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St. Louis Browns @ Cleveland Guardians
1938-07-08 · Day game · League Park IV · 10 innings · Att: 8000 · 2:54
Cleveland Indians defeated St. Louis Browns 8–7. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 5th. Mel Harder earned the win. Buster Mills went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
W: Mel Harder L: Ed Cole SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Browns — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mel Almada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George McQuinn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harlond Clift | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Beau Bell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buster Mills | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Heath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Heffner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Oral Hildebrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McQuillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lyn Lary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bruce Campbell | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Odell Hale | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Heath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Earl Averill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Trosky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Keltner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Moose Solters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Milnar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Harder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Browns — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Hildebrand | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
 Bill Cox | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cole | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Earl Whitehill | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Humphries | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Milnar | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Harder | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mel Almada: 63
- George McQuinn: S7
- Harlond Clift: K/C
- Beau Bell: 54(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Lyn Lary: S8
- Bruce Campbell: 64(1)3/GDP
- Odell Hale: S8.BX2(84)
Top 2
- Red Kress: 7/L
- Buster Mills: 2/FL
- Tommy Heath: W
- Don Heffner: D8.1XH(8E2)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Oral Hildebrand: 53
Bot 2
- Jeff Heath: 43
- Earl Averill: 43
- Hal Trosky: 31
Top 3
- Mel Almada: D/89
- George McQuinn: 43.2-3
- Harlond Clift: 8/F.3-H
- Beau Bell: D8
- Red Kress: D9.2-H
- Buster Mills: HR/7.2-H
- Tommy Heath: 8
Bot 3
- Ken Keltner: 53
- Rollie Hemsley: S9
- Roy Weatherly: 7
- Lyn Lary: K
Top 4
- Don Heffner: W
- Oral Hildebrand: 14/SH.1-2
- Mel Almada: 43.2-3
- George McQuinn: 31
Bot 4
- Bruce Campbell: 7
- Odell Hale: W
- Jeff Heath: K
- Earl Averill: 43
Top 5
- Harlond Clift: 8
- Beau Bell: D9
- Red Kress: 8
- Buster Mills: S8.2-H
- Tommy Heath: 6(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Hal Trosky: S9
- Ken Keltner: S8.1-3
- Rollie Hemsley: S9.1-3;3-H
- Moose Solters: K
- Lyn Lary: PB.1-2;3-H
- Lyn Lary: S8.2-H
- Bruce Campbell: K
- Odell Hale: SB2
- Odell Hale: S7.2-H
- Jeff Heath: 2/FL
Top 6
- Don Heffner: K
- Glenn McQuillen: K
- Mel Almada: 8
Bot 6
- Earl Averill: S1/BG
- Hal Trosky: 8
- Ken Keltner: D8.1-H
- Rollie Hemsley: PB.2-3
- Rollie Hemsley: S8.3-H
- Al Milnar: S9.1-3
- Lyn Lary: FC3.3XH(325);1-2
- Bruce Campbell: 8
Top 7
- George McQuinn: 53
- Harlond Clift: W
- Beau Bell: 63.1-2
- Red Kress: 63
Bot 7
- Odell Hale: 3/FL
- Jeff Heath: T8
- Earl Averill: IW
- Hal Trosky: FC5/G1.1-2;3-H
- Ken Keltner: 43.1-2;2-3
- Rollie Hemsley: IW
- Mel Harder: K
Top 8
- Buster Mills: 153
- Billy Sullivan: S9.B-3(E6/TH)
- Don Heffner: 53.3-H(UR)
- Ed Cole: K
Bot 8
- Lyn Lary: 8
- Bruce Campbell: 8
- Odell Hale: D9
- Jeff Heath: IW
- Earl Averill: 6/P
Top 9
- Mel Almada: 43
- George McQuinn: 31
- Harlond Clift: W
- Beau Bell: 9
Bot 9
- Hal Trosky: 63
- Ken Keltner: 5/FL
- Rollie Hemsley: 9
Top 10
- Red Kress: E6
- Buster Mills: K
- Billy Sullivan: 6/P
- Don Heffner: 43
Bot 10
- Mel Harder: 5/L
- Lyn Lary: W
- Bruce Campbell: S/89.1-3
- Odell Hale: S8.1-2;3-H
Notes & reviews
- the ball caromed off Ed Cole's leg to Harlond Clift