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Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 17, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 17, 1942 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1942 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 8,472 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Mike Chartak | Left Fielder |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Oris Hockett | Right Fielder |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Les Fleming | First Baseman |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 17, 1942
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge 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 -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett bunts towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Niggeling
The ball gets by Ferrell for a passed ball. Keltner scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming fields the ball and throws to Harder covering. Safe. Judnich scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chartak vs. Harder
Chartak hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Harder
Ferrell strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niggeling vs. Harder
Niggeling hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Niggeling
Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Niggeling
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boudreau fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Niggeling
Harder hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Laabs. Hockett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hockett scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Niggeling
There goes Keltner. The throw from Ferrell and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chartak vs. Harder
Chartak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Harder
Ferrell bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stephens scores. Chartak moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niggeling vs. Harder
There's a wild pitch. Chartak moves to third. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Niggeling vs. Harder
Niggeling hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich throws the ball in to Stephens who tags Heath trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fleming for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Niggeling
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Harder
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Harder
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Harder
Judnich hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Niggeling
Desautels bunts in front of the plate. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harder vs. Niggeling
Harder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Stephens fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chartak vs. Harder
Chartak hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Harder
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niggeling vs. Harder
Niggeling bunts towards first. Fleming scoops it up and throws to first, with Mack covering, for the out. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Niggeling
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Smith
Al Smith now pitching.
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Smith
Laabs bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Smith
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Smith
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Niggeling
Desautels strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niggeling
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Smith
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chartak vs. Smith
Chartak bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Smith
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Chartak moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niggeling vs. Smith
Niggeling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chartak scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Smith
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Smith
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Smith
Laabs bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Smith
Judnich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Smith
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Smith
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chartak vs. Smith
Chartak hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fleming for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Niggeling
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Lou Boudreau.
Dean hits a fly ball into left field. Chartak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Niggeling
Al Milnar pinch hits for Ray Mack.
Milnar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1942 -- St.Louis at Cleveland (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Gutteridge D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Hockett O, rf 4 1 1 0 Clift H, 3b 2 1 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0 Laabs C, rf 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 1 Judnich W, cf 5 2 3 2 Heath J, lf 4 0 2 0 Stephens V, ss 4 1 2 0 Fleming L, 1b 4 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 3 1 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0 Chartak M, lf 5 1 1 0 Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferrell R, c 2 0 0 1 Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Niggeling J, p 3 0 1 1 Milnar A, ph 1 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 2 0 0 0 Harder M, p 1 0 0 0 Smith A, p 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 11 5 31 2 7 1 St.Louis 010 100 012 -- 5 Cleveland 101 000 000 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Niggeling J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M 6.0 6 2 2 4 1 Smith A (L) 3.0 5 3 3 1 0 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- St.Louis 11, Cleveland 5 2B -- Hockett O HR -- Judnich W CS -- Keltner K SH -- Ferrell R, Desautels G, Niggeling J, Laabs C 2 WP -- Harder M PB -- Ferrell R T -- 2:16 A -- 8472
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