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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 8, 1941
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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 June 8, 1941 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1941 |
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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 | June 8, 1941 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Brancato | Shortstop |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 8, 1941
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Brancato reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brancato scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Babich
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Babich
Keltner hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Babich
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Harder
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Babich vs. Harder
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau can't make a play. That's a base hit. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mack scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Babich
Dee Miles now playing left field.
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Babich
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Babich
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Babich, and towards Brancato, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mack vs. Babich
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hemsley vs. Babich
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. Weatherly scores. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Babich
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Babich
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Babich
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Harder
Miles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a line drive into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Babich
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Babich
Walker hits a popup beyond second. McCoy can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Babich
Heath takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Babich
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Harder
Suder hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Babich
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Babich
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Babich
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Babich
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Babich
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Harder
Babich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Babich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Babich moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miles vs. Harder
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it and throws to home to get Babich. Moses moves to third. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Babich
Keltner hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Babich
Walker hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Babich
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Harder
Suder hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babich vs. Harder
Babich hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Babich
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Babich
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Babich
Mack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles. Mack reaches second base with a double. Weatherly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Babich
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harder vs. Babich
There's a wild pitch. Mack scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Babich
Harder strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heath. Moses reaches second base with a double. Brancato moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCoy vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCoy for the out. Brancato scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miles vs. Eisenstat
Miles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Eisenstat
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Eisenstat
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Miles moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suder vs. Heving
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Babich
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Babich
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles who is chasing the ball. Keltner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Babich
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keltner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Babich
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebert. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Babich
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Heving
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Johnny Babich.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Heving
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Heving
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Trosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ferrick
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Ferrick
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heving vs. Ferrick
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards second. McCoy picks up the ball and throws Hemsley out. Trosky scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Ferrick
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Heving moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Ferrick
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Heving
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Heving
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Heving covering, for the out. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Heving
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. McCoy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1941, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Brancato A, ss 5 2 2 0 Boudreau L, ss 5 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 5 1 2 1 Keltner K, 3b 5 1 1 0 McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 1 Walker G, lf 4 0 1 1 Johnson B, lf 1 0 0 0 Heath J, rf 2 1 0 0 Miles D, lf 3 0 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 2 2 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 1 Trosky H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 0 Mack R, 2b 3 2 1 1 Hayes F, c 3 0 2 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 3 2 Suder P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Harder M, p 3 0 0 0 Babich J, p 3 0 2 0 Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0 Collins E, ph 1 0 0 0 Heving J, p 1 0 0 1 Ferrick T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 12 4 32 7 8 5 Philadelphia 110 000 200 -- 4 Cleveland 030 002 11x -- 7 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Babich J (L) 7.0 6 6 6 5 4 Ferrick T 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (W)* 6.0 11 4 4 2 1 Eisenstat H 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Heving J (S) 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Siebert D, Brancato A DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Cleveland 7 2B -- Mack R, Moses W 3B -- Brancato A, Keltner K SB -- Hemsley R, Mack R WP -- Babich J T -- 2:20 A -- 0
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