Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 29, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1939 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hemsley c 4 1 1 0
  Sewell c 1 0 1 1
Weatherly lf 5 0 1 0
Chapman cf 3 0 2 1
Hale 2b 5 0 0 0
Campbell rf 2 1 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 0
Grimes 1b 4 0 0 0
Webb ss 3 1 2 0
Allen p 3 1 2 1
Totals 34 5 10 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 4 1 1 0
Lewis 3b 3 0 1 0
Loane cf 3 0 0 1
Estalella lf 4 0 0 1
Travis ss 3 0 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 3 0 0 0
Giuliani c 4 1 2 0
Leonard p 3 0 0 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cleveland 010 110 1015100
Washington 002 000 000264
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  W(6-5) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(10-4) 9.0 10 5 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
4
3

  E–Loane (1), Travis (16), Vernon (1), Giuliani (5).  DP–Washington 3. Bloodworth-Travis-Vernon, Lewis-Bloodworth-Vernon, Loane-Bloodworth.  PB–Hemsley (2); Giuliani 2 (5).  2B–Cleveland Weatherly (8).  SH–Allen (2).  HBP–Webb (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  CS–Grimes (2).  U–George Pipgras, Harry Geisel, Steve Basil.  T–1:56.  A–3,500.
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