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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox
1939-09-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 3400 · 1:42
Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Mel Harder earned the win. Ken Keltner 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
W: Mel Harder L: Charlie Wagner SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Boudreau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Odell Hale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bruce Campbell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Keltner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Grimes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Pytlak | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Harder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Finney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doc Cramer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Vosmik | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Desautels | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Nonnenkamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Harder | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Wagner | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Jim Bagby | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Boudreau: S/1#
- Roy Weatherly: 8
- Ben Chapman: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Lou Finney: 13
- Doc Cramer: S7
- Ted Williams: 7
- Bobby Doerr: 53
Top 2
- Odell Hale: 7
- Bruce Campbell: 43
- Ken Keltner: 53
Bot 2
- Joe Vosmik: 63
- Jim Tabor: T8/8D
- Tom Carey: 63
- Gene Desautels: 63
Top 3
- Oscar Grimes: 13
- Frankie Pytlak: 63
- Mel Harder: 3/L
Bot 3
- Charlie Wagner: 7
- Lou Finney: 3/G
- Doc Cramer: 4/L
Top 4
- Lou Boudreau: W
- Roy Weatherly: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
- Ben Chapman: W
- Odell Hale: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Ted Williams: 8
- Bobby Doerr: 53
- Joe Vosmik: S8
- Jim Tabor: 4/L
Top 5
- Bruce Campbell: K
- Ken Keltner: HR/7
- Oscar Grimes: S
- Frankie Pytlak: CS2(26)
- Frankie Pytlak: S
- Mel Harder: S.1-2
- Lou Boudreau: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Tom Carey: 9
- Gene Desautels: 4/P
- Charlie Wagner: 53
Top 6
- Roy Weatherly: S
- Ben Chapman: 46(1)3/GDP
- Odell Hale: K
Bot 6
- Lou Finney: 63
- Doc Cramer: S
- Ted Williams: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 7
- Bruce Campbell: T7
- Ken Keltner: S8.3-H
- Oscar Grimes: 8
- Frankie Pytlak: 8
- Mel Harder: 53
Bot 7
- Bobby Doerr: 63
- Joe Vosmik: 63
- Jim Tabor: 53
Top 8
- Lou Boudreau: 2/G/INT
- Roy Weatherly: 8/8D
- Ben Chapman: 63
Bot 8
- Tom Carey: 8
- Gene Desautels: S9
- Red Nonnenkamp: 7
- Lou Finney: 3/G
Top 9
- Odell Hale: W
- Bruce Campbell: CS2(26)
- Bruce Campbell: 8
- Ken Keltner: 53
Bot 9
- Doc Cramer: 43
- Ted Williams: HR/9
- Bobby Doerr: S7
- Joe Vosmik: 9
- Jim Tabor: 3/P
Notes & reviews
- Infield hit.
- Off the wall.
- Six of Keltner's twelve homeruns for the year have been hit at Fenway Park.
- Boudreau was struck by his own batted ball.