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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
April 25, 1940
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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 April 25, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
League Park
April 25, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Smith
There goes Boudreau. The throw from Tresh and he is out, Appling applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Feller
Solters is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Feller
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Feller
McNair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Smith
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Smith
Feller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Feller
Smith hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair misplays the ball. That's an error on McNair. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Feller
Solters hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Feller
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Feller
McNair hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Feller
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Smith
Mack is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Smith
Feller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Feller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Feller
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Mack applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Smith
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Feller
Solters strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Feller
Wright takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Feller
McNair strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boudreau fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Smith
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley bunts towards third. Kennedy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kennedy. Keltner goes all the way around to score. Hemsley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Smith
Mack strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Feller vs. Smith
Feller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Smith
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tresh fields it and throws to first for the out. Feller moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weatherly vs. Smith
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Feller
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Rosenthal is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Feller
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. Kennedy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuhel vs. Feller
Kuhel strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kreevich vs. Feller
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Brown
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Brown
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Brown
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Brown
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Feller
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. Solters moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Feller
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Solters scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Feller
McNair hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Feller
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Feller
Tom Turner pinch hits for Clint Brown.
Turner strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1940 -- Chicago at Cleveland
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0
Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 4 0 1 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 1 0
Solters M, lf 3 1 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Appling L, ss 4 0 1 0 Heath J, lf 4 1 2 1
Wright T, rf 3 0 3 1 Keltner K, 3b 2 1 0 0
McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 1 2 1
Tresh M, c 4 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Smith E, p 2 0 0 0 Feller B, p 2 0 1 0
Rosenthal L, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown C, p 0 0 0 0
Turner T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 8 1 30 3 7 2
Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1
Cleveland 010 000 11x -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 7.0 6 2 1 3 8
Brown C 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 8
E -- McNair E, Kennedy B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Cleveland 7
2B -- Chapman B, Feller B
3B -- Kennedy B
HR -- Hemsley R, Heath J
CS -- Boudreau L, Kreevich M
T -- 2:15
A -- 4000
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