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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1939-09-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 500 · 2:09

Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–4. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Allen earned the win. Ben Chapman went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	9	13
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	10

W: Johnny Allen L: Sam Page 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
Lou Boudreau	4	1	1	0	1	0
Roy Weatherly	5	3	3	0	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	2	3	3	1	0
Odell Hale	5	0	2	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Keltner	4	2	1	0	1	1
Oscar Grimes	5	0	1	1	0	1
Frankie Pytlak	5	1	0	1	0	0
Johnny Allen	4	0	1	1	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	0	0	1	1	0
Al Brancato	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	3	1	1	0	2	1
Dick Siebert	5	0	1	3	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Chapman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Page	2	0	2	0	0	0
Dee Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Collins	1	1	1	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Allen	9.0	10	4	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Page	9.0	13	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Boudreau: 43
Roy Weatherly: E4
Ben Chapman: S6.1-2
Odell Hale: 8
Bruce Campbell: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-H(UR)
Bruce Campbell: 9

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 9
Al Brancato: 8
Bob Johnson: 5

Top 2

Ken Keltner: 63
Oscar Grimes: K
Frankie Pytlak: 4

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 53
Sam Chapman: 6

Top 3

Johnny Allen: 53
Lou Boudreau: W
Roy Weatherly: 16(1)/FO
Ben Chapman: SB2.1-2(PB)
Ben Chapman: W
Odell Hale: 63

Bot 3

Fred Chapman: 3/P
Dario Lodigiani: S
Sam Page: 53/SH.1-2
Wally Moses: W
Al Brancato: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Bruce Campbell: 3/G
Ken Keltner: S
Oscar Grimes: S.1-3
Frankie Pytlak: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Johnny Allen: K

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: 3/G
Frankie Hayes: D
Dick Siebert: 4
Sam Chapman: K

Top 5

Lou Boudreau: S
Roy Weatherly: S.1-3
Ben Chapman: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Odell Hale: S.1-2
Bruce Campbell: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Fred Chapman: 8
Dario Lodigiani: 53
Sam Page: S
Wally Moses: 13

Top 6

Ken Keltner: 7
Oscar Grimes: 8
Frankie Pytlak: 63

Bot 6

Al Brancato: 53
Bob Johnson: S
Frankie Hayes: W.1-2
Dick Siebert: 9
Sam Chapman: 6

Top 7

Johnny Allen: K
Lou Boudreau: 3/G
Roy Weatherly: D
Ben Chapman: S.2-H
Odell Hale: K

Bot 7

Fred Chapman: 4
Dario Lodigiani: 5
Sam Page: S
Wally Moses: 3/G

Top 8

Bruce Campbell: 3/G
Ken Keltner: W
Oscar Grimes: 9
Frankie Pytlak: E8/F.1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Johnny Allen: S.2-H(UR)
Lou Boudreau: 8

Bot 8

Al Brancato: S
Bob Johnson: S.1-2
Frankie Hayes: W.2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: D9/9L.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dee Miles: 5/P
Joe Gantenbein: 31
Dario Lodigiani: 53

Top 9

Roy Weatherly: T
Ben Chapman: S.3-H
Odell Hale: S.1-2
Bruce Campbell: S.2-3;1-2
Ken Keltner: K
Oscar Grimes: 4(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Frankie Pytlak: 13

Bot 9

Eddie Collins: D9/F9S.B-3(E9/TH2)
Wally Moses: 43.3-H
Chubby Dean: S
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 8
Dick Siebert: 3/G