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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 21, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 21, 1943 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rusty Peters | Third Baseman |
| Oris Hockett | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 21, 1943
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bagby
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Bagby
Metheny hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
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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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Borowy
Peters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Borowy
There's a wild pitch. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hockett vs. Borowy
Hockett strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Borowy
Cullenbine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Borowy
Heath is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Borowy
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bagby
Keller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Bagby
Etten hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Bagby
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bagby
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Bagby
Lindell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borowy vs. Bagby
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Borowy
Rocco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Borowy
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Borowy
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bagby
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Bagby
Metheny hits a line drive towards right. Cullenbine catches it and throws to first to double up Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Borowy
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bagby for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Borowy
Peters is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Borowy
Hockett hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bagby
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Bagby
Etten hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Bagby
Dickey hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bagby
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Borowy
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields the ball and throws to Borowy covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Borowy
Heath hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Borowy
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rocco vs. Borowy
Rocco takes first base on ball four. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Borowy
Boudreau bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Rosar moves to third. Rocco moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mack vs. Borowy
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosar scores. Rocco moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagby vs. Borowy
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Borowy, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Bagby
Lindell hits a popup towards third. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Bagby
Borowy hits a fly ball into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bagby
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Borowy
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Borowy
Hockett hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Borowy
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Borowy
Heath takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Borowy
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Bagby
Metheny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Bagby
Keller hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Hockett fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hockett. Metheny scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etten vs. Bagby
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Bagby
There goes Etten. The throw from Rosar and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bagby
Dickey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Heving
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borowy vs. Heving
Borowy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Heving
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metheny vs. Heving
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Rosar and he is safe. Crosetti steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metheny vs. Heving
Metheny 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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Borowy
Rocco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Borowy
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Borowy
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Borowy
Jimmy Grant pinch hits for Joe Heving.
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Poat
Ray Poat now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Poat
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Poat
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Poat
Dickey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Poat
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Peters. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Poat
Lindell hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Borowy
Peters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Borowy
Hockett hits a line drive into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Borowy
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Borowy
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Poat
Gene Desautels now catching.
Borowy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Poat
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Poat
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Borowy
Desautels hits a line drive into right field. Metheny picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metheny. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rocco vs. Borowy
Rocco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Borowy
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Borowy
Mack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Poat
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Poat
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Poat
Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Borowy
Hank Edwards pinch hits for Ray Poat.
Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Borowy
Peters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hockett vs. Borowy
Hockett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Borowy
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1943 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 5 0 2 1 Peters R, 3b 5 0 2 0
Metheny B, rf 4 1 0 0 Hockett O, cf 5 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Cullenbine R, rf 5 1 2 0
Keller C, lf 4 2 2 3 Heath J, lf 2 1 1 2
Etten N, 1b 5 1 3 1 Rosar B, c 3 1 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 2 2 2 Desautels G, c 1 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Rocco M, 1b 2 0 1 0
Lindell J, cf 2 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 4 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 4 0 0 1
Bagby J, p 2 0 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
Grant J, ph 1 0 0 0
Poat R, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards H, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 34 3 9 3
New York 010 005 200 -- 8
Cleveland 000 300 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W) 9.0 9 3 3 4 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby J (L) 5.1 7 5 5 3 1
Heving J 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Poat R 3.0 4 2 2 0 1
E -- Hockett O, Peters R, Metheny B
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 3
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 9
2B -- Keller C, Gordon J, Edwards H
3B -- Dickey B
HR -- Keller C, Heath J, Dickey B
SB -- Crosetti F
CS -- Etten N
SH -- Boudreau L
WP -- Borowy H
T -- 2:05
A -- 6000
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