Athletics @ Indians
August 31, 1949

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Athletics 6 11 2
Indians 6 11 1
Top 12 R H E
Athletics 6 11 2
Indians 6 11 1

Sam Chapman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .269
OBP .200 .357
At Bats 5 401
Hits 1 108
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 72

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 9
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 31, 1949
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Fielder's Choice
Al Benton
Jim Hegan
Mickey Vernon
Joe Gordon
Bob Kennedy
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Thurman Tucker
Larry Doby
Sam Chapman
Ferris Fain
Elmer Valo
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Chapman hits a ball on the ground for a double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 12 Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to third.
Top 12 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 11 Gordon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third.
Bottom 11 Tucker bunts towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Suder covering, for the out. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 11 Wally Moses now playing right field. Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Shantz strikes out.
Top 11 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Wally Moses pinch hits for Bobby Estalella. Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Hegan hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Davis strikes out.
Top 10 Guerra hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Boudreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Valo is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Shantz bunts for an out. Joost moves to second.
Top 9 Thurman Tucker now playing center field. Larry Doby now playing right field. Joost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Luke Easter. Tucker takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guerra moves to third.
Top 8 Guerra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Guerra reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Suder strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boudreau hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fain hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Al Benton now pitching. Shantz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Joost reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Estalella goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Suder hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Chapman hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau misplays the ball. That's an error on Boudreau.
Bottom 5 Bearden strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easter for the out. Mitchell moves to third. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Hegan scores.
Bottom 4 Bearden bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Bobby Estalella now playing right field. Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Bobby Estalella pinch hits for Bubba Harris. Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Davis takes first base on ball four. Guerra moves to second.
Top 4 Guerra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain scores. Chapman scores.
Top 4 Suder hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chapman hits a line drive off the glove of Boudreau, and into shallow left field. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Fain moves to third.
Top 4 Fain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bubba Harris now pitching. Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Easter scores. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Doby takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to second.
Bottom 3 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bearden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a popup towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fowler strikes out.
Top 2 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Guerra takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Boudreau hits a line drive towards first. Fain catches it and steps on first to double up Gordon.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Easter scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Easter moves to third.
Bottom 1 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler juggles the ball. That's an error on Fowler. Easter moves to second.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Mitchell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Fain hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joost moves to third. White moves to second.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second.
Top 1 Joost takes first base on ball four.