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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 8, 1940 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,067 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keltner for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Russo
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Russo
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Milnar
Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Russo
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Russo
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Milnar
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Milnar
Russo hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Russo, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Russo
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Russo
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Russo
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milnar vs. Russo
Milnar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Milnar
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Milnar
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russo vs. Milnar
Russo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Russo
Bell 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 -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Russo
Mack hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Selkirk. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Russo
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mack scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milnar vs. Russo
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Russo
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Russo
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Milnar
Dickey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Milnar
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Russo
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Russo
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russo
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Milnar
Gordon 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 -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Milnar
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Milnar
Buster Mills pinch hits for Marius Russo.
Mills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Milnar
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Murphy
Mack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Mack reaches second base with a double. Keller throws the ball in to Rolfe who tags Mack trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Murphy
Hemsley hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Murphy
Milnar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Milnar
Rolfe 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 -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Milnar
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Milnar
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1940 -- Cleveland at New York
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 3 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Keller C, rf 3 0 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 0 0
Chapman B, lf 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 0 0
Bell B, rf 4 2 2 1 Selkirk G, lf 2 0 0 0
Mack R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 4 0 2 2 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Milnar A, p 4 0 0 0 Russo M, p 2 0 0 0
Mills B, ph 1 0 1 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 29 0 2 0
Cleveland 000 010 101 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (L) 8.0 5 2 2 1 3
Murphy J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Crosetti F, Selkirk G, Gordon J
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 4
2B -- Bell B, Mack R
HR -- Bell B
SH -- Keltner K
T -- 1:41
A -- 16067
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