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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 7, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Rigney |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,169 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Peters | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Al Smith | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Larry Rosenthal | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Rigney | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 7, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rigney
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Smith
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Smith
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Smith
Kuhel is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Smith
Appling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Smith
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Smith
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Smith
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Smith
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Smith
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Rigney
Peters hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rigney
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rigney
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Smith
Webb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Webb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Smith
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Smith
Kuhel hits a fly ball towards right. Chapman catches it and throws to first to double up Kreevich. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Rigney
Boudreau hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Smith
Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Smith
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Smith
Tresh bunts towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Smith
There goes Tresh. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Peters applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Rigney
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rigney
Hemsley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rigney
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kennedy. Smith moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Smith scores. Chapman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Rigney
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Smith
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Smith
Rosenthal hits a fly ball, foul, for a double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Smith
Rigney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath bunts towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Rigney
Peters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Smith
Webb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Smith
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Smith
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Smith covering. Safe. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Smith
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Kuhel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Smith
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuhel scores. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Smith
There goes Appling. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Keltner applying the tag. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Smith
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Smith
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to third. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosenthal vs. Smith
Rosenthal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Peters reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rigney
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rigney
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Rigney
Boudreau hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Smith
Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Webb hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Eisenstat
Kreevich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Eisenstat
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Rigney
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Eisenstat
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Eisenstat
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Eisenstat
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Rigney
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenstat vs. Rigney
Eisenstat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Rigney
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Eisenstat moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Rigney
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenstat moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Rigney
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Eisenstat scores. Chapman scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Rigney
Trosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Trosky reaches second base with a double. Boudreau goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Rigney
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel juggles the ball. That's an error on Kuhel. Trosky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Rigney
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Eisenstat
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Eisenstat
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Eisenstat
Tom Turner pinch hits for Johnny Rigney.
Turner 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 8/7/1940 -- Cleveland at Chicago
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Chapman B, rf 4 2 3 0 Webb S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Weatherly R, cf 5 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 1 0
Boudreau L, ss 5 3 3 6 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 1 1 Appling L, ss 4 0 1 1
Heath J, lf 5 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 4 1 2 1
Keltner K, 3b 5 0 2 0 Tresh M, c 3 0 1 0
Peters R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, 3b 3 0 2 1
Hemsley R, c 4 0 0 0 Rosenthal L, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith A, p 2 2 2 0 Rigney J, p 3 0 1 0
Eisenstat H, p 1 1 1 0 Turner T, ph 1 0 0 0
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40 9 12 7 33 3 10 3
Cleveland 000 110 304 -- 9
Chicago 010 002 000 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Smith A (W)* 6.0 10 3 3 3 1
Eisenstat H (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney J (L) 9.0 12 9 7 2 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Kennedy B 2, Kuhel J 2
DP -- Cleveland 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Webb S, Kreevich M, Rigney J, Trosky H
HR -- Boudreau L 2
CS -- Tresh M, Appling L
T -- 1:50
A -- 4169
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