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Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 2, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 2, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,491 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Strange | Second Baseman |
| Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | 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 |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 2, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Allen
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Allen
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. Radcliff reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judnich vs. Allen
Judnich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Allen
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Allen
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Allen
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Allen
Swift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Allen
Auker hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Allen
Strange strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Allen
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Auker
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Auker
Swift fires to first and picks off Mack. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Auker
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Allen
Judnich hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Allen
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau misplays the ball. That's an error on Boudreau. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Allen
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Allen
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Allen
Swift bunts towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Mack covering, for the out. Berardino moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Auker vs. Allen
Auker hits a fly ball towards center. Weatherly catches it and throws to second to double up Berardino. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Auker
There goes Keltner. The throw from Swift and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mack vs. Auker
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Allen
Strange hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Allen
Grace 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 -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff 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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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Auker
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Allen
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Allen
Clift hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Allen
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Auker
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Allen
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Allen
Swift hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Allen
Auker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Allen
Strange strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Auker
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Auker
Pytlak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Auker
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pytlak moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman bunts towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to home to get Pytlak. Allen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weatherly vs. Auker
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Allen
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. Grace reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Radcliff vs. Allen
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Allen
Judnich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Allen
Clift takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Radcliff moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berardino vs. Eisenstat
Berardino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Radcliff scores. Clift scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Eisenstat
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Auker
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Auker
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Auker
Heath hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1940, game 2 -- St.Louis at Cleveland
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Strange A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Chapman B, rf 3 0 0 0
Grace J, rf 4 1 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 0 0 0
Radcliff R, lf 4 1 2 1 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 0
Judnich W, cf 4 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Clift H, 3b 3 1 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 1 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Berardino J, ss 4 0 3 2 Mack R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Swift B, c 3 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 1 0
Auker E, p 3 0 1 0 Allen J, p 3 0 1 0
Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 29 0 5 0
St.Louis 000 000 003 -- 3
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J (L) 8.1 6 3 3 1 6
Eisenstat H 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Boudreau L, Swift B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Cleveland 5
3B -- Radcliff R, Grace J
SB -- Keltner K
SH -- Swift B
T -- 1:43
A -- 52491
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