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Indians 7 @ Athletics 6
Shibe Park
July 17, 1938

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 17, 1938 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 17, 1938 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 7 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 6 H: 8 E: 3 LOB: 3
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherBob Feller  
Losing PitcherGeorge Caster  
SaveJohnny Humphries  
Game Winning RBIJeff Heath 

Game Info

DateJuly 17, 1938 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Feller  
Home Starting PitcherGeorge Caster  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Grieve
1B: Harry Geisel
2B: (none)
3B: Bill McGowan

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lyn Lary  Shortstop 
Bruce Campbell  Right Fielder 
Odell Hale  Second Baseman 
Jeff Heath  Left Fielder 
Earl Averill  Center Fielder 
Hal Trosky  First Baseman 
Ken Keltner  Third Baseman 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Bob Feller  Pitcher 
Ossie Vitt  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Finney  First Baseman 
Wally Moses  Right Fielder 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Earle Brucker  Catcher 
Bob Johnson  Center Fielder 
Sam Chapman  Left Fielder 
Dario Lodigiani  Second Baseman 
Wayne Ambler  Shortstop 
George Caster  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Indians 7 @ Athletics 6
Shibe Park
July 17, 1938

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/17/1938 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Lary L, ss            4  0  0  0   Finney L, 1b          3  1  0  0   
Campbell B, rf        5  2  4  1   Moses W, rf           3  1  1  0   
Hale O, 2b            4  1  1  0   Werber B, 3b          3  2  1  1   
Heath J, lf           5  0  1  2   Brucker E, c          4  0  1  1   
Averill E, cf         4  1  1  1   Johnson B, cf         3  2  1  3   
Weatherly R, cf       1  0  0  0   Chapman S, lf         3  0  1  0   
Trosky H, 1b          3  2  0  0   Lodigiani D, 2b       4  0  2  1   
Keltner K, 3b         4  0  2  1   Ambler W, ss          2  0  1  0   
Hemsley R, c          4  0  1  1   Nelson L, ph          1  0  0  0   
Feller B, p           4  1  1  1   Caster G, p           1  0  0  0   
Humphries J, p        0  0  0  0   Haas M, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Smith E, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Hayes F, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 11  7                        30  6  8  6

Cleveland        400 120 000 --  7
Philadelphia     000 200 130 --  6

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Feller B (W)*         7.0  6  6  6  6  5
Humphries J (S)       2.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Caster G (L)          5.0 10  7  6  4  2
Smith E               4.0  1  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Ambler W, Finney L, Johnson B
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Averill E, Heath J, Feller B, Ambler W
3B -- Campbell B
HR -- Johnson B
SB -- Keltner K
SH -- Hale O
T -- 2:44
A -- 0

    

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