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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 7, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 7, 1931 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1931 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Blaeholder |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Dick Nallin |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Burnett | Third Baseman |
Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Bibb Falk | Right Fielder |
Bill Hunnefield | Shortstop |
Luke Sewell | Catcher |
Clint Brown | Pitcher |
Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Levey | Shortstop |
Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Red Kress | First Baseman |
Fred Schulte | Center Fielder |
Tom Jenkins | Right Fielder |
Ed Grimes | Third Baseman |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
George Blaeholder | Pitcher |
Bill Killefer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 7, 1931
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Blaeholder
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Blaeholder
Fonseca hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Blaeholder
Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Blaeholder
There goes Burnett. The throw from Ferrell and he is out, Melillo applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Brown
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burnett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Melillo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Brown
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield can't make a play. That's a base hit. Melillo scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Blaeholder
Hodapp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Blaeholder
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Blaeholder
Falk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Blaeholder
Hunnefield hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Brown
Jenkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Brown
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Brown
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. Jenkins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blaeholder vs. Brown
Blaeholder hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp catches it and throws to first to double up Ferrell. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Jenkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blaeholder
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Blaeholder
Burnett hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Blaeholder
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Melillo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Brown
Levey hits a popup towards third. Burnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hodapp can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melillo moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kress vs. Brown
Kress strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Brown
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Blaeholder
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Blaeholder
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey throws to second for one, and Melillo throws to first, and Kress drops the ball. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Blaeholder
Vosmik strikes out. There goes Hodapp. The throw from Ferrell to second, and Hodapp is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Brown
Jenkins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fonseca settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Brown
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burnett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Brown
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Brown
Blaeholder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Blaeholder
Falk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jenkins. Falk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunnefield vs. Blaeholder
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Blaeholder
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Levey vs. Brown
Levey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Brown
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Melillo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goslin vs. Brown
Goslin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Falk. Goslin reaches second base with a double. Melillo scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Brown
Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Kress reaches second base with a double. Goslin scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Appleton
Pete Appleton now pitching.
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jenkins vs. Appleton
Jenkins hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnett vs. Blaeholder
Burnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jenkins. Burnett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fonseca vs. Blaeholder
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Fonseca reaches second base with a double. Burnett scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Blaeholder
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fonseca scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Blaeholder
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey can't make a play. That's a base hit. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Blaeholder
Vosmik bunts towards the mound. Blaeholder fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to third. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Falk vs. Blaeholder
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Averill scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunnefield vs. Blaeholder
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops it up and throws to first, with Blaeholder covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Appleton
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Appleton
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaeholder vs. Appleton
Blaeholder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield can't make a play. That's a base hit. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Levey vs. Appleton
Levey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appleton fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Appleton. Ferrell scores. Blaeholder moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Appleton
Melillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blaeholder scores. Levey moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goslin vs. Craghead
Howard Craghead now pitching.
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Levey scores. Melillo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Craghead
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunnefield picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hunnefield. Melillo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Craghead
There goes Kress. The throw from Sewell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Craghead
Schulte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kress scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jenkins vs. Craghead
Jenkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vosmik throws the ball in to Hunnefield who relays the ball to Hodapp who tags Jenkins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Schulte moves to third. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Blaeholder
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Blaeholder
Charlie Jamieson pinch hits for Howard Craghead.
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnett vs. Blaeholder
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fonseca vs. Blaeholder
Fonseca hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching. Moe Berg now catching.
Grimes hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Grimes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferrell vs. Lawson
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blaeholder vs. Lawson
Blaeholder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Levey vs. Lawson
Levey hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grimes scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Lawson
Melillo hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Blaeholder
Averill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jenkins. Averill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Blaeholder
Hodapp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Blaeholder
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Falk vs. Blaeholder
Falk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunnefield vs. Blaeholder
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaeholder can't make a play. That's a base hit. Averill moves to third. Falk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berg vs. Blaeholder
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Lawson
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Lawson
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Lawson
Schulte hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Schulte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jenkins vs. Lawson
Jenkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schulte scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Lawson
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jenkins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Lawson
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. Jenkins moves to third. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blaeholder vs. Lawson
Blaeholder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Blaeholder
Ed Morgan pinch hits for Roxie Lawson.
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Blaeholder
Burnett hits a fly ball into center field. Schulte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Blaeholder
Fonseca hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Schulte. Fonseca reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Blaeholder
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops it up and throws to first, with Blaeholder covering, for the out. Morgan scores. Fonseca moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodapp vs. Blaeholder
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Levey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1931 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Burnett J, 3b 5 1 2 0 Levey J, ss 5 1 0 1 Fonseca L, 1b 5 1 2 1 Melillo S, 2b 5 3 4 1 Averill E, cf 5 1 3 2 Goslin G, lf 5 1 2 2 Hodapp J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Kress R, 1b 5 1 3 2 Vosmik J, lf 3 0 0 0 Schulte F, cf 5 1 2 1 Falk B, rf 2 0 1 1 Jenkins T, rf 4 0 2 1 Hunnefield B, ss 4 0 1 0 Grimes E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Sewell L, c 3 0 1 0 Ferrell R, c 1 1 1 0 Berg M, c 1 0 0 0 Blaeholder G, p 5 1 1 0 Brown C, p 1 0 0 0 Appleton P, p 0 0 0 0 Craghead H, p 0 0 0 0 Jamieson C, ph 1 0 1 0 Lawson R, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan E, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 13 4 40 10 17 8 Cleveland 000 003 001 -- 4 St.Louis 100 025 11x -- 10 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Brown C 4.1 7 3 3 3 2 Appleton P (L) 1.0 3 4 2 0 0 Craghead H 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 Lawson R 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Blaeholder G (W) 9.0 13 4 4 3 2 E -- Kress R, Appleton P, Hunnefield B, Sewell L DP -- Cleveland 1, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Cleveland 9, St.Louis 11 2B -- Falk B, Goslin G, Kress R, Burnett J, Fonseca L 2, Averill E, Schulte F 3B -- Melillo S, Grimes E SB -- Kress R CS -- Burnett J, Hodapp J SH -- Vosmik J T -- 1:55 A -- 0
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