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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 14, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 14, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 14, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 14, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
Home Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 28,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Jim Shilling | Second Baseman |
Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
Bob Feller | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rip Radcliff | First Baseman |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Hank Steinbacher | Right Fielder |
Larry Rosenthal | Center Fielder |
Ollie Bejma | Second Baseman |
Ken Silvestri | Catcher |
Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 14, 1939
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Lee
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Radcliff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Lee
Solters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Steinbacher who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Hemsley scores. Solters goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Feller
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Radcliff moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Feller
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. Radcliff moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Steinbacher vs. Feller
Steinbacher hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shilling vs. Lee
Shilling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Lee
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Lee
Feller bunts for an out with unknown description. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Feller
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Feller
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Feller
Silvestri hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Feller
Silvestri is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Lee
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Lee
Solters hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Solters reaches second base with a double. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shilling vs. Lee
Shilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Lee
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rensa vs. Feller
Tony Rensa pinch hits for Thornton Lee.
Rensa hits a ball on the ground towards second. Shilling can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. Rensa moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Feller
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Feller
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rensa moves to third. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Appling vs. Feller
Appling takes first base on ball four. Rensa scores. Radcliff moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Steinbacher vs. Feller
Steinbacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes can't make a play. That's a base hit. Radcliff scores. Walker scores. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Feller
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bejma vs. Feller
Appling is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Whitehead
John Whitehead now pitching.
Feller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Whitehead
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Whitehead
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Whitehead
Hemsley is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Feller
Bejma takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvestri vs. Feller
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Feller
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Whitehead
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Whitehead
Solters hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Whitehead
Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Whitehead
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shilling vs. Whitehead
Shilling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Whitehead
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Feller
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Feller
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbacher vs. Feller
Steinbacher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Feller
There goes Owen. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Keltner applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Whitehead
Feller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Whitehead
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Whitehead
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Whitehead
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Feller
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Feller
Bejma strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Feller
Silvestri strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Whitehead
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Whitehead
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Whitehead
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shilling vs. Whitehead
Shilling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Shilling reaches second base with a double. Keltner scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Whitehead
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Feller
Mike Kreevich pinch hits for John Whitehead.
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Feller
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Herring
Art Herring now pitching.
Feller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Herring
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Herring
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feller
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Feller
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steinbacher vs. Feller
Steinbacher takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosenthal vs. Feller
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Walker tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bejma vs. Feller
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Silvestri vs. Feller
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Herring
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Herring
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Herring
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Feller
Joe Kuhel pinch hits for Art Herring.
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Feller
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Feller
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/14/1939 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Weatherly R, cf 5 0 1 0 Radcliff R, 1b 3 1 0 0 Hemsley R, c 5 2 2 0 Owen M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 5 1 1 0 Walker G, lf 4 2 2 0 Solters M, lf 5 2 2 0 Appling L, ss 2 0 1 1 Chapman B, rf 5 2 3 7 Steinbacher H, rf 3 0 1 2 Keltner K, 3b 4 2 2 1 Rosenthal L, cf 3 0 0 1 Shilling J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Bejma O, 2b 3 0 0 0 Grimes O, ss 3 0 0 0 Silvestri K, c 4 0 1 0 Feller B, p 3 0 1 0 Lee T, p 0 0 0 0 Rensa T, ph 1 1 1 0 Whitehead J, p 1 0 0 0 Kreevich M, ph 1 0 0 0 Herring A, p 0 0 0 0 Kuhel J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 13 9 30 4 6 4 Cleveland 204 020 100 -- 9 Chicago 003 000 010 -- 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Feller B (W) 9.0 6 4 4 7 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lee T (L) 3.0 7 6 6 1 0 Whitehead J 4.0 6 3 3 1 2 Herring A 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Appling L DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Chicago 7 2B -- Solters M, Keltner K, Shilling J, Walker G 3B -- Chapman B HR -- Chapman B 2, Keltner K CS -- Silvestri K, Appling L, Hemsley R, Owen M SH -- Feller B SF -- Rosenthal L T -- 2:22 A -- 28000
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