Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 27, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1938 at League Park IV. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 12

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finney 1b 5 1 1 1
Moses rf 5 1 1 0
Werber 3b 5 2 2 2
Hayes c 4 1 1 1
Johnson cf 4 3 2 1
Chapman lf 4 2 2 3
Lodigiani 2b 5 1 2 1
Ambler ss 3 0 0 0
Ross p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Brucker ph 1 0 1 2
  Parker pr 0 0 0 0
  Potter p 0 0 0 0
  Haas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 12 11
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lary ss 5 3 4 1
Campbell rf 3 2 1 1
Hale 2b 5 2 3 2
Heath lf 4 1 0 1
Averill cf 3 1 0 2
Trosky 1b 3 1 2 1
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 2
Pytlak c 4 1 2 2
Hudlin p 0 0 0 0
  Zuber p 2 0 0 0
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
  Milnar p 1 0 0 0
  Harder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 13 12
Philadelphia 210 020 42011123
Cleveland 211 041 30x12132
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ross   5.0 8 8 5 3 1
  Thomas   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Potter  L(1-5) 2.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
12
9
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hudlin   0.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Zuber   6.0 5 5 4 4 3
  Humphries   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Milnar  W(1-0) 2.1 2 2 2 1 3
  Harder  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
10
8
6

  E–Finney (6), Lodigiani (17), Ambler (24), Hale 2 (12).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Werber-Finney, Cleveland 1. Pytlak-Trosky-Hale.  PB–Hayes (3).  2B–Philadelphia Finney (7); Moses (16); Johnson (14), Cleveland Lary (16); Keltner (20).  3B–Philadelphia Werber (4), Cleveland Lary (3); Pytlak (4).  HR–Philadelphia Chapman (11,8th inning off Milnar 1 on), Cleveland Hale (5,3rd inning off Ross 0 on).  SH–Ross (4); Zuber (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–3.  SB–Ambler (2); Parker (1).  CS–Lary (4).  U–Lou Kolls, Bill Grieve, George Moriarty.  T–2:58.  A–7,500.
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