Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
September 4, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 11, St. Louis Browns 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lary ss 5 2 3 2
Weatherly cf 5 1 3 2
Campbell rf 3 1 1 0
Heath lf 4 2 2 2
Trosky 1b 4 1 1 1
Pytlak c 4 1 1 2
Keltner 3b 5 0 0 0
Hale 2b 4 2 1 1
Allen p 5 1 1 1
Totals 39 11 13 11
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 0 2 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 1 0
Mills lf 5 0 0 0
Clift 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 2 0
Kress ss 4 2 1 1
Sullivan c 4 1 1 2
Hughes 2b 1 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzera ph 1 0 0 0
  Tietje p 0 0 0 0
  Linke p 0 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  McQuillen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Cleveland 001 320 05011131
St. Louis 020 100 000371
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  W(14-8) 9.0 7 3 3 5 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L(1-5) 7.0 9 6 5 3 4
  Tietje   0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Linke   0.1 0 0 0 3 0
  Cole   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
11
10
7
6

  E–Hale (20), Kress (21).  DP–Cleveland 1. Lary-Trosky, St. Louis 1. Almada-McQuinn.  2B–Cleveland Lary (27); Weatherly 2 (8); Campbell (25); Heath (24); Trosky (32); Hale (29).  3B–Cleveland Heath (18).  HR–St. Louis Kress (7,4th inning off Allen 0 on); Sullivan (6,2nd inning off Allen 1 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Lary (16).  CS–Weatherly (3).  U–John Quinn, Eddie Rommel, Bill McGowan.
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