Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
June 18, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1940 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 1, Cleveland Indians 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 4 0 1 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 1 0
Walker lf 4 0 0 0
Bonura 1b 4 0 1 1
Travis ss 3 0 0 0
Welaj cf 4 0 0 0
Pofahl 2b 4 0 1 0
Ferrell c 2 0 0 0
Leonard p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 5 0 3 1
Weatherly cf 4 1 1 0
Hemsley c 5 0 2 1
Trosky 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Chapman lf 3 0 1 0
Mack 2b 4 1 2 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Washington 000 001 000–151
Cleveland 000 100 001–2101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(7-6) 8.2 10 2 2 4 3
Totals
8.2
10
2
2
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(7-1) 9.0 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
0
  E–Travis (12), Mack (9).  DP–Washington 1. Pofahl-Travis-Bonura, Cleveland 1. Keltner-Mack-Trosky.  PB–Ferrell (7).  2B–Washington Lewis (12), Cleveland Weatherly (16).  3B–Cleveland Boudreau (5).  HBP–Travis (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–11.  SB–Case (14).  U–Harry Geisel, Bill Grieve, Steve Basil.  T–1:53.  A–12,449.
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