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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 14, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 14, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 14, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Right Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Charlie Gelbert | Third Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Beau Bell | First Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Allen
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Allen
Cramer hits a popup towards first. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Allen
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Allen
Foxx 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
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Johnson
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Johnson
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Chapman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Allen
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Allen
Gelbert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desautels vs. Allen
Desautels hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Allen
There goes Doerr. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Doerr steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson strikes out. Pytlak drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Johnson
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Johnson
Mack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Johnson
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Johnson
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Allen
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Allen
Cramer 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Allen
Cronin strikes out. Pytlak drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cronin out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Johnson
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Allen
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Williams 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Allen
Doerr 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 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Johnson
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Johnson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Allen
Gelbert hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Allen
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Johnson
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Johnson
Pytlak bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Johnson
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Allen
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Allen
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Allen
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Allen
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Cramer scores. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Allen
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Allen
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Cronin scores. Foxx scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gelbert vs. Allen
Gelbert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Allen
Desautels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Doerr scores. Gelbert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gelbert scores. Desautels moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cramer vs. Dobson
Cramer 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 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Johnson
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Johnson
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Dobson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Dobson
Foxx strikes out. There goes Cronin. The throw from Pytlak to Boudreau, and Cronin is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dobson
Williams 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 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Johnson
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Johnson
Mack hits a line drive towards third. Gelbert catches it and throws to first to double up Keltner. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Johnson
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Dobson
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Dobson
Gelbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Dobson
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Johnson
Odell Hale pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Johnson
Chapman hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Johnson
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Howell
Dixie Howell now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Howell
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Howell
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Howell
There goes Cronin. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Johnson
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Johnson
Keltner hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Johnson
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Johnson
Pytlak hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/14/1940 -- Boston at Cleveland Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 1 1 Chapman B, rf 3 1 0 0 Cramer D, rf 5 1 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 3 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 2 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 1 1 Williams T, lf 3 1 1 0 Bell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 2 2 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gelbert C, 3b 3 1 0 0 Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 3 0 1 2 Pytlak F, c 2 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 4 0 0 0 Allen J, p 2 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0 Hale O, ph 1 0 1 0 Howell D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 8 6 30 1 4 1 Boston 000 006 000 -- 6 Cleveland 100 000 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Johnson E (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Allen J (L) 5.1 6 6 6 4 3 Dobson J 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 Howell D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Williams T DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 6, Cleveland 7 2B -- Cramer D, Foxx J, Doerr B SB -- Doerr B CS -- Cronin J 2 SH -- Pytlak F T -- 1:50 A -- 7000
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