Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 14, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1940 at League Park IV. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lillard ss 5 0 1 0
Moses rf 5 2 2 3
McCoy 2b 6 0 2 0
Johnson lf 4 1 0 0
Siebert 1b 5 1 3 1
Hayes c 2 1 2 1
  Brucker c 2 0 1 0
  Gantenbein pr 0 1 0 0
  Hancken c 0 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 1
Rubeling 3b 3 1 1 0
  Miles ph 0 0 0 0
  Brancato 3b 0 0 0 0
Besse p 2 1 1 1
  Caster p 2 0 0 0
  Dean ph 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 1 2
  Beckmann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 3 2 1 0
Bell rf 4 2 3 1
Chapman cf 5 0 1 0
Trosky 1b 4 1 1 3
Heath lf 4 0 1 2
Keltner 3b 5 1 1 1
Hemsley c 4 0 1 0
Mack 2b 3 0 0 0
Feller p 0 1 0 0
  Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Eisenstat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Philadelphia 050 200 0029151
Cleveland 014 020 000791
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Besse   3.0 3 5 5 3 1
  Caster  W(1-4) 5.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Beckmann  SV(1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
8
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   3.2 8 7 4 4 7
  Dobson  L(0-1) 4.1 6 2 2 2 4
  Eisenstat   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
6
7
12

  E–Lillard (5), Mack (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Siebert-Lillard, McCoy-Siebert, Cleveland 1. Mack-Trosky.  2B–Philadelphia Moses (6); McCoy (9); S. Chapman (5), Cleveland Bell (2); Hemsley (4).  3B–Philadelphia Siebert (2).  HR–Philadelphia Moses (3,2nd inning off Feller 2 on), Cleveland Trosky (8,3rd inning off Besse 2 on); Keltner (4,2nd inning off Besse 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  CS–Chapman (2).  U–George Pipgras, Bill Summers, John Quinn.  T–3:02.  A–4,500.
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