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Cleveland Guardians @ Chicago White Sox

1940-08-31 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 12 innings · Att: 5442 · 2:55

Cleveland Indians defeated Chicago White Sox 5–4. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 9th. Johnny Allen earned the win. Skeeter Webb went 4-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	5	7
CHA	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15

W: Johnny Allen L: Clint Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: George Pipgras · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Chapman	6	0	2	2	0	0
Roy Weatherly	6	0	1	1	0	1
Lou Boudreau	4	0	0	0	2	1
Hal Trosky	3	0	1	0	3	1
Jeff Heath	5	0	0	0	1	1
Ken Keltner	5	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Mack	5	2	1	0	1	0
Rollie Hemsley	2	1	0	0	2	0
Al Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Odell Hale	1	0	0	0	0	0
Beau Bell	1	0	0	1	0	0
Frankie Pytlak	2	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Allen	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	6	0	4	3	0	0
Mike Kreevich	6	0	3	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	6	0	1	0	0	0
Moose Solters	6	0	2	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	1	0	1	0
Taffy Wright	5	2	2	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	5	0	1	0	0	2
Bob Kennedy	3	2	0	0	2	1
Eddie Smith	4	0	1	0	0	1
Clint Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Smith	6.0	12	3	2
Harry Eisenstat	2.0	2	0	1
Johnny Allen	4.0	1	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	8.0	3	7	2
Clint Brown	4.0	4	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Chapman: 8/L
Roy Weatherly: S9
Lou Boudreau: 9
Hal Trosky: W.1-2
Jeff Heath: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: S3
Mike Kreevich: S1/BG.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Moose Solters: 8
Luke Appling: W.2-3;1-2
Taffy Wright: 13

Top 2

Ken Keltner: 4
Ray Mack: 53
Rollie Hemsley: 9

Bot 2

Mike Tresh: 9
Bob Kennedy: K
Eddie Smith: S7
Skeeter Webb: S3.1X3(45)

Top 3

Al Smith: 8
Ben Chapman: D7/8
Roy Weatherly: 8
Lou Boudreau: 8

Bot 3

Mike Kreevich: 8
Joe Kuhel: 43
Moose Solters: D8/9
Luke Appling: 5/FL

Top 4

Hal Trosky: D7
Jeff Heath: W
Ken Keltner: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Ray Mack: 13
Rollie Hemsley: IW
Al Smith: 13

Bot 4

Taffy Wright: S8
Mike Tresh: 3
Bob Kennedy: W.1-2
Eddie Smith: 53.2-3;1-2
Skeeter Webb: S9.3-H;2-H
Mike Kreevich: CS2(24)

Top 5

Ben Chapman: 7
Roy Weatherly: K
Lou Boudreau: 53

Bot 5

Mike Kreevich: S7
Joe Kuhel: 46(1)3/GDP
Moose Solters: S7
Luke Appling: 7/L

Top 6

Hal Trosky: K
Jeff Heath: 8
Ken Keltner: 7

Bot 6

Taffy Wright: S8
Mike Tresh: S8.1-3
Bob Kennedy: CS2(24)
Bob Kennedy: IW
Eddie Smith: WP.3-H;1-3
Eddie Smith: K
Skeeter Webb: S8.3-H
Mike Kreevich: 13

Top 7

Ray Mack: 43
Rollie Hemsley: 9
Odell Hale: 53

Bot 7

Joe Kuhel: S9
Moose Solters: 54(1)3/GDP
Luke Appling: S9.B-2(E9)
Taffy Wright: 5

Top 8

Ben Chapman: 8
Roy Weatherly: 7
Lou Boudreau: W
Hal Trosky: W.1-2
Jeff Heath: 5/L

Bot 8

Mike Tresh: K/C
Bob Kennedy: 9
Eddie Smith: 13

Top 9

Ken Keltner: E6.B-1
Ray Mack: W.1-2
Rollie Hemsley: W.2-3;1-2
Beau Bell: E6.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Ben Chapman: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Roy Weatherly: 7/L.3-H(UR)
Lou Boudreau: W.1-2
Hal Trosky: 7
Jeff Heath: K/C

Bot 9

Skeeter Webb: 43
Mike Kreevich: 63
Joe Kuhel: 43

Top 10

Ken Keltner: 7
Ray Mack: 2/FL
Frankie Pytlak: 63

Bot 10

Moose Solters: 4
Luke Appling: 63
Taffy Wright: 3/G

Top 11

Johnny Allen: S8
Ben Chapman: HP.1-2
Roy Weatherly: 13.2-3;1-2
Lou Boudreau: K
Hal Trosky: IW
Jeff Heath: 6

Bot 11

Mike Tresh: K/C
Bob Kennedy: 5/FL
Clint Brown: E4.B-1
Skeeter Webb: 7

Top 12

Ken Keltner: 63
Ray Mack: S7
Frankie Pytlak: SB2
Frankie Pytlak: S8.2-H
Johnny Allen: 2/FL/BP
Ben Chapman: 13

Bot 12

Mike Kreevich: D8
Joe Kuhel: 63.2-3
Moose Solters: 8/DP.3XH(82)