Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 23, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1920 at Dunn Field. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dykes 2b 4 0 2 0
Thomas 3b 3 1 0 0
Walker lf 4 1 2 0
Witt rf 3 0 1 0
Dugan ss 4 0 2 2
Welch cf 4 0 0 0
Perkins c 4 0 0 0
Griffin 1b 4 0 2 0
Martin p 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Graney lf 2 1 1 0
Chapman ss 3 0 1 0
Speaker cf 2 0 0 1
Wood rf 3 0 1 0
Gardner 3b 4 0 0 0
Wambsganss 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnston 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Neill c 3 0 2 0
Coveleski p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Philadelphia 000 000 0202100
Cleveland 100 000 000152
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  W(1-2) 9.0 5 1 1 6 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
6
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski  L(8-2) 9.0 10 2 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
0
0
4

  E–Wambsganss (9), O'Neill (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Dugan-Griffin, Dykes-Griffin-Perkins-Thomas-Griffin, Cleveland 2. Gardner-Johnston, Coveleski-Johnston-Gardner.  2B–Philadelphia Dykes (7); T. Walker (3); Dugan (5); Martin (1), Cleveland Graney (7); O'Neill (5).  SH–Thomas (5); Witt (2); Martin 2 (2); Chapman (15).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Welch (1).  CS–O'Neill (1).  U–Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.
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