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Miley BB CD 1939 Indians-Senators 9/21
Called by Harry McTigue and Walter Johnson

This broadcast began in the bottom of the fourth with the score 0-0, and is complete from that point forward.  Also included is the Dedication of the Hall of Fame in 1939, and "Baseball, an Action History" narrated by Buddy Blattner.

Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org
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Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 21, 1939 (D) at Griffith Stadium

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  0  -   6  9  0
WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 7 1
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Boudreau ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 2
Weatherly lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
Chapman cf 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
Hale 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 5
Campbell rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Keltner 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
Grimes 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 7 0
Hemsley c 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 0
Milnar p 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6 6 2 27 8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Campbell-Grimes.
BATTING - 
2B: Campbell (22,off Bass); Keltner (33,off Bass).
SH: Hemsley (11,off Bass).
HBP: Campbell (3,by Bass).
GDP: Weatherly (2,off Bass).
IBB: Grimes (1,by Bass).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Chapman (7,3rd base by Carrasquel/Ferrell).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Leip 2b 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 4
Quick ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Pitko rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Wright lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
Gelbert 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Gedeon cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Ferrell c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Bass p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrasquel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 3 27 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Leip-Quick-Vernon, Ferrell-Gelbert.
E: Vernon (11).
PB: Ferrell (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Gelbert (7,off Milnar).
HR: Gelbert (3,7th inning off Milnar 1 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Milnar W(13-11) 9 7 3 3 1 3 1 34
WP: Milnar (4).
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bass L(0-1) 8 7 6 6 6 1 0 38
Carrasquel 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
Totals 9 9 6 6 6 2 0 42
WP: Bass (1).
HBP: Bass (1,Campbell).
IBB: Bass (1,Grimes).
Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - George Pipgras, 3B - Bill Summers