Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 25, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1939 at Shibe Park. 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

Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hemsley c 5 0 1 0
Campbell rf 4 2 1 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 2
Trosky 1b 4 2 2 4
Heath lf 5 1 2 2
Keltner 3b 5 0 1 0
Grimes 2b 3 0 0 0
Webb ss 4 1 2 0
Allen p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 8 11 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lodigiani 3b 4 0 1 0
Ambler ss 4 0 0 0
Miles rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Hayes c 4 0 0 0
Chapman 1b 4 1 1 0
Tipton lf 4 1 2 1
Gantenbein 2b 4 2 3 2
Ross p 2 0 1 1
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Joyce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Cleveland 002 030 3008110
Philadelphia 030 000 100482
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  W(4-3) 9.0 8 4 4 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ross  L(1-6) 7.0 10 8 6 4 1
  Joyce   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
6
4
1

  E–Lodigiani (5), S. Chapman (8).  DP–Cleveland 1. Keltner-Grimes-Trosky, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Cleveland Keltner (13), Philadelphia S. Chapman (11).  3B–Cleveland Heath (2), Philadelphia Gantenbein (3).  HR–Cleveland Chapman (3,7th inning off Ross 0 on); Trosky (7,7th inning off Ross 0 on); Heath (8,7th inning off Ross 0 on), Philadelphia Gantenbein (3,2nd inning off Allen 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U–Joe Rue, Harry Geisel, Steve Basil.
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