Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 12, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman rf 5 1 1 0
Weatherly cf 3 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 2 1
Trosky 1b 4 0 1 0
Heath lf 3 0 0 0
Mack 2b 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 0
Hemsley c 4 0 1 0
Feller p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lillard ss 3 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
Miles rf 4 0 0 0
Brancato 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gantenbein ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayes c 3 0 0 0
Chapman cf 3 0 0 0
Rubeling 2b 2 0 0 0
Babich p 2 0 0 0
  Dean ph 1 0 0 0
  Caster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
Cleveland 001 000 000160
Philadelphia 000 000 000013
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(14-5) 9.0 1 0 0 2 13
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
13
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Babich  L(7-7) 8.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Caster   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–Lillard 2 (18), Siebert (13).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Siebert-Lillard-Siebert.  2B–Cleveland Chapman (22); Boudreau 2 (27).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  U-HP–Cal Hubbard, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–John Quinn, 3B–George Moriarty.  T–2:10.  A–8,101.
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