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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 16, 1945
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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 September 16, 1945 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Center |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Knerr |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elmer Weingartner | Shortstop |
Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
Les Fleming | Right Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
Don Ross | Third Baseman |
Pat Seerey | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Pete Center | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
Bill McGhee | Left Fielder |
Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Al Brancato | Shortstop |
Lou Knerr | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 16, 1945
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weingartner vs. Knerr
Weingartner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck. Rocco reaches second base with a double. Weingartner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rocco scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Knerr
Meyer takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Knerr
Ross hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Center
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weingartner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Center
Peck hits a fly ball into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Center
McGhee 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
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Knerr
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Center vs. Knerr
Center hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weingartner vs. Knerr
Weingartner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Center
Gene Desautels now catching.
Estalella hits a popup towards short. Weingartner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Center
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Center
Kell hits a popup towards short. Weingartner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brancato fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Knerr
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Center
Rosar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Center
Brancato hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knerr vs. Center
Knerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Center
Hall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Knerr
Ross hits a line drive towards short. Brancato reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Knerr
Desautels hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Center
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco scoops it up and throws to first, with Center covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Center
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco scoops it up and throws to first, with Center covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Center
Estalella hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Center vs. Knerr
Center hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weingartner vs. Knerr
Weingartner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming hits a line drive into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Center
Siebert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Center
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Center
Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Center
Brancato hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knerr vs. Center
Knerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Center
Hall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fleming who is chasing the ball. Hall reaches third base with a triple. Brancato scores. Knerr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peck vs. Reynolds
Allie Reynolds now pitching.
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hall scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Reynolds
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Estalella vs. Reynolds
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes McGhee trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Knerr
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Knerr
Ross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Reynolds
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Reynolds
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Reynolds
Rosar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fleming. Rosar reaches second base with a double. Siebert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Reynolds
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knerr vs. Reynolds
Knerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosar scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Reynolds
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Knerr
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mackiewicz vs. Knerr
Felix Mackiewicz pinch hits for Allie Reynolds.
Mackiewicz hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Knerr
Paul O'Dea pinch hits for Elmer Weingartner.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rocco vs. Knerr
Rocco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Desautels scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Knerr
Fleming hits a line drive off the glove of Kell, and into shallow left field. Fleming reaches second base with a double. Rocco moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Knerr
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. McGhee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Salveson
Al Cihocki now playing shortstop. Jack Salveson now pitching.
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco scoops it up and throws to first, with Salveson covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Salveson
McGhee hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Salveson
Estalella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Salveson
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Knerr
Sam Chapman now playing center field. Bobby Estalella now playing left field.
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Knerr
Ross hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Knerr
Seerey takes first base on ball four. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Knerr
Desautels hits a line drive towards right. Peck chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Peck. Meyer moves to third. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benjamin vs. Knerr
Stan Benjamin pinch hits for Jack Salveson.
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Estalella. Benjamin reaches second base with a double. Meyer scores. Seerey scores. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDonnell vs. Berry
Jim McDonnell pinch hits for Al Cihocki. Joe Berry now pitching.
McDonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rocco vs. Berry
Rocco hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Berry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rocco for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hoag
Ed Wheeler now playing shortstop. Myril Hoag now pitching.
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosar vs. Hoag
Rosar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Hoag
Brancato hits a popup towards short. Wheeler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Hoag
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Berry
Fleming hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Berry
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Berry
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1945, game 2 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Weingartner E, ss 2 1 0 0 Hall I, 2b 4 1 1 2 O'Dea P, ph 1 0 0 0 Peck H, rf 4 0 0 1 Cihocki A, ss 0 0 0 0 McGhee B, lf 4 0 0 0 McDonnell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 0 0 0 0 Wheeler E, ss 0 0 0 0 Estalella B, cf-lf 3 0 1 0 Rocco M, 1b 4 1 2 2 Siebert D, 1b 4 2 2 1 Fleming L, rf 5 0 2 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 1 1 Rosar B, c 4 1 1 1 Meyer D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Brancato A, ss 4 1 2 0 Ross D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Knerr L, p 3 1 2 2 Seerey P, cf 3 1 0 0 Berry J, p 1 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 1 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 2 1 0 0 Center P, p 2 0 0 0 Reynolds A, p 0 0 0 0 Mackiewicz F, ph 1 0 0 0 Salveson J, p 0 0 0 0 Benjamin S, ph 1 0 1 2 Hoag M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 8 5 34 7 10 7 Cleveland 200 000 120 -- 5 Philadelphia 000 052 00x -- 7 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Center P (L) 4.1 5 5 5 1 0 Reynolds A 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 Salveson J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Hoag M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Knerr L (W) 7.1 8 5 4 6 2 Berry J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Peck H DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Rocco M, Rosar B, Fleming L, Benjamin S, Kell G 3B -- Hall I HR -- Siebert D A -- 0
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