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Scores
Standings
CLE
@NYY		3
5
SLB
@PHA		4
6
CHW
@WSH		2
3		 
(13)
BRO
@CHC		4
5		 
(11)
BSN
@CIN		7
2
NYG
@PIT		10
13
PHI
@STL		2
5
Friday, August 23, 1940,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 14,171, Time of Game: 1:50
Indians
3
71-48
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Yankees
5
62-53
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Steve Sundra (3-5)
L: Al Smith (13-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    3  6  2
Yankees         1  0  0   1  0  0   2  1  X    5  9  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ben Chapman RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .806 2 0
Roy Weatherly CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .320 .838 1 0 HR,CS
Lou Boudreau SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .867 2 1
Hal Trosky 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .311 .963 9 0
Jeff Heath LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .218 .725 3 0 HR
Ken Keltner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .730 1 3
Ray Mack 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .797 3 3 GDP
Rollie Hemsley C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .691 3 1
Al Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .288 .738 0 2
   Soup Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .534
   Johnny Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .514 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 2 2 .194 .630 24 10
HR: J Heath (11); R Weatherly (10).
TB: R Weatherly 5; J Heath 4; H Trosky 2; K Keltner.
GIDP: R Mack (13).
RBI: J Heath 2 (43); R Weatherly (48).
Team LOB: 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Weatherly-L Boudreau-R Hemsley-R Mack; R Mack-L Boudreau-H Trosky.
E: R Weatherly (11); H Trosky (11).
Baserunning
CS: R Weatherly (7, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Joe Gordon 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .847 2 5
Red Rolfe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .691 1 3
Tommy Henrich RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 .296 .932 3 0
Joe DiMaggio CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .342 1.041 2 0 HR
George Selkirk LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279 .924 0 0
Bill Dickey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .665 2 1 GDP
Babe Dahlgren 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .722 12 0
Frankie Crosetti SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .198 .600 5 1 2B
Steve Sundra P 3 0 1 2 0 2 .100 .317 0 4
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 1 2 .281 .709 27 14
2B: F Crosetti (19).
HR: J DiMaggio (27).
TB: J DiMaggio 5; B Dahlgren 2; F Crosetti 2; G Selkirk; J Gordon; S Sundra; R Rolfe.
GIDP: B Dickey (6).
RBI: S Sundra 2 (2); T Henrich (45); G Selkirk (51); J DiMaggio (103).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Gordon-B Dahlgren; B Dickey-F Crosetti.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Al Smith, L (13-6) 7 7 4 4 0 2 1 3.06 28 49
Johnny Allen 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.73 5
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 1 2 1 5.62 33 49

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Steve Sundra, W (3-5) 9 6 3 3 2 2 2 5.79 33 63
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 2 2 3.00 33 63
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 1:50.
Attendance: 14,171.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         New York Yankees
1 Ben Chapman RF 1 Joe Gordon 2B
2 Roy Weatherly CF 2 Red Rolfe 3B
3 Lou Boudreau SS 3 Tommy Henrich RF
4 Hal Trosky 1B 4 Joe DiMaggio CF
5 Jeff Heath LF 5 George Selkirk LF
6 Ken Keltner 3B 6 Bill Dickey C
7 Ray Mack 2B 7 Babe Dahlgren 1B
8 Rollie Hemsley C 8 Frankie Crosetti SS
9 Al Smith P 9 Steve Sundra P

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