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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1942
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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 2, 1942 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Bill Knickerbocker | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Jack Knott | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
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 |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1942
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Milnar
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knickerbocker vs. Milnar
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Knott
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Knott
Hockett hits a line drive towards the mound. Knott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Knott
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Knott
Heath hits a line drive towards short. McNair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Milnar
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Milnar
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Knott
Fleming hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Knott
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Knott
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder juggles the ball. That's an error on Suder. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Knott
There goes Mack. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Mack steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Knott
Desautels is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Milnar
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knott vs. Milnar
Knott bunts towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Knott moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Milnar
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hockett. Valo reaches second base with a double. Knott scores. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knickerbocker vs. Milnar
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Kreevich scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Knott
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Knott
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Knott
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair misplays the ball. That's an error on McNair. Milnar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Knott
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keltner for the out. Milnar moves to third. Hockett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Knott
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a line drive towards the mound. Milnar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Milnar
Suder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Milnar
McNair hits a fly ball into right field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Milnar
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knott vs. Milnar
Knott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Knott
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Knott
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Knott
Mack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Knott
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fleming moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milnar vs. Knott
Milnar strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Milnar
Kreevich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Milnar
Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Milnar
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Knott
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Knott covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Besse
Herman Besse now pitching.
Hockett takes first base on ball four. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Besse
Keltner bunts towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. Weatherly moves to third. Hockett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Besse
Heath hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fleming vs. Besse
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Milnar
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Milnar
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Besse
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Besse
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Besse
Desautels bunts towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to third. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Besse
Buster Mills pinch hits for Al Milnar.
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Besse
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Swift 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Heving
Besse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Heving
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Heving
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Heving
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Besse
Hockett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Besse
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Besse
Heath is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Besse
Fleming strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Heving
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Besse
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Besse
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denning vs. Besse
Otto Denning pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Denning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Besse
Fabian Gaffke pinch hits for Joe Heving.
Gaffke hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Eisenstat
Otto Denning now catching. Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Suder 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Eisenstat
McNair hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Eisenstat
Swift hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Besse
Hal Wagner now catching.
Weatherly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Besse
Hockett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Besse
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hockett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Besse
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to first for the out. Hockett moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fleming vs. Besse
Fleming hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hockett scores. Keltner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Besse
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Wolff
Roger Wolff now pitching. Chubby Dean pinch hits for Ray Mack.
Dean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fleming scores. Boudreau moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1942, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kreevich M, cf 3 1 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 5 0 1 0
Valo E, rf 3 0 1 1 Hockett O, rf 3 1 0 0
Knickerbocker B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 2 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 0 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fleming L, 1b 4 1 1 2
Suder P, 3b 4 1 2 1 Boudreau L, ss 4 1 2 0
McNair E, ss 4 0 0 0 Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Swift B, c 4 0 2 0 Dean C, ph 1 0 1 1
Wagner H, c 0 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 2 0 1 0
Knott J, p 2 1 0 0 Denning O, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Besse H, p 0 0 0 0 Milnar A, p 2 0 1 0
Wolff R, p 0 0 0 0 Mills B, ph 1 0 0 1
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
Gaffke F, ph 1 0 0 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 36 4 10 4
Philadelphia 002 100 000 -- 3
Cleveland 000 001 003 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Knott J* 4.0 4 0 0 1 3
Besse H (L) 4.2 5 4 4 3 2
Wolff R 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A 6.0 5 3 3 2 1
Heving J 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Eisenstat H (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Suder P, McNair E
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Cleveland 13
2B -- Valo E
HR -- Suder P
SB -- Mack R, Kreevich M
SH -- Keltner K, Desautels G
HBP -- by Besse H (Heath J)
T -- 2:11
A -- 0
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