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Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 3, 1945
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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 September 3, 1945 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1945 |
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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 | September 3, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty West |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 39,075 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
Lou Finney | Left Fielder |
Milt Byrnes | Center Fielder |
Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
Lefty West | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Cihocki | Shortstop |
Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
Don Ross | Third Baseman |
Felix Mackiewicz | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 3, 1945
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a popup towards third. Ross settles under it 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: ---
Cihocki vs. West
Cihocki strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. West
Rocco hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. West
Seerey hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. West
Heath hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. West
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. West
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Harder
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Harder
West strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. West
Mackiewicz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. West
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mackiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. West
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mackiewicz scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. West
Cihocki hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rocco vs. West
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Meyer. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes McQuinn trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. West
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. West
Heath hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. West
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. West
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. West fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Harder
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cihocki. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Harder
West 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: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cihocki fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mackiewicz. Byrnes reaches second base with a double. Gutteridge scores. Finney moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a popup towards short. Cihocki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. West
Mackiewicz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes. Mackiewicz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. West
Hayes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Byrnes, who is chasing the ball. Hayes reaches third base with a triple. Hayes is thrown out after the base hit. Mackiewicz scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. West
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. West
Cihocki strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Harder
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Harder
There's a wild pitch. Stephens scores. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Harder
West hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a popup towards short. Cihocki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. West
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. West
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. West
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. West
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mackiewicz. Byrnes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a popup towards first. Rocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. West
Ross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes. Ross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackiewicz vs. West
Mackiewicz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes. Mackiewicz reaches second base with a double. Ross scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Shirley
Tex Shirley now pitching.
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Shirley
Paul O'Dea pinch hits for Mel Harder.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mackiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fleming vs. Shirley
Les Fleming pinch hits for Al Cihocki.
Fleming hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gromek
Elmer Weingartner now playing shortstop. Steve Gromek now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Gromek
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weingartner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Gromek
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shirley vs. Gromek
Shirley hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Gromek
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weingartner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Shirley
Rocco strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Shirley
Seerey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes. Seerey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Shirley
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Seerey moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. Shirley
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Seerey scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. LaMacchia
Al LaMacchia now pitching.
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Gromek
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Gromek
Byrnes hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gromek
Moore hits a popup towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. LaMacchia
Chet Laabs now playing left field.
Mackiewicz hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. LaMacchia
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. LaMacchia
Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gromek
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Gromek
Stephens bunts towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Gromek
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weingartner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Gromek
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into right field. Seerey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Seerey. McQuinn scores. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaMacchia vs. Gromek
LaMacchia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Browns, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weingartner vs. LaMacchia
Weingartner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. LaMacchia
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaMacchia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. LaMacchia
Seerey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. LaMacchia
Heath hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1945, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cleveland (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Gutteridge D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Cihocki A, ss 3 0 1 0 Finney L, lf 5 0 1 0 Fleming L, ph 1 0 0 0 Laabs C, lf 0 0 0 0 Weingartner E, ss 1 0 0 0 Byrnes M, cf 5 0 2 1 Rocco M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Moore G, rf 5 1 0 0 Seerey P, rf 4 1 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 5 2 3 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 3 1 2 1 Meyer D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Christman M, 3b 5 0 2 1 Ross D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mancuso F, c 5 0 2 1 Mackiewicz F, cf 4 2 3 1 West L, p 3 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 2 1 Shirley T, p 1 0 0 0 Harder M, p 2 0 0 0 LaMacchia A, p 1 0 0 0 O'Dea P, ph 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 5 13 4 38 4 10 3 St.Louis 000 112 000 1 -- 5 Cleveland 001 010 110 0 -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO West L* 6.0 8 3 3 1 3 Shirley T 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 LaMacchia A (W) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M 7.0 9 4 2 1 4 Gromek S (L) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Meyer D, Cihocki A, Seerey P DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 10, Cleveland 6 2B -- Byrnes M 2, Mackiewicz F 2, Ross D, Seerey P 3B -- Hayes F, Heath J SH -- Stephens V WP -- Harder M T -- 2:40 A -- 39075
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