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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 19, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators, played on September 19, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 19, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 19, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Case | Center Fielder |
Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Cecil Travis | Third Baseman |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Jack Sanford | First Baseman |
Jimmy Pofahl | Shortstop |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Chapman | 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 |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Al Smith | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 19, 1940
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Smith
Case hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smith
Walker 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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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Leonard
Weatherly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Leonard
Leonard fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Leonard. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Leonard
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Leonard
Trosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Smith
Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Smith
Sanford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Leonard
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Leonard
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Leonard
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pofahl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pofahl vs. Smith
Pofahl hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Smith
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Smith
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Smith
Case hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman strikes out. Ferrell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Chapman out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Leonard
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Smith
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Travis vs. Smith
Travis hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Leonard
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Leonard
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Leonard
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Smith
Sanford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pofahl vs. Smith
Pofahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Smith
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Smith
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Leonard
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Leonard
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Pofahl fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Smith
Case hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smith
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Leonard
Weatherly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Leonard
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Leonard
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Trosky goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Leonard
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Keltner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Leonard
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Smith
Travis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Smith
Sanford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pofahl vs. Smith
Pofahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Leonard
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemsley for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Leonard
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Smith
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Smith
Johnny Welaj pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Welaj hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Smith
Case strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. Lewis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Smith
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Krakauskas
Joe Krakauskas now pitching.
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Krakauskas
Trosky bunts towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Krakauskas
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Krakauskas
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Krakauskas
Mack hits a line drive towards third. Travis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Smith
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Smith
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/19/1940 -- Washington at Cleveland Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Case G, cf 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, lf 4 1 1 0 Lewis B, rf 4 0 2 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0 Walker G, lf 4 0 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 1 Travis C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 1 1 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bell B, rf 3 1 1 0 Sanford J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Pofahl J, ss 3 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ferrell R, c 2 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 3 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 2 0 1 0 Smith A, p 3 0 2 0 Welaj J, ph 1 1 1 1 Krakauskas J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 8 1 29 3 6 2 Washington 000 000 010 -- 1 Cleveland 100 002 00x -- 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 7.0 6 3 0 2 2 Krakauskas J 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Smith A (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 3 E -- Leonard D, Walker G DP -- Cleveland 3 LOB -- Washington 5, Cleveland 7 2B -- Lewis B HR -- Welaj J SH -- Trosky H T -- 1:50 A -- 0
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