Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 26, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1940 at Griffith 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman rf 4 1 2 0
Weatherly cf 4 1 0 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 0
Trosky 1b 3 1 2 3
Heath lf 4 1 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 1 1
Mack 2b 4 0 0 0
Hemsley c 4 0 0 0
Harder p 3 0 0 0
  Feller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 4 1 2 0
Lewis rf 5 0 1 1
Welaj lf 4 0 1 1
Travis 3b 4 1 1 1
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 1 0
Sanford 1b 2 0 1 0
  West ph 1 0 0 0
Pofahl ss 3 0 0 0
  Myer ph 0 0 0 0
Ferrell c 3 1 1 0
Leonard p 2 0 0 0
  Early ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Cleveland 201 001 000–470
Washington 001 011 000–380
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Harder  W(9-9) 6.1 8 3 3 2 1
  Feller  SV(3) 2.2 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(13-13) 9.0 7 4 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
4
  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 3. Mack-Boudreau-Trosky, Harder-Boudreau-Trosky, Keltner-Mack-Trosky.  3B–Cleveland Keltner (8).  HR–Cleveland Trosky (23,1st inning off Leonard 1 on), Washington Travis (2,6th inning off Harder 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Leonard (5).  Team–8.  SB–Weatherly (4).  U–Harry Geisel, George Pipgras, Red Ormsby.  T–2:12.  A–1,500.
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