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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		4
18
SLB
@NYY		5
7
CLE
@PHA		8
3		 
(10)
DET
@WSH		6
2
BRO
@CHC		12
2
BSN
@CIN		1
4
PHI
@PIT		5
8
NYG
@STL		6
7
Tuesday, May 16, 1939,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 15,100, Time of Game: 2:41
Indians
8
12-10
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Athletics
3
6-15
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
L: Roy Parmelee (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0   5    8  8  2
Athletics       1  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0    3  8  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Roy Weatherly CF 5 2 1 1 0 0 .397 .909 2 0 2B
Rollie Hemsley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 .554 7 2
   Odell Hale PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .667
   Frankie Pytlak C 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 .633 2 0
Hal Trosky 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .305 .847 7 0 HR
Moose Solters LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .860 0 0
   Jeff Heath LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .290 .784 0 0 2·2B
Ben Chapman RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .117 .492 1 0
   Bruce Campbell RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 .409 1.227 3 0 SB
Ken Keltner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .321 .886 3 1 SH
Jim Shilling 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .268 .700 2 1
Oscar Grimes SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 .257 .693 2 2
Al Milnar P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .444 1 2
   Earl Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .148 .443
   Johnny Humphries P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 8 8 5 5 .205 .654 30 8
2B: J Heath 2 (6); R Weatherly (3).
HR: H Trosky (2).
SH: K Keltner (3).
TB: H Trosky 5; J Heath 4; R Weatherly 2; K Keltner; O Grimes; O Hale.
RBI: J Heath 2 (9); B Campbell (9); K Keltner (13); H Trosky (16); O Hale (3); R Weatherly (8); J Shilling (8).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Milnar-O Grimes.
E: J Shilling (8); R Hemsley (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Campbell (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dee Miles RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .358 .800 2 0
Joe Gantenbein 2B 2 1 0 0 3 0 .284 .738 2 2 SB
Sam Chapman CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .189 .661 4 0 SH
Bob Johnson LF 3 0 1 0 2 2 .278 .888 0 0
Nick Etten 1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 .275 .805 10 0
Bill Nagel 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .261 .793 1 2 2·2B
Frankie Hayes C 4 1 1 1 1 1 .174 .587 7 0 HR
Skeeter Newsome SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .479 1 4
   Earle Brucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .735
   Wayne Ambler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .375 2 1
Lynn Nelson P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .250 1 0
   Roy Parmelee P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 1
Team Totals 36 3 8 3 6 8 .222 .694 30 10
2B: B Nagel 2 (3).
HR: F Hayes (2).
SH: S Chapman (1).
TB: B Nagel 4; F Hayes 4; B Johnson; S Newsome; L Nelson; S Chapman; D Miles.
RBI: S Chapman (5); N Etten (16); F Hayes (4).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: J Gantenbein (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Gantenbein (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Al Milnar 7 7 3 3 5 6 1 1.09 33 52
Johnny Humphries, W (1-1) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 8.18 10
Team Totals 10 8 3 3 6 8 1 2.70 43 52

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Lynn Nelson 7.2 6 3 3 1 4 1 2.29 30 58
Roy Parmelee, L (0-5) 2.1 2 5 5 4 1 0 5.67 15
Team Totals 10 8 8 8 5 5 1 7.20 45 58
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Steve Basil, 2B - (none), 3B - Red Ormsby.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 15,100.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Roy Weatherly CF 1 Dee Miles RF
2 Rollie Hemsley C 2 Joe Gantenbein 2B
3 Hal Trosky 1B 3 Sam Chapman CF
4 Moose Solters LF 4 Bob Johnson LF
5 Ben Chapman RF 5 Nick Etten 1B
6 Ken Keltner 3B 6 Bill Nagel 3B
7 Jim Shilling 2B 7 Frankie Hayes C
8 Oscar Grimes SS 8 Skeeter Newsome SS
9 Al Milnar P 9 Lynn Nelson P

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