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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1936-07-16 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:01

Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–0. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 1st. Johnny Allen earned the win. Earl Averill went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	12
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Johnny Allen L: Herman Fink SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hughes	4	1	1	0	1	1
Odell Hale	4	1	2	0	0	0
Earl Averill	4	2	2	2	0	0
Hal Trosky	4	1	1	2	0	0
Roy Weatherly	4	0	2	0	0	0
Frankie Pytlak	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	4	0	1	1	0	2
Johnny Allen	4	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lou Finney	4	1	0	0
Chubby Dean	3	1	1	0
Wally Moses	4	3	0	0
George Puccinelli	4	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins	3	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	3	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	3	0	0	1
Herman Fink	1	0	1	1
Charlie Moss	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Allen	9.0	5	3	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herman Fink	8.0	10	1	3
Randy Gumpert	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Hughes: K
Odell Hale: S8
Earl Averill: S7.1-2#
Hal Trosky: D8.2-H;1-H
Roy Weatherly: S5.2-3
Frankie Pytlak: 9/F.3-H
Joe Vosmik: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 5/FL
Chubby Dean: 7
Wally Moses: S8
George Puccinelli: 9/9S

Top 2

Joe Vosmik: E6/G.B-1
Bill Knickerbocker: K
Johnny Allen: S5.1-2#
Roy Hughes: 9
Odell Hale: 2/FL

Bot 2

Pinky Higgins: W
Bob Johnson: K
Skeeter Newsome: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Earl Averill: 7
Hal Trosky: 6/P
Roy Weatherly: FLE3
Roy Weatherly: 8

Bot 3

Frankie Hayes: 7
Herman Fink: W
Lou Finney: 64(1)/FO
Chubby Dean: W.1-2
Wally Moses: S5.2-3;1-2
George Puccinelli: 8/8D

Top 4

Frankie Pytlak: S7
Joe Vosmik: 64(1)3/GDP
Bill Knickerbocker: K

Bot 4

Pinky Higgins: 43
Bob Johnson: 13
Skeeter Newsome: 53

Top 5

Johnny Allen: 9
Roy Hughes: S7
Odell Hale: SB2
Odell Hale: 8(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 5

Frankie Hayes: K
Herman Fink: K
Lou Finney: S5/BG
Chubby Dean: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Earl Averill: HR/9
Hal Trosky: 43
Roy Weatherly: S3
Frankie Pytlak: 6/P
Joe Vosmik: CS2(26)

Bot 6

Wally Moses: 7
George Puccinelli: 5/P
Pinky Higgins: 8

Top 7

Joe Vosmik: 4/P
Bill Knickerbocker: 13
Johnny Allen: 53

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: 43
Skeeter Newsome: 5/FL
Frankie Hayes: 9

Top 8

Roy Hughes: W
Odell Hale: S9.1-3
Earl Averill: 7/F.3-H
Hal Trosky: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Charlie Moss: K
Lou Finney: 63
Chubby Dean: D7
Wally Moses: S7.2XH(72)

Top 9

Roy Weatherly: 5/P
Frankie Pytlak: E5/TH.B-1
Joe Vosmik: S8.1-3
Bill Knickerbocker: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Johnny Allen: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Roy Hughes: 43

Bot 9

George Puccinelli: K
Pinky Higgins: 4/FL
Bob Johnson: 2/FL