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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 29, 1940
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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 June 29, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 29, 1940 |
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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 | June 29, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | |
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 | 8,001 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: John Quinn 2B: Steve Basil 3B: George Pipgras |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Bob Feller | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 29, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Lee
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pytlak for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich bunts towards the mound. Feller juggles the ball. That's an error on Feller. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to third. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Feller
Wright is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. Kennedy scores. Kreevich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Feller
Solters strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Lee
The umpire calls a balk on Lee Trosky scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Lee
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Lee
Feller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Feller reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. Keltner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Feller
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Feller
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Lee
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel 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, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Feller
Wright strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Lee
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Feller vs. Lee
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Mack scores. Keltner moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Lee
Pytlak hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Feller
Appling strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Feller
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Feller
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Lee
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to home to get Bell. Chapman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Lee
Feller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Feller
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Skeeter Webb now playing shortstop.
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Lee
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Feller
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Feller
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solters vs. Feller
Solters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Feller
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lee
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Lee
Tresh fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tresh. Trosky moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mack vs. Lee
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trosky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Lee
Keltner hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Feller vs. Lee
Feller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Feller
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Lee
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Lee
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Feller
Wright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Feller
There's a wild pitch. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Webb vs. Feller
Webb strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solters vs. Feller
Solters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Feller
McNair hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Lee
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lee
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Feller
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Thornton Lee.
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/29/1940 -- Cleveland at Chicago Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Boudreau L, ss 5 0 1 0 Kennedy B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 0 1 2 Kreevich M, cf 3 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 5 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 2 3 0 Wright T, rf 3 2 2 0 Bell B, rf 4 0 1 0 Appling L, ss 2 0 0 1 Chapman B, lf 4 3 1 0 Webb S, ss 2 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 4 1 1 1 Solters M, lf 4 0 2 2 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 1 McNair E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Feller B, p 4 0 1 2 Tresh M, c 3 0 0 0 Lee T, p 3 0 2 0 Rosenthal L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 10 6 33 3 8 3 Cleveland 030 210 100 -- 7 Chicago 100 001 010 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Feller B (W) 9.0 8 3 2 2 11 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lee T (L) 9.0 10 7 4 4 5 E -- Feller B, Appling L, Kennedy B, Tresh M DP -- Cleveland 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Chicago 7 2B -- Feller B, Trosky H, Wright T SH -- Kreevich M, Kuhel J WP -- Feller B Balk -- Lee T T -- 2:04 A -- 8001
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