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Philadelphia Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1940-06-16 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 2:22
Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 8th. Bob Feller earned the win. Lou Boudreau went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
W: Bob Feller L: George Caster SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Brancato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Wally Moses | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Benny McCoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dick Siebert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frankie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Porter Vaughan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chubby Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dee Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Gantenbein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Boudreau | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Trosky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Beau Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ben Chapman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Mack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Keltner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Feller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Vaughan | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
 George Caster | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Brancato: K/C
- Wally Moses: 9
- Benny McCoy: 13
Bot 1
- Lou Boudreau: W
- Roy Weatherly: 7
- Rollie Hemsley: K
- Hal Trosky: K
Top 2
- Bob Johnson: 3
- Dick Siebert: K/C
- Frankie Hayes: K
Bot 2
- Beau Bell: K/C
- Ben Chapman: 4
- Ray Mack: 63
Top 3
- Sam Chapman: 9
- Bill Lillard: HP
- Porter Vaughan: 16(1)4/BG/GDP
Bot 3
- Ken Keltner: 9
- Bob Feller: K/C
- Lou Boudreau: HR/7
- Roy Weatherly: 8
Top 4
- Al Brancato: K
- Wally Moses: 9
- Benny McCoy: 9
Bot 4
- Rollie Hemsley: E3.B-1
- Hal Trosky: 5
- Beau Bell: W.1-2
- Ben Chapman: PO1(E2).2-3;1-2
- Ben Chapman: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
- Ray Mack: K
Top 5
- Bob Johnson: K/C
- Dick Siebert: 43
- Frankie Hayes: S9
- Sam Chapman: K
Bot 5
- Ken Keltner: 8
- Bob Feller: K
- Lou Boudreau: 53
Top 6
- Bill Lillard: W
- Porter Vaughan: K
- Al Brancato: W.1-2
- Wally Moses: K
- Benny McCoy: K
Bot 6
- Roy Weatherly: 3/G
- Rollie Hemsley: 43
- Hal Trosky: W
- Beau Bell: K
Top 7
- Bob Johnson: K
- Dick Siebert: E3
- Frankie Hayes: 5
- Sam Chapman: W.1-2
- Chubby Dean: K/C
Bot 7
- Ben Chapman: D9
- Ray Mack: WP.2-3
- Ray Mack: 3/FL
- Ken Keltner: OA.3XH(21)
- Ken Keltner: K/C
Top 8
- Al Simmons: W
- Dee Miles: K/C
- Wally Moses: D9.1-3
- Benny McCoy: D9.3-H;2-H
- Bob Johnson: 2/FL
- Dick Siebert: 7
Bot 8
- Bob Feller: K
- Lou Boudreau: D7/8.B-3(E8)
- Roy Weatherly: 43
- Rollie Hemsley: D7.3-H;B-H(E7)(E8)(NR)(UR)
- Hal Trosky: 8
Top 9
- Frankie Hayes: E6
- Sam Chapman: 64(1)3/GDP
- Joe Gantenbein: 8