TRIBE IMPROVES TO 17-1 VS. A’S

Reynolds Secures ‘W’ Despite 7 BBs, No Ks

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22 (AP) – The Cleveland Indians won their 10^th consecutive game against the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-3 at Shibe Park. The Indians have now been victorious in 17 of the 18 head-to-head contests between the two clubs this season. It was Cleveland’s seventh straight win overall. The A’s have dropped four in a row. Indians starter Allie Reynolds picked up the win, his eighth of the year in 18 decisions, despite issuing seven walks and striking out none in just 5 1/3 innings of work. Four Cleveland relievers—Joe Krakauskas, Joe Berry and Pete Center—combined for 3-2/3 shutout innings to close out the game.

Philadelphia drew first blood when Elmer Valo led off the bottom of the opening frame with a walk, advanced to third on Oscar Grimes’ base hit, and scored on Barney McCosky’s fly ball.

But the Indians seized firm control of the game in the top of the second when they erupted for four runs. Lou Boudreau scored on Valo’s throwing error, and Jim Hegan, Ken Keltner and Pat Seerey all amassed RBI singles.

Cleveland scored twice more in the third when Reynolds helped his own cause with a two-run single.

Reynolds, who battled control issues throughout, surrendered single runs to the A’s in the fourth and sixth innings, but that’s as close as Philadelphia would draw. The Indians sealed the deal in the ninth with three more runs, the first on Keltner’s second run-scoring single of the game, and the next two on Les Fleming’s two-run, two-out homer, his sixth long ball of the season.

A's manager Connie Mack, saddled with a very short pitching staff, was compelled to leave starter Dick Fowler on the mound to absorb all nine runs. Fowler has now dropped 10 straight decisions, the longest such streak in the major leagues thus far this year. Fowler’s last win came on June 26. His 16 losses are the most of any big league pitcher to date this season.

8/22/1946, Cle46-PhA46, Shibe Park (A)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP

1946 Indians 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 13 0 6 3

1946 Athletics 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 1 13 1

Indians AB R H BI AVG Athletics AB R H BI AVG

Mackiewicz cf 4 0 1 0 .284 Valo rf 2 1 0 0 .327

Woodling ph 1 1 1 0 .297 Grimes,O 2b 3 0 1 0 .272

Keltner 3b 5 0 2 2 .239 Handley,G ph 1 0 0 0 .245

Ross 3b 0 0 0 0 .290 McCosky,B cf 5 0 3 1 .321

Seerey lf 5 0 2 1 .220 Suder ss 4 0 1 0 .293

Edwards,H rf 5 1 1 0 .289 Chapman,S lf 3 1 0 0 .278

Fleming,L 1b 5 1 1 2 .281 McQuinn 1b 2 1 1 0 .262

Boudreau ss 4 1 0 0 .306 Majeski,H 3b 5 0 1 1 .212

Mack 2b 3 2 2 0 .205 Desautels c 3 0 1 1 .190

Meyer,D 2b 0 0 0 0 .231 Fowler p 4 0 0 0 .106

Hegan c 2 2 1 1 .205 32 3 8 3

Reynolds p 3 1 2 2 .264

Krakauskas p 0 0 0 0 .000

Berry,J p 0 0 0 0 .250

Wasdell,J ph 1 0 0 0 .262

Center p 0 0 0 0 .000

38 9 13 8

Indians INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA

Reynolds W 8-10 5.1 6 3 3 7 0 91 46 4.03

Krakauskas H 2 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 14 7 4.50

Berry,J H 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17 10 2.20

Center S 2 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 42 22 4.26

9.0 8 3 3 11 3 164 85

Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA

Fowler L 5-16 9.0 13 9 9 4 6 148 86 4.32

9.0 13 9 9 4 6 148 86

Cle: Wasdell,J batted for Berry,J in the 8th

Meyer,D inserted at 2b in the 8th

Woodling batted for Mackiewicz in the 9th

Woodling moved to cf in the 9th

Ross inserted at 3b in the 9th

PhA: Handley,G batted for Grimes,O in the 9th

E-Valo. 2B-Seerey(16), Mack(3), Suder(24), McQuinn(21). 3B-Woodling(5).

HR-Fleming,L(6). RBI-Keltner 2(62), Seerey(41), Fleming,L 2(27), Hegan(16),

Reynolds 2(7), McCosky,B(34), Majeski,H(18), Desautels(9). SB-Mack(1).

K-Mackiewicz, Keltner, Seerey 2, Edwards,H, Fleming,L, Grimes,O, Chapman,S,

Fowler. BB-Boudreau, Mack, Hegan 2, Valo 3, Grimes,O, Suder, Chapman,S 2,

McQuinn 3, Desautels. WP-Fowler.

GWRBI: Hegan

Temperature: 92, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH.

Attendance: 5,020

Game Time: 2:36