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Browns
@ Indians
League Park
April 20, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns, played on April 20, 1938 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Weaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Mazzera | Left Fielder |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Jim Weaver | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Indians
League Park
April 20, 1938
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Feller
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzera for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Feller
Sullivan hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Feller
West strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Weaver
Lary hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Weaver
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Weaver
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Weaver
There's a wild pitch. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Solters vs. Weaver
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Weaver
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Feller
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Feller
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Feller
Kress takes first base on ball four. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to third. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Weaver
Trosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Trosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Weaver
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Weaver
Hemsley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Weaver
Feller hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Weaver
Lary takes first base on ball four. Trosky moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campbell vs. Weaver
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trosky scores. Keltner scores. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Weaver
There goes Campbell. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Campbell steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hale vs. Weaver
Hale takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Weaver
There go the runners. The throw from Sullivan to Kress covering second. The throw back to home, and Campbell is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Feller
Weaver strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Feller
Mazzera hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Feller
Sullivan hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Weaver
Solters strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Weaver
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Weaver
Trosky takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Weaver
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Weaver
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Averill scores. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Weaver
Feller strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Feller
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Feller
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Feller
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Feller
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Weaver
Lary hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Weaver
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Weaver
Hale hits a line drive into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Feller
Weaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Weaver
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Weaver
Averill hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Weaver
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Feller
Mazzera strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Feller
Sullivan bunts towards the mound. Feller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Feller
West takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Feller
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Weaver
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Weaver
Hemsley bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Weaver
Feller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Weaver
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Feller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Weaver
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Feller moves to third. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Weaver
Hale takes first base on ball four. Feller scores. Lary moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Weaver
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Feller
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Feller
Kress hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Feller
McQuinn hits a line drive towards third. Keltner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Weaver
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Weaver
Trosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Weaver
Keltner bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to third. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hemsley vs. Weaver
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner has Averill trapped. There's the throw to Sullivan and over to Clift, who tags Averill for the out. Trosky moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Feller vs. Weaver
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trosky scores. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Weaver
Lary takes first base on ball four. Feller moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Weaver
Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Feller
Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feller
Roy Hughes pinch hits for Jim Weaver.
Hughes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzera vs. Feller
Mazzera hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Feller
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Van Atta
Russ Van Atta now pitching.
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Van Atta
Solters bunts in front of the plate. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Van Atta
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Van Atta
Trosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Trosky reaches third base with a triple. Hale scores. Averill goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Van Atta
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Van Atta
Hemsley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Feller
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Feller
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. West moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Feller
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Feller
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1938 -- St.Louis at Cleveland (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Mazzera M, lf 4 0 0 0 Lary L, ss 3 1 1 0
Sullivan B, c 4 0 1 0 Campbell B, rf 3 0 1 2
West S, cf 2 0 0 0 Hale O, 2b 3 1 2 1
Bell B, rf 3 0 0 0 Solters M, lf 4 0 0 0
Clift H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Averill E, cf 3 2 1 0
Kress R, ss 3 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 2 3 2
McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 0 0
Heffner D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 5 1 1 1
Weaver J, p 2 0 0 0 Feller B, p 4 1 2 2
Hughes R, ph 0 0 0 0
Van Atta R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 1 0 32 9 11 8
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 031 001 22x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver J (L) 7.0 9 7 7 9 4
Van Atta R 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.0 1 0 0 6 6
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Cleveland 11
2B -- Trosky H
3B -- Trosky H
SB -- Campbell B, Lary L
CS -- Campbell B
SH -- Keltner K, Solters M
WP -- Weaver J 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 0
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