Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 1, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1940 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 1, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Weatherly cf 4 0 1 0
Chapman rf 4 0 1 0
Grimes 1b 4 0 0 0
Heath lf 3 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 0
Hemsley c 4 0 2 0
Mack 2b 3 1 2 1
Allen p 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuber p 0 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Miles cf 4 0 1 1
Moses rf 4 1 1 1
McCoy 2b 4 2 2 0
Johnson lf 3 1 2 1
Siebert 1b 4 0 2 2
Hayes c 3 0 1 0
Rubeling 3b 4 0 0 0
Lillard ss 3 1 1 0
Potter p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 5 11 5
Cleveland 001 000 000172
Philadelphia 000 111 02x5110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  L(1-2) 6.0 7 3 2 2 3
  Zuber   1.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Dobson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
2
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  W(1-2) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
5

  E–Boudreau (2), Weatherly (3).  DP–Cleveland 2. Allen-Boudreau-Grimes, Mack-Grimes.  2B–Cleveland Heath (4); Mack (5), Philadelphia McCoy 2 (5).  HR–Cleveland Mack (2,3rd inning off Potter 0 on), Philadelphia Moses (2,8th inning off Zuber 0 on); Johnson (4,8th inning off Zuber 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Potter (1).  Team–5.  CS–Heath (2).  U–Steve Basil, Red Ormsby, Joe Rue.  T–1:45.  A–1,500.
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