ch ▁h itter ▁for ▁the ▁Indians . ▁▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁occurred ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁May ▁ 1 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁game ▁of ▁a ▁double header ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁at ▁Cleveland ▁Stadium , ▁Wh isen ant ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁hitting ▁for ▁Cleveland ▁pitch er ▁Gary ▁Bell ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁in ning . ▁However , ▁just ▁minutes ▁earlier , ▁at ▁ 6 ▁p . m ., ▁the ▁Indians ▁not ified ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁office ▁that ▁Wh isen ant ▁had ▁been ▁trad ed ▁to ▁Washington ▁for ▁second ▁bas eman ▁Ken ▁Asp rom onte . ▁The ▁news ▁apparently ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁reached ▁Cleveland ▁manager ▁Joe ▁Gordon ▁when ▁he ▁sent ▁Wh isen ant ▁into ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁bat ▁against ▁left - hand er ▁Frank ▁Ba umann . ▁Play ing ▁the ▁percent ages , ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁brought ▁in ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁hur ler ▁( G er ry ▁St ale y ) ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁move , ▁where up on ▁Wh isen ant ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch ▁without ▁hitting , ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁left - hand ed ▁pin ch ▁h itter , ▁T ito ▁Fran con a . ▁Chicago ▁ski pper ▁Al ▁López ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁ro ster ▁viol ation ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁game ▁under ▁protest . ▁Fran con a ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁scoring ▁in ▁the ▁game ; ▁he ▁ground ed ▁out ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁frame . ▁But ▁Cleveland ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁in ▁extra ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁Wh