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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 15, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 15, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 26,039 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: George Moriarty 2B: Cal Hubbard 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
Al Brancato | Shortstop |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
Crash Davis | Second Baseman |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
George Caster | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Al Smith | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 15, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Smith
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Smith
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Keltner. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Caster
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Caster
Boudreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Smith
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Davis for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Smith
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Smith
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Smith
Brancato hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miles scores. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Brancato scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Caster
Mack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Caster
Pytlak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Caster
Smith hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Smith
Wagner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Smith
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Caster
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Caster
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Smith
Miles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Smith
Brancato bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miles moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson strikes out. There goes Miles. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Brancato. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Siebert vs. Smith
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miles scores. Brancato scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Smith
Rubeling hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner bunts towards third. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Caster
Mack takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pytlak vs. Caster
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. Bell scores. Keltner moves to third. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Caster
Odell Hale pinch hits for Al Smith.
Hale takes first base on ball four. Keltner scores. Mack moves to third. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching. Ben Chapman pinch hits for Jeff Heath.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. Mack scores. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Dean
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis fields it and throws to second for the out. Pytlak scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Dean
There goes Weatherly. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Weatherly steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dean
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato misplays the ball. That's an error on Brancato. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trosky vs. Dean
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dobson
Ben Chapman now playing left field. Joe Dobson now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Dobson
Wagner bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Dobson
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miles vs. Dobson
Miles hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCoy vs. Dobson
Benny McCoy pinch hits for Al Brancato.
McCoy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dean
Fred Chapman now playing shortstop.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dean
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Dean
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Davis fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Dean
There goes Mack. The throw from Wagner and he is out, Davis applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Dobson
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Siebert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Dobson
Rubeling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Rubeling reaches second base with a double. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Dobson
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Dean
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Dean
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Peters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Dean
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Pytlak moves to third. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weatherly vs. Dean
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Pytlak scores. Peters moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Dean
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peters scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Dean
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Dean
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Dean
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Milnar
Al Milnar now pitching. Frankie Hayes pinch hits for Hal Wagner.
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Milnar
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Milnar
Miles hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Dean
Frankie Hayes now catching.
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebert. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Dean
Pytlak bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milnar vs. Dean
Milnar hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Dean
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Dean
Weatherly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1940, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Miles D, rf 4 2 1 0 Heath J, lf 2 0 0 0 Brancato A, ss 2 2 1 0 Chapman B, ph-lf 2 0 1 2 McCoy B, ph 1 0 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 0 0 2 Chapman F, ss 1 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 1 1 Chapman S, cf 5 0 1 1 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, lf 5 0 3 1 Bell B, rf 4 1 2 1 Siebert D, 1b 5 1 2 2 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 2 0 Rubeling A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Mack R, 2b 3 2 0 0 Davis C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pytlak F, c 2 2 1 1 Wagner H, c 2 0 0 0 Smith A, p 1 0 0 0 Hayes F, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Hale O, ph 0 0 0 1 Caster G, p 2 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0 Dean C, p 2 0 1 0 Peters R, ph 1 1 1 0 Milnar A, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 5 32 8 9 8 Philadelphia 002 020 100 -- 5 Cleveland 000 040 31x -- 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Caster G* 4.0 2 4 4 4 1 Dean C (L) 4.0 7 4 3 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Smith A 5.0 7 4 4 1 2 Dobson J (W) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 Milnar A (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th E -- Keltner K, Brancato A, Mack R, Siebert D DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 6 2B -- Johnson B 2, Siebert D, Rubeling A SB -- Brancato A, Miles D, Weatherly R CS -- Mack R SH -- Brancato A, Wagner H, Pytlak F T -- 2:13 A -- 26039
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