GM# 76 JULY 12, 1941 VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS
LEONARD, DANDRIDGE BOTH HOMER LATE, TO BOOST ATHLETICS PAST INDIANS
PHI 7 11 0
CLE 4 8 0
WP-SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS(2-4) LP-AL MILNAR
HR-BUCK LEONARD(9), RAY DANDRIDGE(5)
Satchel Paige started and went six and a third inniings, staked to a 4-0 lead. However, Cleveland rallied late, scoring four runs over the final three innings. Buck Leonard hit a solo home run in the eighth and Ray Dandridge belted a two run clout in the top of the ninth, pushing Philadelphia past Cleveland, 7-4.
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