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Philadelphia Athletics @
Cleveland Guardians
1946-06-16 Β· Day game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· 6 innings Β· Att: 16525 Β· 1:21
Cleveland Indians defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3β2. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Red Embree earned the win and Pete Center picked up the save. Les Fleming went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Red Embree L: Lou Knerr SV: Pete Center
Umpires β HP: Charlie Berry Β· 1B: Bill Summers Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hal Peck | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
George McQuinn | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pete Suder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Handley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Desautels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Case | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Les Fleming | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Boudreau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Keltner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sherm Lollar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Embree | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Embree | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hal Peck: 9
- Russ Derry: D
- George McQuinn: 8
- Sam Chapman: 3
Bot 1
- George Case: 53
- Felix Mackiewicz: S
- Les Fleming: WP.1-2
- Les Fleming: 8
- Hank Edwards: 43
Top 2
- Jack Wallaesa: 13
- Pete Suder: 63
- Gene Handley: 43
Bot 2
- Lou Boudreau: S
- Ken Keltner: 13/SH.1-2
- Dutch Meyer: FC6.2X3(65)
- Sherm Lollar: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Gene Desautels: E3
- Lou Knerr: 54(1)3/GDP
- Hal Peck: 9
Bot 3
- Red Embree: 13
- George Case: S
- Felix Mackiewicz: SB2
- Felix Mackiewicz: T.2-H;B-H(E6)(NR)
- Les Fleming: HR
- Hank Edwards: D
- Lou Boudreau: 4
- Ken Keltner: K
Top 4
- Russ Derry: 9
- George McQuinn: S
- Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO
- Jack Wallaesa: S.1-2
- Pete Suder: 8
Bot 4
- Dutch Meyer: 7
- Sherm Lollar: 63
- Red Embree: 8
Top 5
- Gene Handley: 43
- Gene Desautels: 8
- Everett Fagan: K
Bot 5
- George Case: 7
- Felix Mackiewicz: W
- Les Fleming: SB2
- Les Fleming: 8
- Hank Edwards: 13
Top 6
- Hal Peck: S
- Russ Derry: T.1-H
- George McQuinn: D.3-H
- Sam Chapman: 3
- Jack Wallaesa: 9
- Pete Suder: 8
Notes & reviews
- game called for rain












