St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
August 16, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1940 at League Park IV. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 3, Cleveland Indians 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Heffner 2b 5 1 2 0
Grace rf 5 0 1 0
Radcliff lf 5 2 4 1
Judnich cf 5 0 2 0
Clift 3b 4 0 2 2
Cullenbine 1b 3 0 0 0
Berardino ss 4 0 1 0
Swift c 3 0 0 0
  McQuinn ph 1 0 0 0
  Susce c 0 0 0 0
Auker p 3 0 0 0
  Hoag ph 1 0 0 0
  Trotter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 12 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman lf 4 2 2 1
Weatherly cf 5 1 3 1
Boudreau ss 5 0 1 2
Trosky 1b 4 1 2 0
Bell rf 3 1 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 1 2 1
Mack 2b 3 1 1 1
Hemsley c 4 1 2 1
Feller p 3 0 0 1
Totals 34 8 13 8
St. Louis 110 000 100–3120
Cleveland 110 003 12x–8130
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Auker  L(9-9) 7.0 10 6 6 4 1
  Trotter   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
4
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(21-6) 9.0 12 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
3
  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1. Berardino-Heffner-Cullenbine.  2B–St. Louis Berardino (24), Cleveland Chapman (32); Keltner (19); Hemsley (19).  3B–Cleveland Chapman (5); Weatherly (7).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Feller (5).  Team–7.  U-HP–Steve Basil, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Harry Geisel, 3B–John Quinn.  T–2:16.  A–4,500.
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