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Athletics 2 @ Indians 17
League Park
August 24, 1939

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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 24, 1939 at League Park. The home team Indians beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 17 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 24, 1939 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 2 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 17 H: 16 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 17
Hits: 16
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherAl Milnar  
Losing PitcherJim Reninger  
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Game Winning RBIHal Trosky 

Game Info

DateAugust 24, 1939 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Reninger  
Home Starting PitcherAl Milnar  
BallparkLeague Park 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance8,000 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Lou Kolls
2B: (none)
3B: Cal Hubbard

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Wally Moses  Right Fielder 
Skeeter Newsome  Shortstop 
Bob Johnson  Left Fielder 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Bill Nagel  Second Baseman 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Dario Lodigiani  Third Baseman 
Jim Reninger  Pitcher 
Earle Mack  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Boudreau  Shortstop 
Bruce Campbell  Right Fielder 
Ben Chapman  Center Fielder 
Hal Trosky  First Baseman 
Jeff Heath  Left Fielder 
Ken Keltner  Third Baseman 
Ray Mack  Second Baseman 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Al Milnar  Pitcher 
Ossie Vitt  Manager 

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Athletics 2 @ Indians 17
League Park
August 24, 1939

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         Game of 8/24/1939, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Moses W, rf           5  0  1  1   Boudreau L, ss        5  3  3  2   
Collins E, rf         0  0  0  0   Campbell B, rf        4  2  2  3   
Newsome S, ss         5  0  0  0   Chapman B, cf         4  2  2  0   
Johnson B, lf-cf      2  0  0  0   Trosky H, 1b          2  1  1  3   
Hayes F, c            4  0  1  0   Grimes O, 1b          1  1  0  0   
Brucker E, c          1  0  0  0   Heath J, lf           5  1  2  3   
Siebert D, 1b         4  0  1  0   Keltner K, 3b         5  2  2  2   
Tipton E, lf          0  0  0  0   Mack R, 2b            5  0  1  1   
Nagel B, 2b           4  1  3  0   Hemsley R, c          3  3  1  1   
Chapman S, cf-1b      4  1  2  0   Sewell L, c           1  0  0  0   
Lodigiani D, 3b       2  0  0  1   Milnar A, p           4  2  2  1   
Reninger J, p         2  0  1  0                                      
Dean C, p             1  0  0  0                                      
Masters W, p          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  9  2                        39 17 16 16

Philadelphia     000 200 000 --  2
Cleveland        120 01(10) 03x -- 17

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reninger J (L)        4.1  4  4  3  4  1
Dean C*               0.2  5  7  7  3  0
Masters W             3.0  7  6  6  4  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Milnar A (W)          9.0  9  2  2  4  4
  * Pitched to 7 batters in 6th

E -- Chapman B, Lodigiani D, Trosky H, Keltner K, Moses W
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Cleveland 11
2B -- Chapman S, Heath J
SB -- Keltner K
SH -- Chapman B
SF -- Trosky H, Lodigiani D
WP -- Reninger J
T -- 2:20
A -- 8000

    

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