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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 31, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 31, 1942 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,181 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Oris Hockett | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Otto Denning | Catcher |
| Rusty Peters | Shortstop |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Tony Criscola | Left Fielder |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 31, 1942
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Kennedy
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Kennedy
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Kennedy
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutteridge scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Kennedy
Judnich 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
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denning vs. Niggeling
Denning hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Niggeling
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Kennedy
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kennedy
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Criscola vs. Kennedy
Criscola hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Criscola reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Kennedy
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack bunts towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niggeling
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a line drive into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Kennedy
Niggeling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Kennedy
Gutteridge bunts towards first. Fleming fields the ball and throws to Kennedy covering. Safe. Niggeling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Kennedy
Clift bunts towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to third for the out. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Kennedy
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Kennedy
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Kennedy
Laabs hits a popup in front of the plate. Denning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Denning vs. Niggeling
Denning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kennedy
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Criscola vs. Kennedy
Criscola hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Weatherly, who is chasing the ball. Criscola reaches third base with a triple. Stephens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferrell vs. Milnar
Al Milnar now pitching.
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Criscola scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Milnar
Niggeling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Milnar
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Milnar
Milnar fires to first and picks off Gutteridge. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Denning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Niggeling
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milnar vs. Niggeling
Milnar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mack scores. Milnar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Milnar
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Milnar
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hockett who is chasing the ball. Stephens reaches third base with a triple. Judnich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Criscola vs. Milnar
Criscola hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a fly ball into left field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denning vs. Niggeling
Denning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Milnar
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Milnar
Niggeling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Denning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Milnar
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift 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
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Niggeling
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich who is chasing the ball. Mack reaches third base with a triple. Peters goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milnar vs. Niggeling
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milnar for the out. Mack scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Niggeling covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Niggeling
Hockett hits a fly ball into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Niggeling
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Milnar
Judnich bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Milnar
Laabs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Milnar
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Criscola vs. Milnar
Criscola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Laabs moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Milnar
Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niggeling
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Niggeling
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denning vs. Niggeling
Denning strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Niggeling
Peters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Milnar
Niggeling hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Milnar
Gutteridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Milnar
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Milnar
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Niggeling
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Niggeling
Milnar hits a line drive into right field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Niggeling
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1942, game 2 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Weatherly R, cf 4 0 2 1 Gutteridge D, 2b 4 2 4 0
Hockett O, rf 4 0 0 0 Clift H, 3b 5 1 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 1 4
Heath J, lf 3 0 1 0 Judnich W, cf 2 1 0 0
Fleming L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Laabs C, rf 4 0 1 1
Denning O, c 4 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 1 2 1
Peters R, ss 3 1 0 0 Criscola T, lf 4 1 3 1
Mack R, 2b 3 2 1 1 Ferrell R, c 4 0 0 1
Kennedy V, p 1 0 0 0 Niggeling J, p 4 0 1 0
Milnar A, p 3 0 1 1
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33 3 7 3 35 8 12 8
Cleveland 000 010 200 -- 3
St.Louis 103 210 10x -- 8
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L)* 3.0 6 6 6 1 0
Milnar A 5.0 6 2 2 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Mack R
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, St.Louis 7
2B -- Criscola T
3B -- Criscola T, Stephens V, Mack R
HR -- McQuinn G
SH -- Judnich W
WP -- Kennedy V
T -- 1:38
A -- 8181
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