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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
August 17, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 17, 1929 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1929 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Homer Summa | Right Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Center Fielder |
Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ed Morgan | Right Fielder |
Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
Bibb Falk | Left Fielder |
Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
Ray Gardner | Shortstop |
Luke Sewell | Catcher |
Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
August 17, 1929
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ferrell
Bishop is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Ferrell
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ferrell
Cochrane hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Walberg
Morgan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bishop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Walberg
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Walberg
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ferrell
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ferrell
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ferrell
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Ferrell
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Walberg
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Walberg
Hodapp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Walberg
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simmons. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a line drive into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ferrell
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ferrell
Walberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ferrell
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Walberg
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Walberg
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Ferrell
Summa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morgan. Summa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Ferrell
Cochrane hits a line drive to right field. Morgan throws towards the plate. Sewell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sewell. Summa scores. Cochrane moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Ferrell
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Ferrell
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to home to get Cochrane. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ferrell
Miller hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Walberg
Fonseca hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Walberg
Falk hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Walberg
Walberg fires to first and has Fonseca trapped. There's the throw to Bishop who tags Fonseca for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Walberg
Hodapp hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ferrell
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ferrell
Boley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ferrell
Walberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Ferrell
Bishop hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Walberg
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell bunts towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gardner tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Walberg
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Ferrell
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ferrell
Cochrane hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ferrell
Simmons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Walberg
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Walberg
Fonseca hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ferrell
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ferrell
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ferrell
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Walberg
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Walberg covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Walberg
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Walberg
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ferrell
Boley hits a popup towards short. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ferrell
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ferrell
Bishop hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Walberg
Ferrell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Walberg
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Ferrell
Summa hits a fly ball into right field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ferrell
Cochrane hits a line drive into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ferrell
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Walberg
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Walberg
Averill hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Averill reaches second base with a double. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fonseca vs. Walberg
Fonseca is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartley vs. Walberg
Grover Hartley pinch hits for Bibb Falk.
Hartley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell scores. Averill moves to third. Fonseca moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodapp vs. Quinn
Charlie Jamieson pinch runs for Grover Hartley. Jack Quinn now pitching.
Hodapp hits a fly ball into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Averill tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1929 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan E, rf 4 0 0 0 Summa H, rf 4 1 1 0 Sewell J, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cochrane M, c 4 0 1 0 Averill E, cf 3 1 1 0 Simmons A, lf 4 0 0 0 Fonseca L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Falk B, lf 3 0 0 0 Miller B, cf 3 0 1 0 Hartley G, ph 1 0 1 1 Hale S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jamieson C, pr 0 0 0 0 Boley J, ss 3 0 0 0 Hodapp J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Walberg R, p 3 0 1 0 Gardner R, ss 3 0 2 0 Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0 Sewell L, c 2 0 0 0 Ferrell W, p 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 0 27 2 6 2 Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1 Cleveland 000 000 002 -- 2 1 out when winning run was scored. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R (L)* 8.0 6 2 2 3 3 Quinn J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Ferrell W (W) 9.0 4 1 0 0 4 * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th E -- Sewell L LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 6 2B -- Gardner R, Summa H, Averill E CS -- Fonseca L SH -- Sewell L SF -- Ferrell W, Hodapp J A -- 0
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