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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 |
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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 | April 25, 1940 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 (back to top)
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 (back to top)
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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