Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 30, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1940 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 3b 3 0 0 0
Kuhel 1b 4 0 1 0
Kreevich cf 4 1 1 1
Wright rf 4 0 1 0
Appling ss 2 0 0 0
Rosenthal lf 3 0 2 0
McNair 2b 3 0 0 0
Tresh c 2 0 1 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 6 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 4 1 0 0
Heath lf 4 1 1 0
Chapman cf 4 0 1 0
Trosky 1b 3 0 1 1
Bell rf 4 0 1 1
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 0
Hemsley c 3 1 1 0
Mack 2b 3 0 1 1
Smith p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Chicago 000 000 001160
Cleveland 000 010 02x370
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(2-5) 8.0 7 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(4-0) 9.0 6 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 4. Heath-Hemsley-Trosky, Boudreau-Mack-Trosky, Smith-Boudreau-Trosky, Boudreau-Mack.  2B–Cleveland Hemsley (7); Smith (2).  3B–Chicago Kuhel (1); Rosenthal (1).  HR–Chicago Kreevich (3,9th inning off Smith 0 on).  SH–Smith (3).  HBP–Appling (1).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  U–Cal Hubbard, George Moriarty, Joe Rue.
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