Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 20, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1939 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators 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, Washington Senators 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Weatherly cf 4 0 1 0
Hemsley c 2 0 1 0
  Pytlak c 2 0 0 0
Trosky 1b 4 2 3 0
Solters lf 4 1 1 0
Chapman rf 3 0 2 3
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 0
Grimes ss 4 0 1 0
Shilling 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 5 1 1 0
Lewis 3b 3 1 0 0
Wasdell 1b 3 1 1 0
Wright rf 4 2 3 3
Myer 2b 2 1 2 1
Travis ss 4 0 1 1
Estalella lf 4 0 0 0
Giuliani c 4 0 1 0
Leonard p 4 0 2 0
Totals 33 6 11 5
Cleveland 000 002 010–392
Washington 100 003 20x–6112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(6-2) 6.0 7 4 3 3 4
  Dobson   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
3
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(3-0) 9.0 9 3 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
2
  E–Grimes 2 (8), Wright (3), Estalella (2).  DP–Washington 1. Travis-Myer-Wasdell.  2B–Washington Giuliani (1).  3B–Cleveland Trosky (1), Washington Wright 2 (4).  SH–Feller (3); Lewis (4); Wasdell (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Case (13).  CS–Case (2).  U–George Moriarty, Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:17.  A–10,000.
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