Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
July 8, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1939 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hemsley c 5 3 1 0
Heath lf 5 1 4 4
Chapman cf 4 0 1 0
Trosky 1b 5 1 2 1
Weatherly rf 5 1 2 2
Keltner 3b 5 1 1 0
Grimes 2b 4 0 1 1
Webb ss 4 1 1 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Broaca p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 0 0 0 0
  Allen pr 0 1 0 0
  Stromme p 0 0 0 0
  Solters ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuber p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Heffner ss 2 0 1 0
  Christman ss 2 1 0 0
Sullivan rf 3 1 0 0
  Grace rf 2 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 3 1 1 3
Gallagher lf 3 2 0 0
Clift 3b 3 0 0 0
Laabs cf 4 2 3 3
Spindel c 4 1 0 0
Berardino 2b 4 0 1 1
Harris p 1 1 1 0
  Trotter p 3 1 2 1
Totals 34 10 9 8
Cleveland 030 220 0029133
St. Louis 312 200 02x1092
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Broaca   1.0 2 3 1 0 1
  Stromme  L(0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Zuber   5.0 4 4 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
9
10
6
4
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Harris   3.1 7 5 4 3 0
  Trotter  W(2-4) 5.2 6 4 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
3
5

  E–Webb 3 (18), Sullivan (8), Clift (12).  DP–Cleveland 2. Trosky-Webb, Keltner-Grimes-Trosky.  PB–Hemsley (1); Spindel (6).  2B–Cleveland Hemsley (8); Heath (20); Trosky (20); Keltner (16); Webb (9), St. Louis Laabs 2 (4); Berardino (16).  3B–Cleveland Heath (4).  HR–Cleveland Trosky (10,9th inning off Trotter 0 on); Weatherly (1,9th inning off Trotter 0 on), St. Louis McQuinn (9,1st inning off Broaca 1 on); Laabs (1,3rd inning off Stromme 1 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Grimes (5).  U–Joe Rue, Steve Basil, Harry Geisel.  T–2:24.  A–1,322.
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