Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 18, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 5 0 0 0
Pytlak c 3 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 0
  Hemsley c 1 1 0 0
Trosky 1b 5 1 1 1
Heath lf 5 1 1 1
Campbell rf 3 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 1
Shilling 2b 4 0 1 0
Grimes ss 3 0 1 0
Allen p 1 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphries p 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 7 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Gantenbein 2b 4 0 1 0
Miles rf 5 0 1 1
Chapman cf 5 1 0 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 2
Etten 1b 3 0 0 0
Nagel 3b 5 0 1 0
Brucker c 3 0 1 0
  Lodigiani pr 0 1 0 0
  Hayes c 0 0 0 0
Ambler ss 1 0 0 0
  Dean ph,p 2 0 0 0
Caster p 3 0 1 0
  Siebert ph 1 0 0 0
  Newsome ss 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 4 6 3
Cleveland 000 000 102 00372
Philadelphia 000 002 001 01460
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen   7.0 3 2 1 4 3
  Humphries  L(1-2) 3.1 3 2 1 6 1
  Dobson   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.1
6
4
2
10
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Caster   9.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Dean  W(1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
4
5

  E–Hemsley (2), Keltner (4).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Nagel-Etten, Brucker-Ambler, Ambler-Etten.  2B–Cleveland Hale (1).  HR–Cleveland Trosky (3,7th inning off Caster 0 on), Philadelphia Johnson (4,6th inning off Allen 1 on).  HBP–Campbell (2).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Miles (3); Etten (1).  Team–14.  CS–Campbell (1); Grimes (1).  U–Steve Basil, Red Ormsby, Bill Summers.  T–2:34.  A–10,000.
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