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Cleveland Guardians @ Philadelphia Athletics

1944-06-28 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3998 · 1:55

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 7–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 3rd. Don Black earned the win. Dick Siebert went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
PHA	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2		7	10

W: Don Black L: Vern Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jim Boyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Oris Hockett	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ken Keltner	3	1	0	0	1	2
Pat Seerey	4	0	0	0	0	3
Lou Boudreau	4	1	1	1	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	4	0	3	2	0	0
Mickey Rocco	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Mack	3	0	0	0	1	1
Norm Schlueter	3	0	0	0	1	2
Vern Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Calvert	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Grant	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ford Garrison	3	1	0	1	2	0
Hal Epps	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bobby Estalella	4	1	1	1	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	2	2	2	0	0
George Kell	3	1	2	0	0	0
Irv Hall	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ed Busch	3	0	1	2	0	0
Don Black	4	0	0	0	0	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	2.2	4	2	2
Paul Calvert	2.1	4	2	0
Steve Gromek	3.0	2	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Black	9.0	8	3	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Oris Hockett: 43
Ken Keltner: 5
Pat Seerey: K

Bot 1

Ford Garrison: 2/FL
Hal Epps: K
Bobby Estalella: 53

Top 2

Lou Boudreau: 43
Roy Cullenbine: S8
Mickey Rocco: 5/FL
Ray Mack: W.1-2
Norm Schlueter: K

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: S9
Dick Siebert: S9.1-3
George Kell: WP.3-H;1-2
George Kell: 54/SH.2-3
Irv Hall: W
Ed Busch: 7/L.3-H
Don Black: K

Top 3

Vern Kennedy: 5/FL
Oris Hockett: S8
Ken Keltner: W.1-2
Pat Seerey: K
Lou Boudreau: S8.1-2;2-H
Roy Cullenbine: T9.1-H;2-H
Mickey Rocco: 43

Bot 3

Ford Garrison: W
Hal Epps: WP.1-2
Hal Epps: S8.2-3
Bobby Estalella: S7.1-2;3-H
Frankie Hayes: 4(B)6(2)/LDP
Dick Siebert: HR/8.1-H
George Kell: 13

Top 4

Ray Mack: E6
Norm Schlueter: 8
Paul Calvert: K
Oris Hockett: K

Bot 4

Irv Hall: S9
Ed Busch: 14/SH.1-2
Don Black: 43.2-3
Ford Garrison: W
Hal Epps: W.1-2
Bobby Estalella: 13

Top 5

Ken Keltner: K/C
Pat Seerey: K
Lou Boudreau: 6

Bot 5

Frankie Hayes: 63
Dick Siebert: 9/L
George Kell: S9
Irv Hall: S8.1-2
Ed Busch: 13

Top 6

Roy Cullenbine: S3
Mickey Rocco: S8.1-2
Ray Mack: K/C
Norm Schlueter: W.2-3;1-2
Paul O'Dea: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 6

Don Black: K
Ford Garrison: 6/FL
Hal Epps: 43

Top 7

Oris Hockett: S8
Ken Keltner: K/C
Pat Seerey: 7
Lou Boudreau: 7

Bot 7

Bobby Estalella: 7/L
Frankie Hayes: 5/L
Dick Siebert: 8

Top 8

Roy Cullenbine: 13
Mickey Rocco: S5
Ray Mack: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

George Kell: S7
Irv Hall: E1.1-2
Ed Busch: S8.1-3;2-H;B-2(TH)
Don Black: 4
Ford Garrison: 7.3-H(UR)
Hal Epps: 2/FL

Top 9

Norm Schlueter: K
Jimmy Grant: K
Oris Hockett: 5/FL