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Philadelphia Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1940-07-24 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 4000 · 2:16
Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–6. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 5th. Al Smith earned the win and Harry Eisenstat picked up the save. Roy Weatherly went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
W: Al Smith L: Chubby Dean SV: Harry Eisenstat
Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: Eddie Rommel · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Rubeling | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Moses | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Simmons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Siebert | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Hayes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Brancato | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chubby Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Miles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earle Brucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Chapman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Boudreau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Trosky | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Beau Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Keltner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ray Mack | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rollie Hemsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Smith | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Eisenstat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Dean | 4.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
 Herman Besse | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Beckmann | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
 Nate Andrews | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Rubeling: 8
- Wally Moses: S8/9
- Al Simmons: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 1
- Ben Chapman: D7/L
- Roy Weatherly: 13
- Lou Boudreau: 9
- Hal Trosky: W
- Beau Bell: 8
Top 2
- Bob Johnson: 63
- Dick Siebert: 63
- Frankie Hayes: S8
- Benny McCoy: 43
Bot 2
- Ken Keltner: 7
- Ray Mack: 43
- Rollie Hemsley: 2/FL
Top 3
- Al Brancato: 163
- Chubby Dean: 8
- Al Rubeling: S8/9
- Wally Moses: 46(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Al Smith: D8/9
- Ben Chapman: 8
- Roy Weatherly: HR/9.2-H
- Lou Boudreau: 8
- Hal Trosky: S9
- Beau Bell: S8.1-2
- Ken Keltner: 43
Top 4
- Al Simmons: 63
- Bob Johnson: 7/L
- Dick Siebert: D9
- Frankie Hayes: W
- Benny McCoy: S8.2-H;1-2
- Al Brancato: W.2-3;1-2
- Chubby Dean: 13
Bot 4
- Ray Mack: S7
- Rollie Hemsley: 36(1)/FO
- Al Smith: S7.1-3
- Ben Chapman: 8
- Roy Weatherly: S8.3-H;1-2
- Lou Boudreau: S5.2-3;1-2
- Hal Trosky: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Beau Bell: 6
Top 5
- Al Rubeling: K/C
- Wally Moses: 43
- Al Simmons: 3/G
Bot 5
- Ken Keltner: 7
- Ray Mack: D8/9
- Rollie Hemsley: D7.2-H
- Al Smith: S8.2-H
- Ben Chapman: WP.1-2
- Ben Chapman: W
- Roy Weatherly: 7
- Lou Boudreau: W.2-3;1-2
- Hal Trosky: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Beau Bell: 46(1)/FO
Top 6
- Bob Johnson: T8
- Dick Siebert: S7.3-H
- Frankie Hayes: S9.1-2
- Benny McCoy: 43.2-3;1-2
- Al Brancato: HP
- Dee Miles: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Al Rubeling: S7.2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
- Wally Moses: 8.3-H(UR)
- Al Simmons: K/C
Bot 6
- Ken Keltner: W
- Ray Mack: SB2
- Ray Mack: K
- Rollie Hemsley: 7
- Harry Eisenstat: 63
Top 7
- Bob Johnson: 53
- Dick Siebert: S9
- Frankie Hayes: 14(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Jeff Heath: 31
- Roy Weatherly: S8
- Lou Boudreau: S9.1-2
- Hal Trosky: 3/FL
- Beau Bell: 7
Top 8
- Benny McCoy: 3
- Al Brancato: 43
- Dee Miles: S4
- Al Rubeling: 9
Bot 8
- Ken Keltner: 2/FL
- Ray Mack: 8
- Rollie Hemsley: 63
Top 9
- Wally Moses: 63
- Earle Brucker: 53
- Bob Johnson: 53
Notes & reviews
- Simmons ejected by HP umpire Kolls for arguing called third strike