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Yankees 11 @ Indians 8
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 1, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on September 1, 1939 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 1, 1939 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 11 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 11
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 8 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherSpud Chandler  
Losing PitcherHarry Eisenstat  
SaveMarius Russo  
Game Winning RBIJoe DiMaggio 

Game Info

DateSeptember 1, 1939 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherMonte Pearson  
Home Starting PitcherBob Feller  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance20,000 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McGowan
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: John Quinn

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Charlie Keller  Right Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
George Selkirk  Left Fielder 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Monte Pearson  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Boudreau  Shortstop 
Bruce Campbell  Right Fielder 
Ben Chapman  Center Fielder 
Hal Trosky  First Baseman 
Jeff Heath  Left Fielder 
Ken Keltner  Third Baseman 
Ray Mack  Second Baseman 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Bob Feller  Pitcher 
Ossie Vitt  Manager 

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Yankees 11 @ Indians 8
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 1, 1939

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         Game of 9/1/1939 -- New York at Cleveland (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        6  0  2  1   Boudreau L, ss        5  1  1  0   
Rolfe R, 3b           3  2  0  0   Campbell B, rf        5  0  2  1   
Keller C, rf          5  3  2  1   Chapman B, cf         4  1  1  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        5  2  3  6   Trosky H, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Dickey B, c           5  1  3  2   Heath J, lf           5  2  2  2   
Selkirk G, lf         4  0  2  1   Keltner K, 3b         5  3  3  1   
Gordon J, 2b          4  0  0  0   Mack R, 2b            3  1  1  0   
Dahlgren B, 1b        5  0  1  0   Hemsley R, c          4  0  2  1   
Pearson M, p          3  2  2  0   Feller B, p           1  0  0  0   
Chandler S, p         0  0  0  0   Weatherly R, ph       1  0  1  1   
Rosar B, ph           1  0  1  0   Dobson J, p           0  0  0  0   
Powell J, pr          0  1  0  0   Hale O, ph            0  0  0  1   
Russo M, p            1  0  0  0   Broaca J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Grimes O, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Eisenstat H, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Milnar A, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 11 16 11                        38  8 14  7

New York         004 300 040 -- 11
Cleveland        001 103 300 --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pearson M             6.2 11  8  7  3  6
Chandler S (W)        0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Russo M (S)           2.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Feller B              4.0 10  7  4  1  3
Dobson J              2.0  1  0  0  1  2
Broaca J              1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Eisenstat H (L)*      0.0  2  2  2  0  0
Milnar A              2.0  2  2  2  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Mack R, Rolfe R
DP -- New York 2, Cleveland 2
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 7
2B -- Trosky H, Selkirk G, Dickey B, Boudreau L, Campbell B, Pearson M, Keller C, Keltner K 2, Rosar B
3B -- DiMaggio J 2
HR -- Heath J
SB -- Chapman B
SF -- Hale O
T -- 2:30
A -- 20000

    

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