GM# 57 JUNE 18, 1941 VS CLEVELAND INDIANS
MCCOY HITS GAME WINNING, TWO RUN SINGLE, AS ATHETICS WIN, 9-8
CLEVE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 8 14 0
PHILA 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 17 2
WP-BUMP HADLEY(4-3) LP-HARRY EISENSTAT
HR-JOSH GIBSON(17); ROLLIE HEMSLEY
Benny McCoy drilled a two run single, which scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, as Philadelphia pulled a game out of the fire, in a 9-8, comeback win against Cleveland.
The Athletics led seven to two after six innings, but Cleveland mounted a late charge, scoring six runs over the last three innings. James Bell was 4-5, at the top of the order, while Josh Gibson stroked his 18th homer.
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