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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		1
5
BOS
@CHW		0
11
PHA
@CLE		3
8
WSH
@DET		8
0
NYY
@SLB		4
10
CHC
@BRO		20
6
CIN
@BSN		5
10
CIN
@BSN		3
13
PIT
@NYG		11
9
PIT
@NYG		3
2
STL
@PHI		5
8
STL
@PHI		7
0
Wednesday, August 15, 1945,
, League Park II
Attendance: 12,000, Time of Game: 2:16
Athletics
3
34-68
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Indians
8
54-51
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Steve Gromek (15-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3 13  1
Indians         1  0  3   3  1  0   0  0  X    8 10  0

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Irv Hall 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .560 4 5
Hal Peck RF 5 0 4 0 0 0 .288 .757 0 0 2·2B
Ernie Kish CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .701 0 0 GDP
   Mayo Smith CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .196 .516 0 0
Bill McGhee LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .240 .584 2 0
Dick Siebert 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .252 .648 12 0
Buddy Rosar C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .199 .487 2 1 GDP
   Joe Astroth C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
George Kell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .247 .614 0 3
Ed Busch SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .232 .554 4 2 2B
Russ Christopher P 2 0 0 1 0 0 .153 .376 0 3
   Charlie Bowles P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0 0
Team Totals 38 3 13 3 3 1 .342 .811 24 14
2B: E Busch (7); H Peck 2 (16).
TB: H Peck 6; B McGhee 2; G Kell 2; E Busch 2; C Bowles; B Rosar; D Siebert; I Hall.
GIDP: B Rosar (6); E Kish (1).
RBI: E Busch (21); R Christopher (3); G Kell (33).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Kell-I Hall-D Siebert.
E: D Siebert (12).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ed Wheeler 3B 5 2 0 0 0 1 .234 .535 1 3 CS
Mickey Rocco 1B 3 1 0 1 2 0 .247 .652 8 0
Les Fleming RF 2 3 2 2 1 0 .833 2.190 0 0 HR
   Felix Mackiewicz CF 1 0 1 1 1 0 .284 .751 2 0
Jeff Heath LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .323 .954 2 0
Dutch Meyer 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .282 .736 3 2
Pat Seerey CF-RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .781 6 0 GDP
Frankie Hayes C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 .697 3 0 HBP
Al Cihocki SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .522 2 4
Steve Gromek P 3 1 1 0 1 0 .229 .574 0 2
Team Totals 33 8 10 8 8 2 .303 .846 27 11
HR: L Fleming (1).
HBP: F Hayes (4).
TB: L Fleming 5; D Meyer 3; A Cihocki; S Gromek; P Seerey; J Heath; F Mackiewicz.
GIDP: P Seerey (6).
RBI: L Fleming 2 (3); D Meyer 2 (28); J Heath (37); F Mackiewicz (31); M Rocco (41); P Seerey (46).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Cihocki-D Meyer-M Rocco; D Meyer-A Cihocki-M Rocco.
Baserunning
CS: E Wheeler (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Russ Christopher, L (11-9) 4 7 7 7 5 2 1 3.42 25 17
Charlie Bowles 4 3 1 1 3 0 0 2.25 17
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 8 2 1 9.00 42 17

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Steve Gromek, W (15-6) 9 13 3 3 3 1 0 2.47 41 47
Team Totals 9 13 3 3 3 1 0 3.00 41 47
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Christopher (9).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Passarella, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - (none), 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 12,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Irv Hall 2B 1 Ed Wheeler 3B
2 Hal Peck RF 2 Mickey Rocco 1B
3 Ernie Kish CF 3 Les Fleming RF
4 Bill McGhee LF 4 Jeff Heath LF
5 Dick Siebert 1B 5 Dutch Meyer 2B
6 Buddy Rosar C 6 Pat Seerey CF
7 George Kell 3B 7 Frankie Hayes C
8 Ed Busch SS 8 Al Cihocki SS
9 Russ Christopher P 9 Steve Gromek P

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