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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 18, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 18, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 10,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Jim Shilling | Second Baseman |
Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Nick Etten | First Baseman |
Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
Earle Brucker | Catcher |
Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
George Caster | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 18, 1939
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Caster
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Caster
Pytlak hits a line drive towards short. Ambler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a popup towards third. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Allen
Gantenbein hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Allen
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Allen
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Allen
Nagel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Allen
Brucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shilling vs. Caster
Shilling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Caster
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Caster
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Allen
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Allen
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Allen
Gantenbein hits a line drive towards first. Trosky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Allen
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Caster
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Caster
Pytlak hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Allen
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Caster
There goes Campbell. The throw from Brucker and he is out, Gantenbein applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Allen
Nagel hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Allen
Brucker strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Allen
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Allen
Caster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Allen
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. Ambler moves to third. Caster moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miles vs. Allen
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shilling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shilling vs. Caster
Shilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Caster
Grimes hits a popup towards third. Nagel catches it and throws to first to double up Shilling. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Caster
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Caster
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Ambler fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner juggles the ball. That's an error on Keltner. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Allen
Etten hits a line drive towards first. Trosky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Allen
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Allen
Brucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Allen
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Caster
Pytlak strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Caster
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a line drive towards first. Etten reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shilling vs. Caster
Shilling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Allen
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Allen
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shilling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Allen
Miles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Caster
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Caster
Earl Averill pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Averill strikes out. There goes Grimes. The throw from Brucker to Ambler, and Grimes is out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Caster
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Humphries
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Humphries
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Humphries
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Caster
Odell Hale pinch hits for Frankie Pytlak.
Hale hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Hale reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Caster
Rollie Hemsley pinch runs for Odell Hale.
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Caster covering, for the out. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Caster
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Caster
Campbell is hit by the pitch. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Caster
Keltner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heath scores. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shilling vs. Caster
Shilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Humphries
Rollie Hemsley now catching.
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Humphries
Dario Lodigiani pinch runs for Earle Brucker. Chubby Dean pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Humphries
Dick Siebert pinch hits for George Caster.
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shilling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Humphries
Gantenbein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Humphries
Miles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lodigiani scores. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Humphries
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Dean
Frankie Hayes now catching. Chubby Dean now pitching. Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop.
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphries vs. Dean
Humphries strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Dean
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Dean
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Humphries
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Humphries
Etten bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagel vs. Humphries
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Humphries
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Humphries
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Dean
Trosky hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Dean
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dean
Campbell hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Humphries
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Humphries
Gantenbein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Humphries
Miles bunts towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Newsome moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Humphries
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shilling fields it and throws to home. Hemsley drops the ball. Newsome scores. Gantenbein moves to third. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1939 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Weatherly R, cf 5 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 0 Miles D, rf 5 0 1 1 Hale O, ph 1 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 5 1 0 0 Hemsley R, pr-c 1 1 0 0 Johnson B, lf 5 1 1 2 Trosky H, 1b 5 1 1 1 Etten N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 5 1 1 1 Nagel B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Campbell B, rf 3 0 1 0 Brucker E, c 3 0 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 1 1 Lodigiani D, pr 0 1 0 0 Shilling J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 0 0 0 0 Grimes O, ss 3 0 1 0 Ambler W, ss 1 0 0 0 Allen J, p 1 0 0 0 Dean C, ph-p 2 0 0 0 Averill E, ph 1 0 0 0 Caster G, p 3 0 1 0 Humphries J, p 1 0 0 0 Siebert D, ph 1 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0 Newsome S, ss 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 7 3 37 4 6 3 Cleveland 000 000 102 00 -- 3 Philadelphia 000 002 001 01 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Allen J 7.0 3 2 1 4 3 Humphries J (L) 3.1 3 2 1 6 1 Dobson J 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Caster G 9.0 7 3 3 3 3 Dean C (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 E -- Keltner K, Hemsley R DP -- Philadelphia 3 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Philadelphia 14 2B -- Hale O HR -- Johnson B, Trosky H CS -- Campbell B, Grimes O SH -- Etten N, Miles D HBP -- by Caster G (Campbell B) T -- 2:34 A -- 10000
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