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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		5
6
CLE
@SLB		7
4
CLE
@SLB		1
2
PHA
@WSH		6
4		 
(10)
CHC
@CIN		1
3
BRO
@NYG		6
3		 
(12)
BSN
@PHI		6
2
Thursday, August 8, 1940,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:09
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Indians
7
63-41
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Browns
4
43-63
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Bob Feller (19-6)
L: Vern Kennedy (9-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  1   0  3  1   0  0  1    7 13  0
Browns          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  2    4 10  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Ben Chapman RF 2 2 2 1 1 0 .296 .809 2 0 2B
   Beau Bell RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .713 0 0
Roy Weatherly CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .319 .802 4 0 2B
Lou Boudreau SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 .319 .891 3 1 2·2B
Hal Trosky 1B 3 0 2 1 2 0 .299 .946 4 1
Jeff Heath LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 .212 .687 3 0 GDP
Ken Keltner 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .243 .728 1 0 HR,2B
Rusty Peters 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .613 2 2
Rollie Hemsley C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 .708 7 0
Bob Feller P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .181 .520 1 0 SH
Team Totals 37 7 13 7 4 3 .351 .982 27 4
2B: L Boudreau 2 (38); B Chapman (30); K Keltner (15); R Weatherly (25).
HR: K Keltner (11).
SH: B Feller (4).
TB: K Keltner 6; L Boudreau 4; B Chapman 3; R Weatherly 3; H Trosky 2; R Peters; R Hemsley; B Feller.
GIDP: J Heath (2).
RBI: L Boudreau 2 (69); R Weatherly (34); H Trosky (74); K Keltner (55); B Chapman (36); J Heath (34).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Boudreau-R Peters-H Trosky.

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Joe Grace RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .812 3 1 2B
George McQuinn 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .818 12 1
Wally Judnich CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .280 .885 0 0
Rip Radcliff LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .361 .902 2 0 HR,2B
Johnny Berardino SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .772 4 2
Harlond Clift 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .285 .867 0 1
Don Heffner 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .256 .655 2 3
Bob Swift C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .661 1 0
   George Susce C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .478 3 0 GDP
   Myril Hoag PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .741 2B
Vern Kennedy P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .717 0 2
   Lefty Mills P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 0 2
   Roy Cullenbine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .748
   Slick Coffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .450 0 0
   Chet Laabs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .935
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 2 7 .278 .760 27 12
2B: M Hoag (11); J Grace (10); R Radcliff (20).
HR: R Radcliff (6).
TB: R Radcliff 7; J Grace 2; H Clift 2; M Hoag 2; V Kennedy; W Judnich; D Heffner.
GIDP: G Susce (3).
RBI: W Judnich (64); M Hoag (25); J Grace (21); R Radcliff (61).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Berardino-G McQuinn.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Feller, W (19-6) 9 10 4 4 2 7 1 2.36 38 56
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 7 1 4.00 38 56

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Kennedy, L (9-11) 4.1 8 5 5 1 1 0 6.23 21 27
Lefty Mills 3.2 3 1 1 2 1 1 8.02 15
Slick Coffman 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.05 6
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 4 3 1 7.00 42 27
Balks: None.
WP: B Feller (8); L Mills (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Grieve, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - John Quinn, 3B - Steve Basil.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         St.Louis Browns
1 Ben Chapman RF 1 Joe Grace RF
2 Roy Weatherly CF 2 George McQuinn 1B
3 Lou Boudreau SS 3 Wally Judnich CF
4 Hal Trosky 1B 4 Rip Radcliff LF
5 Jeff Heath LF 5 Johnny Berardino SS
6 Ken Keltner 3B 6 Harlond Clift 3B
7 Rusty Peters 2B 7 Don Heffner 2B
8 Rollie Hemsley C 8 Bob Swift C
9 Bob Feller P 9 Vern Kennedy P

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