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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		4
3		 
(10)
WSH
@CHW		1
0
NYY
@CLE		1
3
BOS
@DET		7
3
PHA
@SLB		4
5
PHA
@SLB		4
6
CHC
@BRO		11
3
CHC
@BRO		6
7		 
(11)
CIN
@BSN		3
5
CIN
@BSN		12
9
STL
@NYG		2
3
STL
@NYG		6
3
PIT
@PHI		6
1
PIT
@PHI		6
4
Sunday, August 4, 1940,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 42,407, Time of Game: 2:13
Yankees
1
49-47
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
3
59-40
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Bob Feller (18-6)
L: Red Ruffing (10-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Indians         0  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  X    3 10  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Frankie Crosetti SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .199 .603 1 3 SB,GDP
   George Selkirk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .903
   Bill Knickerbocker SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .764 0 1
Red Rolfe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .676 2 0 2B
Tommy Henrich RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .302 .945 2 1
Joe DiMaggio CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .326 1.003 4 0
Charlie Keller LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .287 .970 2 0
Joe Gordon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .801 2 2 GDP
Bill Dickey C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .642 2 1 SH
   Buddy Rosar C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .836 1 0 2B
Babe Dahlgren 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .704 7 1
Red Ruffing P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .082 .275 1 0
Team Totals 29 1 5 1 5 1 .172 .535 24 9
2B: R Rolfe (16); B Rosar (7).
SH: B Dickey (2).
TB: R Rolfe 2; B Rosar 2; C Keller; J Gordon; R Ruffing.
GIDP: J Gordon (8); F Crosetti (9).
RBI: B Dahlgren (43).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Henrich-B Dickey.
Baserunning
SB: F Crosetti (9, -1st base off  POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ben Chapman LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 .797 2 0 2B,SB
Roy Weatherly CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .321 .804 3 0 CS
Lou Boudreau SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 .864 0 2 SB
Hal Trosky 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .950 11 0
Beau Bell RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .291 .720 3 0 2·2B
Ken Keltner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .730 0 5
Rusty Peters 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .826 6 5
Rollie Hemsley C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .287 .726 2 0
Bob Feller P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .175 .514 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 10 3 1 2 .312 .740 27 12
2B: B Bell 2 (14); B Chapman (29).
TB: B Bell 4; B Chapman 3; K Keltner; L Boudreau; R Weatherly; R Peters; R Hemsley; B Feller.
RBI: R Weatherly (32); K Keltner (53); B Feller (9).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Keltner-R Peters-H Trosky; L Boudreau-R Peters-H Trosky.
Baserunning
SB: L Boudreau (3, -1st base off  POCS); B Chapman (10, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: R Weatherly (5, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Red Ruffing, L (10-8) 8 10 3 3 1 2 0 3.82 33 51
Team Totals 8 10 3 3 1 2 0 3.38 33 51

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Feller, W (18-6) 9 5 1 1 5 1 0 2.29 35 69
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 5 1 0 1.00 35 69
Balks: None.
WP: B Feller (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - Cal Hubbard, 3B - Joe Rue.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 42,407.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Cleveland Indians
1 Frankie Crosetti SS 1 Ben Chapman LF
2 Red Rolfe 3B 2 Roy Weatherly CF
3 Tommy Henrich RF 3 Lou Boudreau SS
4 Joe DiMaggio CF 4 Hal Trosky 1B
5 Charlie Keller LF 5 Beau Bell RF
6 Joe Gordon 2B 6 Ken Keltner 3B
7 Bill Dickey C 7 Rusty Peters 2B
8 Babe Dahlgren 1B 8 Rollie Hemsley C
9 Red Ruffing P 9 Bob Feller P

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