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Washington Senators @ Cleveland Guardians

1936-06-20 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 3000 · 1:55

Cleveland Indians defeated Washington Senators 2–1. Mel Harder earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
CLE	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	8

W: Mel Harder L: Joe Cascarella SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Chapman	5	0	0	1	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	3	0	1	0	1	0
John Stone	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Bolton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Kress	3	1	3	0	1	0
Ossie Bluege	2	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Cascarella	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dee Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hughes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Earl Averill	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hal Trosky	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Odell Hale	2	1	0	0	2	0
Joe Vosmik	3	0	1	1	0	0
Frankie Pytlak	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mel Harder	2	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Cascarella	8.0	8	2	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Harder	9.0	5	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Chapman: 43
Buddy Lewis: 43
Cecil Travis: S9.B-2(E9)
John Stone: 63

Bot 1

Roy Hughes: S9
Bill Knickerbocker: CS2(24)
Bill Knickerbocker: 9/9D
Earl Averill: S1
Hal Trosky: D/89.1-3
Jim Gleeson: S6.3-H;2-3
Odell Hale: W.1-2
Joe Vosmik: 9

Top 2

Joe Kuhel: 63
Cliff Bolton: 4/L
Red Kress: S7
Ossie Bluege: 8

Bot 2

Frankie Pytlak: S8
Mel Harder: 24/SH.1-2
Roy Hughes: 7/L
Bill Knickerbocker: 7

Top 3

Joe Cascarella: K
Ben Chapman: 5/FL
Buddy Lewis: 7

Bot 3

Earl Averill: 3/G
Hal Trosky: 43
Jim Gleeson: 8

Top 4

Cecil Travis: W
John Stone: 5/P
Joe Kuhel: 43.1-2
Cliff Bolton: 63

Bot 4

Odell Hale: 43
Joe Vosmik: 8
Frankie Pytlak: 43

Top 5

Red Kress: S9/9D
Ossie Bluege: W.1-2
Joe Cascarella: FC5/TH2/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Ben Chapman: 9/F.3-H
Buddy Lewis: 8/F.2-3
Cecil Travis: 3/G

Bot 5

Mel Harder: 5/P
Roy Hughes: 3/FL
Bill Knickerbocker: S8.B-2(E8)
Earl Averill: 2/FL

Top 6

John Stone: 5/FL
Joe Kuhel: E4/G.B-1
Cliff Bolton: 7
Red Kress: W.1-2
Ossie Bluege: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Cascarella: 3/BG

Bot 6

Hal Trosky: 3/FL
Jim Gleeson: K/C
Odell Hale: W
Joe Vosmik: SB2
Joe Vosmik: S8.2-H
Frankie Pytlak: S7.1-2
Mel Harder: 63

Top 7

Ben Chapman: 3/G
Buddy Lewis: 43
Cecil Travis: 7

Bot 7

Roy Hughes: 8
Bill Knickerbocker: 53
Earl Averill: 3/P

Top 8

John Stone: 43
Joe Kuhel: 9
Cliff Bolton: S1
Red Kress: S7.1-2
Ossie Bluege: 5(2)/FO

Bot 8

Hal Trosky: 9
Jim Gleeson: 5/P
Odell Hale: 43

Top 9

Dee Miles: 43
Ben Chapman: 63
Buddy Lewis: 43