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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1939-08-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:15

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 8–2. Cleveland Indians put up 7 in the 5th. Mel Harder earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	8	11
BOS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8

W: Mel Harder L: Jack Wilson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	3	1	0	0	2	1
Bruce Campbell	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ben Chapman	5	2	1	2	0	2
Odell Hale	4	1	2	1	1	0
Jeff Heath	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ken Keltner	5	1	2	1	0	0
Oscar Grimes	4	1	1	1	0	1
Rollie Hemsley	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mel Harder	2	0	0	1	1	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Doerr	5	0	1	0	0	1
Lou Finney	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	1	2	2	1	0
Ted Williams	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Vosmik	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Wade	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Nonnenkamp	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Harder	9.0	8	3	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Wilson	4.0	6	4	3
Emerson Dickman	0.1	4	0	0
Jake Wade	2.2	1	0	1
Bill Sayles	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Webb: 53
Bruce Campbell: S4
Ben Chapman: 54(1)/FO
Odell Hale: D8/8D.1-H
Jeff Heath: 63

Bot 1

Bobby Doerr: K
Lou Finney: S8
Jimmie Foxx: D8/8D.1-H;B-3(E6/TH)
Ted Williams: K
Joe Cronin: K/C

Top 2

Ken Keltner: S7/7D
Oscar Grimes: 9
Rollie Hemsley: S8.1-2
Mel Harder: W.2-3;1-2
Skeeter Webb: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Joe Vosmik: 53
Jim Tabor: 63
Gene Desautels: 53

Top 3

Bruce Campbell: 7
Ben Chapman: K/C
Odell Hale: W
Jeff Heath: S9.1-3
Ken Keltner: 2/FL

Bot 3

Jack Wilson: 53
Bobby Doerr: 63
Lou Finney: S9
Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Oscar Grimes: K
Rollie Hemsley: 53/BG
Mel Harder: K/C

Bot 4

Ted Williams: 6/P
Joe Cronin: 3/G
Joe Vosmik: 53

Top 5

Skeeter Webb: W
Bruce Campbell: W.1-2
Ben Chapman: D/78D.1-H;2-H
Odell Hale: S6/L.2-2
Jeff Heath: S5/BG.1-2;2-3
Ken Keltner: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Oscar Grimes: S5.1-2;3-H
Rollie Hemsley: D9.1-H;2-H;B-3(TH)
Mel Harder: 7/SF.3-H
Skeeter Webb: K

Bot 5

Jim Tabor: 5/P
Gene Desautels: W
Jake Wade: 13.1-2
Bobby Doerr: S5.2-3
Lou Finney: 7/L

Top 6

Bruce Campbell: 63
Ben Chapman: 63
Odell Hale: 3/P/FL

Bot 6

Jimmie Foxx: HR/8
Ted Williams: 43
Joe Cronin: W
Joe Vosmik: 9
Jim Tabor: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Jeff Heath: 7
Ken Keltner: D9
Oscar Grimes: 53
Rollie Hemsley: 8/8D

Bot 7

Gene Desautels: 63
Red Nonnenkamp: S7
Bobby Doerr: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Mel Harder: 43
Skeeter Webb: W
Bruce Campbell: SB2
Bruce Campbell: 3/G.2-3
Ben Chapman: K/C

Bot 8

Lou Finney: 9
Jimmie Foxx: W
Ted Williams: 6/P
Joe Cronin: S6.1-2
Joe Vosmik: 7

Top 9

Odell Hale: 63
Jeff Heath: 3/P/FL
Ken Keltner: 9/9D

Bot 9

Jim Tabor: D7/7L
Gene Desautels: 8/F.2-3
Johnny Peacock: 63
Bobby Doerr: 7/L

Notes & reviews

Off the wall.
Off the wall. Webb made a poor relay throw allowing Foxx to go to third.
Off the wall.
The game was halted to allow fans and players to watch a formation of Army Air Corps bombers flying overhead.
Great stop by Keltner.
Off the wall.
Cronin couldn't hold Hale's hot liner.
Great stop by Keltner.
Down the line.

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