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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 27, 1950
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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 July 27, 1950 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1950 |
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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 | July 27, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lou Brissie |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 13,224 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
Kermit Wahl | Third Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Lou Brissie | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Center Fielder |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 27, 1950
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gromek
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Gromek
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Gromek
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gromek
There goes Valo. The throw from Murray and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Gromek
Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Gromek
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brissie
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brissie
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gromek
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Gromek
Wahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Gromek
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brissie vs. Gromek
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Brissie
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Brissie
Easter strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Brissie
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Brissie
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gromek
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Gromek
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Gromek
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Joost moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Gromek
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Gromek
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell throws the ball in to Boudreau who relays the ball to Gordon who tags Hitchcock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Chapman scores. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wahl vs. Benton
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Brissie
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Brissie
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brissie
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Benton
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Benton
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Benton
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Brissie
Clark takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Brissie
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Brissie
Easter hits a popup towards third. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Brissie
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Benton
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Benton
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Benton
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Brissie
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Brissie
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Brissie
Early Wynn pinch hits for Al Benton.
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Brissie
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Weik
Dick Weik now pitching.
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Weik
Wahl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Weik
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brissie
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Brissie
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Weik
Brissie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Weik
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Weik
Moses takes first base on ball four. Brissie moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Weik
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Brissie moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Weik
There goes Valo. The throw from Murray and he is safe. Valo steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Weik
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Brissie
Easter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Brissie
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Brissie
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Brissie
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Murray reaches second base with a double. Easter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Brissie
Ray Boone pinch hits for Dick Weik.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Bearden
Gene Bearden now pitching.
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Bearden
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wahl vs. Bearden
Wahl bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to third. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Astroth vs. Bearden
Astroth is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brissie vs. Bearden
Brissie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain scores. Hitchcock moves to third. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Bearden
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Brissie
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brissie
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Brissie
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bearden
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Bearden
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bearden
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Bearden
Fain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Fain reaches second base with a double. Kennedy throws the ball in to Murray who tags Fain trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Valo goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Brissie
Easter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Brissie
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Brissie
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl juggles the ball. That's an error on Wahl. Easter scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Brissie
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Avila vs. Brissie
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Gene Bearden.
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Avila reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. Murray moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitchell vs. Brissie
Mitchell hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Brissie
Boudreau hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1950 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Joost E, ss 4 1 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 4 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 3 1 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 5 0 1 0 Valo E, lf 5 2 1 0 Clark A, rf 3 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 5 2 2 4 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 3 1 1 1 Easter L, 1b 2 1 0 0 Hitchcock B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Gordon J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Wahl K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Kennedy B, cf 4 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 3 0 0 0 Murray R, c 4 0 1 0 Brissie L, p 4 0 2 1 Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0 Benton A, p 1 0 0 0 Wynn E, ph 0 0 0 0 Weik D, p 0 0 0 0 Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bearden G, p 0 0 0 0 Avila B, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 7 9 7 31 2 4 1 Philadelphia 203 000 011 -- 7 Cleveland 000 000 002 -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Brissie L (W) 9.0 4 2 1 7 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Gromek S (L) 2.1 3 5 4 3 0 Benton A 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 Weik D 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Bearden G 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 E -- Murray R, Rosen A, Wahl K DP -- Philadelphia 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 9 2B -- Chapman S, Murray R, Clark A, Fain F, Avila B HR -- Chapman S SB -- Valo E 2 SH -- Wahl K T -- 2:26 A -- 13224
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