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bagby J (L) 6.0 8 2 2 3 1 Wilson J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Feller B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 8 E -- Tabor J 2 DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 10 2B -- Finney L CS -- DiMaggio D SH -- Keltner K, Hemsley R T -- 2:04 A -- 49238
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