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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-07-11 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3075 · 1:54

Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–1. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 5th. Vern Kennedy earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vern Kennedy L: Russ Christopher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Stewart · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Weatherly	3	0	1	0	0	0
Oris Hockett	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ken Keltner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Heath	4	1	2	1	0	0
Les Fleming	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lou Boudreau	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Mack	3	0	1	2	0	0
Otto Denning	3	0	0	0	0	1
Vern Kennedy	2	0	0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Kreevich	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Miles	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Blair	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pete Suder	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	3	0	1	1	0	0
Russ Christopher	3	0	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	9.0	6	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Christopher	9.0	5	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Weatherly: 3/L
Oris Hockett: 6/L
Ken Keltner: 6/P

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: 63
Dee Miles: 43
Dick Siebert: W
Bob Johnson: S9.1-2
Buddy Blair: 3/FL

Top 2

Jeff Heath: 13
Les Fleming: K
Lou Boudreau: 4/L

Bot 2

Hal Wagner: D7
Pete Suder: 3/G.2-3
Bill Knickerbocker: S5.3-H
Russ Christopher: K
Mike Kreevich: 3/G

Top 3

Ray Mack: 8
Otto Denning: K
Vern Kennedy: K

Bot 3

Dee Miles: 13
Dick Siebert: 43
Bob Johnson: 53

Top 4

Roy Weatherly: 43
Oris Hockett: 43
Ken Keltner: 5/P

Bot 4

Buddy Blair: 7/7D
Hal Wagner: 31
Pete Suder: 63

Top 5

Jeff Heath: S8
Les Fleming: D9.1-3
Lou Boudreau: 13
Ray Mack: S7.2-H;3-H;B-2(E7)
Otto Denning: 4/P
Vern Kennedy: 5/P

Bot 5

Bill Knickerbocker: 8
Russ Christopher: S/9S
Mike Kreevich: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Roy Weatherly: S8
Oris Hockett: 46(1)/FO
Ken Keltner: 53.1-2
Jeff Heath: S9.2-H
Les Fleming: SB2
Les Fleming: 3/G

Bot 6

Dee Miles: E6
Dick Siebert: 7
Bob Johnson: 8
Buddy Blair: 3/G

Top 7

Lou Boudreau: 63
Ray Mack: 43
Otto Denning: 63

Bot 7

Hal Wagner: 4/P
Pete Suder: S7
Bill Knickerbocker: 6/FL
Russ Christopher: 4/P

Top 8

Vern Kennedy: W
Roy Weatherly: 13/SH.1-2
Oris Hockett: 53
Ken Keltner: 13

Bot 8

Mike Kreevich: 9
Dee Miles: 7
Dick Siebert: 53

Top 9

Jeff Heath: 7
Les Fleming: 63
Lou Boudreau: 63

Bot 9

Bob Johnson: 8
Buddy Blair: 8
Hal Wagner: D9
Pete Suder: 43