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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 26, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on June 26, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
June 26, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weatherly vs. Ruffing
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Ruffing
Pytlak hits a line drive towards the mound. Ruffing reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Ruffing
Trosky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ruffing
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harder
There goes Selkirk. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ruffing
There goes Chapman. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ruffing
Mack hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Ruffing
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Ruffing
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Harder
Ruffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ruffing
Weatherly hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Ruffing
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crosetti moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Harder
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Harder
Pytlak throws to Boudreau, and they have DiMaggio in a rundown. The throw to Keltner, who applies the tag, and DiMaggio is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ruffing
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ruffing
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ruffing
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Trosky, and towards Mack, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Harder
Ruffing hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Ruffing
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Ruffing
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Harder
Keller strikes out. Pytlak drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Keller out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ruffing
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Ruffing
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Ruffing
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ruffing
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pytlak scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Ruffing
Mack takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Ruffing
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Harder
Dickey 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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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Ruffing
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Ruffing
Weatherly hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Ruffing
Pytlak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harder
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Harder
Dahlgren bunts in front of the plate. Pytlak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Harder
Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ruffing
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ruffing
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren juggles the ball. That's an error on Dahlgren. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ruffing
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ruffing
Mack strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Harder
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Harder
Rolfe bunts in front of the plate. Pytlak fields it and throws to first for the out. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Harder
Keller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Harder
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Harder
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dickey vs. Smith
Al Smith now pitching.
Dickey 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
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Ruffing
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ruffing
Odell Hale pinch hits for Al Smith.
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Ruffing
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1940 -- New York at Cleveland
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 3 2 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 5 0 2 0
Rolfe R, 3b 2 1 0 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0
Keller C, rf 4 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 4 1 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 2 3 Trosky H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 0 2 0 Bell B, rf 4 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, lf 3 0 2 1
Gordon J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 3 0 0 0 Harder M, p 3 0 0 0
Smith A, p 0 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 1 0 1 0
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29 3 6 3 33 1 6 1
New York 000 200 001 -- 3
Cleveland 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 8.2 6 3 3 2 3
Smith A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Dahlgren B
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 3, Cleveland 10
2B -- Boudreau L, Crosetti F
SB -- DiMaggio J
CS -- Selkirk G, Chapman B, DiMaggio J
SH -- Rolfe R
HBP -- by Ruffing R (Trosky H), by Harder M (Crosetti F)
T -- 2:29
A -- 8000
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