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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
May 26, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 26, 1939 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 26, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,500 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ollie Bejma | Second Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
May 26, 1939
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Harder
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Chapman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Walker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dietrich
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Dietrich
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Dietrich
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Dietrich
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Harder
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dietrich
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dietrich
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Kreevich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kreevich. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Dietrich
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimes vs. Dietrich
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keltner tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Dietrich
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Harder
Dietrich bunts towards the mound. Harder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Harder
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bejma moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Bejma moves to third. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky juggles the ball. That's an error on Trosky. Bejma scores. Kuhel moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Harder
Appling takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dietrich
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Dietrich
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietrich fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Appling covering. It's a double play. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dietrich
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Dietrich
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Harder
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietrich vs. Harder
Dietrich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Dietrich reaches second base with a double. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bejma vs. Harder
Bejma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to home to get Tresh. Dietrich moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuhel for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dietrich
Trosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dietrich
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Dietrich
Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Dietrich
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Harder
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Dietrich
Harder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dietrich
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Dietrich
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Dietrich
There goes Pytlak. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Pytlak steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Dietrich
There's a wild pitch. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campbell vs. Dietrich
Campbell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Harder
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harder
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Harder
Dietrich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Dietrich
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dietrich
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Dietrich
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Dietrich
Hale hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Dietrich
Grimes is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Harder
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harder
Kuhel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Harder
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Harder
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Harder
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Dietrich
Moose Solters pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Solters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dietrich
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Dietrich
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Chapman trying to get to third. Dietrich throws to Owen who tags Chapman for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Dietrich
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Dietrich
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Dobson
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Dobson
Owen is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietrich vs. Dobson
Dietrich takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bejma vs. Dobson
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dietrich
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Dietrich
Keltner hits a popup in front of the plate. Tresh catches it and throws to first to double up Trosky. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Dietrich
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Dobson
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dobson
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Dobson
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Dietrich
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Oscar Grimes.
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Dietrich
Earl Averill pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Averill reaches second base with a double. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pytlak vs. Brown
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Averill moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campbell vs. Brown
Campbell is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Brown
Heath strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1939 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Bejma O, 2b 5 1 0 0 Chapman B, cf 3 0 2 0 Kuhel J, 1b 5 1 2 1 Pytlak F, c 4 0 1 0 Walker G, lf 5 0 2 0 Campbell B, rf 4 0 2 0 Radcliff R, rf 5 0 1 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 3 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 2 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Owen M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hale O, 2b 4 0 2 0 Tresh M, c 3 0 1 0 Grimes O, ss 2 0 0 1 Dietrich B, p 3 0 2 0 Weatherly R, ph 0 0 0 0 Brown C, p 0 0 0 0 Harder M, p 2 0 0 0 Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0 Averill E, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 2 10 1 33 1 11 1 Chicago 001 000 100 -- 2 Cleveland 010 000 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dietrich B (W)* 8.0 11 1 0 4 2 Brown C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (L) 7.0 9 2 1 1 2 Dobson J 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Chapman B, Kreevich M, Trosky H DP -- Chicago 3 LOB -- Chicago 11, Cleveland 12 2B -- Dietrich B, Radcliff R, Averill E HR -- Kuhel J SB -- Pytlak F CS -- Owen M SF -- Grimes O WP -- Dietrich B T -- 2:21 A -- 7500
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