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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
July 25, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 25, 1940 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Lou Kolls |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Al Brancato | Shortstop |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
League Park
July 25, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Harder
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Ross
Trosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Harder
There goes McCoy. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Mack applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Harder
Ross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Ross
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a line drive towards short. Brancato catches it and throws to first to double up Keltner. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Harder
Rubeling hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau catches it and throws to first to double up Moses. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Ross
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Ross
Harder hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. Chapman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harder
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Harder
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Harder
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Harder
McCoy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. McCoy reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brancato vs. Harder
Brancato hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCoy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Harder
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ross
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Ross
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Ross
Mack takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Ross
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brancato fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Harder
Rubeling 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 -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Harder
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Allen
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moses scores. Chapman scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Allen
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCoy vs. Allen
McCoy takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Siebert moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brancato vs. Allen
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ross vs. Allen
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ross
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Ross
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Ross
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Allen
Rubeling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Allen
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Ross
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ross
Allen hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Allen
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Allen
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Ross covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Ross
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Ross covering, for the out. Weatherly scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Ross
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keltner vs. Ross
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boudreau scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Ross
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Allen
McCoy 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 -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Allen
Brancato strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Allen
Ross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Allen
Rubeling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Ross
Rollie Hemsley pinch hits for Frankie Pytlak.
Hemsley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Ross
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ross
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Allen
Rollie Hemsley now catching.
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Allen
Hemsley fires to first and picks off Moses. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Allen
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Allen
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Hemsley. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Allen
Siebert 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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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Ross
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Ross covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ross
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ross
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Ross
Heath strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1940 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Rubeling A, 3b 5 1 1 0 Chapman B, rf 4 2 1 0
Moses W, rf 5 1 3 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 2 2 1
Chapman S, cf 4 2 2 2 Boudreau L, ss 5 2 3 1
Johnson B, lf 4 2 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 5 0 2 3
Siebert D, 1b 5 0 1 2 Heath J, lf 4 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 2 1
McCoy B, 2b 2 1 1 2 Mack R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brancato A, ss 3 0 1 1 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 0
Ross B, p 4 0 1 0 Hemsley R, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Harder M, p 1 0 0 0
Allen J, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 11 7 35 6 10 6
Philadelphia 200 230 000 -- 7
Cleveland 001 030 200 -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (W) 9.0 10 6 6 6 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (L) 4.1 7 6 6 3 3
Allen J 4.2 4 1 1 3 3
E -- Hemsley R
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 8
2B -- Weatherly R, McCoy B, Boudreau L 2
HR -- Chapman S
CS -- McCoy B
T -- 2:20
A -- 4000
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