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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1940 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Beckmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Milnar |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: George Pipgras 2B: George Moriarty 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Crash Davis | Second Baseman |
| Fred Chapman | Shortstop |
| Bill Beckmann | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Al Milnar | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Milnar
Miles hits a fly ball towards center. Weatherly settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Weatherly. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miles scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Milnar
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack misplays the ball. That's an error on Mack. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Beckmann
Boudreau is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Milnar
Rubeling hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Milnar
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckmann vs. Milnar
Beckmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Milnar
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Beckmann
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner bunts towards the mound. Beckmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Trosky moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mack vs. Beckmann
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trosky scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Milnar
Hayes bunts towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milnar vs. Beckmann
Milnar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Weatherly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Beckmann
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weatherly scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Milnar
Rubeling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Rubeling reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Milnar
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rubeling scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Milnar
Beckmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Milnar
Miles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beckmann
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Beckmann
Mack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milnar vs. Beckmann
Milnar strikes out. Hayes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Milnar out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Milnar
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Milnar
Siebert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Beckmann
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Milnar
Rubeling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Milnar
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Milnar
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, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beckmann
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Beckmann
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman misplays the ball. That's an error on Chapman. Keltner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Beckmann
Pytlak hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckmann vs. Milnar
Beckmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Milnar
Miles hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Milnar
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Milnar
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beckmann scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
Hayes hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Beckmann
Odell Hale pinch hits for Johnny Humphries.
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Beckmann
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Weatherly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Beckmann
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Beckmann
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Howell
Dixie Howell now pitching.
Rubeling bunts towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Howell
Wally Moses pinch hits for Crash Davis.
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Howell
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Fred Chapman.
Dean is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckmann vs. Howell
Al Brancato pinch runs for Chubby Dean.
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckmann for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Beckmann
Al Brancato now playing shortstop. Benny McCoy now playing second base.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Beckmann
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Beckmann
Mack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Howell
Miles hits a popup towards first. Trosky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Howell
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Howell
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Howell
There goes Johnson. The throw from Pytlak and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Howell
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Beckmann
Ben Chapman pinch hits for Frankie Pytlak.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Beckmann
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Peters hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Beckmann
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckmann covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1940 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Miles D, rf 5 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 1 0
Chapman S, cf 5 0 1 0 Weatherly R, cf 4 1 2 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 2 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 1 1
Hayes F, c 5 0 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 1 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bell B, rf 4 0 2 0
Rubeling A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Davis C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mack R, 2b 4 0 1 1
Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0 Pytlak F, c 3 0 0 0
McCoy B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Chapman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Chapman F, ss 3 0 1 1 Milnar A, p 2 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 0 0 0 0 Humphries J, p 0 0 0 0
Brancato A, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Hale O, ph 1 0 0 0
Beckmann B, p 4 1 3 1 Zuber B, p 0 0 0 0
Howell D, p 0 0 0 0
Peters R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 35 3 9 2
Philadelphia 110 100 100 -- 4
Cleveland 011 001 000 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann B (W) 9.0 9 3 2 1 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar A (L) 6.1 9 4 3 0 1
Humphries J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Zuber B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Howell D 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Weatherly R, Mack R, Chapman F
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 7
2B -- Keltner K, Weatherly R
3B -- Weatherly R, Rubeling A
SB -- Johnson B
SH -- Keltner K, Rubeling A
T -- 1:53
A -- 2000
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