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Scores
Standings
SLB
@CHW		11
8
CLE
@DET		11
9		 
(10)
BOS
@PHA		5
4		 
(12)
NYY
@WSH		2
3		 
(10)
PHI
@BSN		2
3
PIT
@CIN		2
8
BRO
@NYG		5
3
CHC
@STL		5
7
Sunday, April 28, 1940,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 30,200, Time of Game: 3:03
Indians
11
7-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
9
5-4
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Al Smith (1-0)
L: Bud Thomas (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         2  4  0   0  0  0   2  0  1   2   11 17  1
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  6   0    9 12  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lou Boudreau SS 6 2 3 1 0 0 .324 1.028 0 3 2·2B
Roy Weatherly CF 6 2 2 3 0 0 .216 .541 3 0 HR
Ben Chapman RF 5 2 4 1 1 0 .297 .766 5 0 CS
Hal Trosky 1B 6 1 3 3 0 0 .206 .672 8 0 HR
Jeff Heath LF 6 1 1 2 0 0 .222 .771 5 0 HR
Ken Keltner 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .333 .829 3 3
Rollie Hemsley C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .803 5 0 2B
Ray Mack 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .281 .803 1 1
Al Milnar P 3 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .222 0 0
   Johnny Humphries P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Bill Zuber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Al Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 47 11 17 11 3 5 .362 1.017 30 7
2B: L Boudreau 2 (4); R Hemsley (2).
HR: J Heath (3); R Weatherly (1); H Trosky (2).
TB: H Trosky 6; L Boudreau 5; R Weatherly 5; B Chapman 4; J Heath 4; R Hemsley 3; K Keltner; R Mack.
RBI: H Trosky 3 (5); R Weatherly 3 (3); J Heath 2 (9); B Chapman (4); R Hemsley (4); L Boudreau (4).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: R Mack (3).
Baserunning
CS: B Chapman (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Barney McCosky CF 5 2 2 5 1 0 .429 1.213 3 0 2·HR
Pete Fox RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 .111 .311 1 0
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 2 1 0 2 0 .206 .666 1 4
Hank Greenberg LF 5 1 3 0 1 0 .270 .844 2 0 2·2B
Rudy York 1B 5 0 0 2 0 1 .200 .729 12 1
Pinky Higgins 3B 4 0 0 1 1 0 .257 .733 0 4
Dick Bartell SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .233 .628 4 1
   Bruce Campbell PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .875
   Red Kress PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000
   Bud Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birdie Tebbetts C 5 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .394 6 1
Schoolboy Rowe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0
   Archie McKain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Frank Secory PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
   Johnny Gorsica P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 1 2
   Earl Averill PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 1.750 2B
   Dick Conger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Frank Croucher PH-SS 2 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0 1
Team Totals 43 9 12 9 6 4 .279 .856 30 14
2B: H Greenberg 2 (3); E Averill (1).
HR: B McCosky 2 (2).
TB: B McCosky 8; H Greenberg 5; E Averill 2; F Croucher 2; P Fox; C Gehringer; R Kress; D Bartell.
RBI: B McCosky 5 (5); R York 2 (5); P Higgins (7); R Kress (1).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: H Greenberg (1).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Al Milnar 8 10 6 5 3 3 2 3.94 38 40
Johnny Humphries 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 27.00 1
Bill Zuber 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 3
Al Smith, W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 7
Team Totals 10 12 9 8 6 4 2 7.20 49 40

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Schoolboy Rowe 1.2 6 5 5 0 1 1 5.91 10 24
Archie McKain 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 27.00 4
Johnny Gorsica 5 4 2 2 1 4 1 1.80 20
Dick Conger 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 3.00 10
Bud Thomas, L (0-1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 6
Team Totals 10 17 11 11 3 5 3 9.90 50 24
Balks: None.
WP: A Smith (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Lou Kolls, 2B - (none), 3B - Harry Geisel.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 30,200.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Lou Boudreau SS 1 Barney McCosky CF
2 Roy Weatherly CF 2 Pete Fox RF
3 Ben Chapman RF 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Hal Trosky 1B 4 Hank Greenberg LF
5 Jeff Heath LF 5 Rudy York 1B
6 Ken Keltner 3B 6 Pinky Higgins 3B
7 Rollie Hemsley C 7 Dick Bartell SS
8 Ray Mack 2B 8 Birdie Tebbetts C
9 Al Milnar P 9 Schoolboy Rowe P

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