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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
May 27, 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 27, 1939 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 27, 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 27, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Rigney |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 3,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ollie Bejma | Second Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Johnny Rigney | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
Al Milnar | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
May 27, 1939
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Milnar
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. Milnar
Kuhel hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Chapman. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Milnar
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes can't make a play. That's a base hit. Kuhel scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rigney
Hemsley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. Campbell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heath tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Milnar
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Rigney
Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Rigney
Hale is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Rigney
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Rigney
Milnar strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Milnar
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Milnar
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Milnar
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Milnar
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Rigney
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemsley for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Rigney
Campbell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kreevich. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rigney. Campbell scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Rigney
Trosky is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Milnar
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grimes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Milnar
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Appling scores. Kreevich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Milnar
Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Owen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Milnar
Jackie Hayes pinch hits for Johnny Rigney.
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to third. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bejma vs. Milnar
Bejma hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Frazier
Vic Frazier now pitching.
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Frazier
Grimes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Frazier
Milnar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Milnar
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Milnar
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Frazier
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Frazier
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Frazier
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Milnar
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Milnar
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Milnar
Frazier strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Milnar
Bejma hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Milnar
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Frazier
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Frazier
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Frazier
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Frazier
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frazier fields it and throws to home to get Trosky. Keltner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Frazier
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keltner scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milnar vs. Frazier
Milnar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hale scores. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Frazier
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Milnar
Skeeter Webb now playing shortstop. Oscar Grimes now playing first base.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. Appling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Milnar
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Frazier
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Frazier
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Frazier
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Milnar
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Milnar
Frazier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Milnar
Bejma hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Milnar
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Frazier
Webb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Frazier
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Frazier
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Milnar
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Milnar
Appling takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Milnar
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Appling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Humphries
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Mike Kreevich. Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Humphries
Owen hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbacher vs. Humphries
Hank Steinbacher pinch hits for Mike Tresh.
Steinbacher hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/27/1939 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Bejma O, 2b 5 0 1 0 Chapman B, cf 3 1 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hemsley R, c 4 1 1 1 Walker G, lf 5 1 2 1 Campbell B, rf 4 2 1 1 Appling L, ss 3 3 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 1 2 1 Radcliff R, rf 5 0 3 3 Trosky H, 1b 2 0 2 1 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 1 0 Webb S, ss 1 0 0 0 Rosenthal L, ph 1 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Owen M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Hale O, 2b 4 1 1 0 Tresh M, c 3 0 1 1 Grimes O, ss-1b 3 0 1 1 Steinbacher H, ph 1 0 0 0 Milnar A, p 3 0 1 1 Rigney J, p 1 0 1 0 Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0 Hayes J, ph 0 0 0 0 Frazier V, p 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 12 6 32 7 11 6 Chicago 100 200 102 -- 6 Cleveland 302 002 00x -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rigney J (L) 3.0 7 5 3 0 2 Frazier V 5.0 4 2 2 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Milnar A (W)* 8.0 12 6 4 5 1 Humphries J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Appling L, Rigney J, Grimes O DP -- Chicago 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Chicago 11, Cleveland 3 2B -- Kuhel J, Chapman B, Campbell B, Kreevich M, Radcliff R 2 3B -- Heath J HR -- Hemsley R CS -- Hale O SF -- Trosky H T -- 2:10 A -- 3000
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