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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 18, 1934
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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 August 18, 1934 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Mahaffey |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Galatzer | Right Fielder |
| Bill Knickerbocker | Shortstop |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Burnett | Third Baseman |
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Walter Johnson | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Dib Williams | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ed Coleman | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Roy Mahaffey | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 18, 1934
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galatzer vs. Mahaffey
Galatzer 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: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Mahaffey
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Averill reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Mahaffey
Trosky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer 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 -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harder
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Mahaffey
Hale hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Mahaffey
Seeds hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Harder
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Harder
McNair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harder
Berry 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
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Mahaffey
Pytlak hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Mahaffey
Harder hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galatzer vs. Mahaffey
Galatzer hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahaffey vs. Harder
Mahaffey 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 -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burnett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Mahaffey
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman. Knickerbocker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman. Averill reaches second base with a double. Knickerbocker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Mahaffey
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knickerbocker scores. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Mahaffey
Hale hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seeds vs. Mahaffey
Seeds hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a line drive for an out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Burnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Mahaffey
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Mahaffey
Harder bunts towards the mound. Mahaffey fields it and throws to first for the out. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galatzer vs. Mahaffey
Galatzer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knickerbocker vs. Mahaffey
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Harder
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Harder
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McNair for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Harder
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Mahaffey
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Mahaffey
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Mahaffey
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Mahaffey
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Mahaffey covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Mahaffey
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burnett moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Mahaffey
Pytlak takes first base on ball four. Burnett moves to third. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harder vs. Mahaffey
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galatzer vs. Mahaffey
Galatzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Lou Finney pinch hits for Roy Mahaffey.
Finney 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 -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Wilshere
Whitey Wilshere now pitching. Frankie Hayes now catching.
Knickerbocker strikes out. Hayes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Knickerbocker out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Wilshere
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Wilshere
There goes Averill. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Averill steals third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Wilshere
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Wilshere
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burnett vs. Wilshere
There goes Hale. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Hale steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burnett vs. Wilshere
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burnett vs. Wilshere
Burnett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Higgins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Harder
Coleman 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
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Wilshere
Seeds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Wilshere
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harder vs. Wilshere
Harder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Harder reaches second base with a double. Seeds scores. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galatzer vs. Wilshere
Galatzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pytlak scores. Harder moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knickerbocker vs. Wilshere
Knickerbocker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Averill vs. Wilshere
Averill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Averill reaches second base with a double. Harder scores. Galatzer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Wilshere
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. Galatzer scores. Averill moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Wilshere
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Wilshere
Burnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hale goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Wilshere
Seeds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Harder
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Harder
Rabbit Warstler pinch hits for Whitey Wilshere.
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Harder, and towards Hale, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Harder
Williams hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Lagger
Ed Lagger now pitching.
Pytlak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Lagger
Harder hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galatzer vs. Lagger
Galatzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lagger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1934, game 2 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Galatzer M, rf 6 1 1 1 Cramer D, cf 4 0 2 0
Knickerbocker B, ss 5 1 1 0 Williams D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Averill E, cf 5 3 5 1 Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 1 4 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hale O, 2b 4 1 1 1 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Burnett J, 3b 4 0 2 1 Coleman E, rf 3 0 0 0
Seeds B, lf 5 1 2 0 McNair E, ss 3 0 0 0
Pytlak F, c 3 1 1 0 Berry C, c 2 0 0 0
Harder M, p 4 1 1 1 Hayes F, c 1 0 1 0
Mahaffey R, p 1 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilshere W, p 0 0 0 0
Warstler R, ph 1 0 0 0
Lagger E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 15 9 31 0 5 0
Cleveland 000 102 160 -- 10
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey R (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 2
Wilshere W 2.0 8 7 7 1 4
Lagger E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Knickerbocker B, Averill E 3, Higgins P, Harder M
3B -- Averill E
HR -- Trosky H
SB -- Averill E 2, Hale O 2
SH -- Harder M
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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