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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-06-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:19

Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 5th. Bob Feller earned the win. Hal Trosky went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Feller L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: George Pipgras · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Boudreau	5	4	3	1	0	0
Roy Weatherly	5	0	1	1	0	0
Beau Bell	5	0	1	2	0	0
Hal Trosky	3	1	1	2	2	0
Jeff Heath	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Keltner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Mack	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rollie Hemsley	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bob Feller	3	1	0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Benny McCoy	3	1	2	0	2	0
Wally Moses	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	5	0	0	0	0	3
Dick Siebert	4	1	1	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	1	0	0	1
Al Rubeling	2	0	0	0	1	2
Bill Lillard	3	0	1	1	0	0
Nels Potter	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Simmons	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Feller	9.0	8	5	7

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	8	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Boudreau: 3/FL
Roy Weatherly: 7
Beau Bell: 8

Bot 1

Benny McCoy: S9
Wally Moses: W.1-2
Bob Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 8.3-H
Sam Chapman: K

Top 2

Hal Trosky: 31
Jeff Heath: S8
Ken Keltner: W.1-2
Ray Mack: K
Rollie Hemsley: S8.2-H;1-3
Bob Feller: 13

Bot 2

Al Rubeling: K
Bill Lillard: 8
Nels Potter: 6/L

Top 3

Lou Boudreau: S7
Roy Weatherly: 13.1-2
Beau Bell: WP.2-3
Beau Bell: S7.3-H
Hal Trosky: 13.1-2
Jeff Heath: 31

Bot 3

Benny McCoy: W
Wally Moses: 3/FL
Bob Johnson: 5
Frankie Hayes: 143

Top 4

Ken Keltner: 63
Ray Mack: 63
Rollie Hemsley: E4
Bob Feller: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: 43
Sam Chapman: S6
Al Rubeling: K
Bill Lillard: 2/FL

Top 5

Lou Boudreau: S7
Roy Weatherly: 7
Beau Bell: 7
Hal Trosky: HR/9.1-H
Jeff Heath: 9/L

Bot 5

Nels Potter: K/C
Benny McCoy: 3/G
Wally Moses: S9
Bob Johnson: 5

Top 6

Ken Keltner: 63
Ray Mack: K
Rollie Hemsley: K/C

Bot 6

Frankie Hayes: 8
Dick Siebert: D/89
Sam Chapman: 53.2-3
Al Rubeling: W
Bill Lillard: S7.3-H;1-2
Nels Potter: 2/FL

Top 7

Bob Feller: K
Lou Boudreau: HR/8
Roy Weatherly: 13
Beau Bell: 9

Bot 7

Benny McCoy: W
Wally Moses: 43.1-2
Bob Johnson: D/89.2-3
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 8

Hal Trosky: W
Jeff Heath: 2/FL
Ken Keltner: 64(1)/FO
Ray Mack: 2/FL

Bot 8

Chubby Dean: 6
Dee Miles: 2/FL
Joe Gantenbein: 8

Top 9

Rollie Hemsley: 4
Bob Feller: W
Lou Boudreau: E6.1-2
Roy Weatherly: D8.2-H;1-3
Beau Bell: 8.3-H(UR);2-3
Hal Trosky: IW
Jeff Heath: 31

Bot 9

Al Simmons: S7
Benny McCoy: S9.1-2
Wally Moses: 9
Bob Johnson: 8
Frankie Hayes: K