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The next day Cleveland traveled to St. Louis for a doubleheader. As usual, the lowly Browns were completely out of the running, already twenty games below the break-even mark. Either buoyed by Feller’s return or frustrated by their own .500 record, the Indians pummeled St. Louis, 14–4 in the first game and even worse in the nightcap, 15–4. Slugger Hal Trosky was the hero of game one, detonating three home runs along with seven RBIs. The lineup produced a total of seventeen hits, manhandling former teammate Oral Hildebrand for eleven tallies before he left the game. After a brief rest, the Indians recorded twenty-one hits in game two, including home runs by Moose Solters and Roy Weatherly. Even though they were far behind the Yankees in the pennant chase, Cleveland had a potent crew of hitters who could explode at any time. Averill, Trosky, Bruce Campbell, Lyn Lary, and Solters were capable of destroying American League pitchers, yet they were prone to episodes of poor play, exasperating the front office.