Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 8, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1921 at Shibe Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson lf 6 0 1 0
Wambsganss 2b 6 1 3 1
Speaker cf 5 2 1 0
Smith rf 6 2 2 0
Gardner 3b 5 2 2 2
Sewell ss 6 0 1 2
Johnston 1b 5 0 1 2
O'Neill c 6 0 1 0
Bagby p 0 0 0 0
  Sothoron p 6 0 2 0
Totals 51 7 14 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Witt rf 6 1 1 0
Walker T. lf 5 2 2 2
Walker J. 1b 7 0 1 0
Perkins c 5 0 3 2
Welch cf 6 0 0 0
Dugan 3b 6 1 2 1
Dykes 2b 6 1 3 0
McCann ss 5 1 2 0
Naylor p 1 0 1 1
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Keefe p 1 0 0 0
  Harriss p 2 0 0 0
  Griffin ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 52 6 16 6
Cleveland 000 402 000 000 17145
Philadelphia 120 300 000 000 06162
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby   1.1 6 3 1 0 0
  Sothoron  W(6-5) 11.2 10 3 3 3 7
Totals
13.0
16
6
4
3
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Naylor   4.0 5 4 3 0 1
  Keefe   2.1 3 2 1 1 0
  Harriss  L(10-11) 6.2 6 1 1 0 3
Totals
13.0
14
7
5
1
4

  E–Wambsganss (10), Speaker (4), J. Sewell (32), Johnston (9), O'Neill (6), Dykes (31), McCann (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Gardner-O'Neill-Johnston, Philadelphia 3. Dugan-Dykes, Dykes-McCann-J. Walker, J. Walker-Perkins-Dugan.  2B–Cleveland Jamieson (18); Gardner 2 (22).  3B–Cleveland J. Sewell (7), Philadelphia Dykes (12).  HR–Cleveland Wambsganss (2,4th inning off Naylor 0 on), Philadelphia Dugan (10,2nd inning off Bagby 0 on).  SH–Gardner (18); Johnston (18); Witt (17); McCann (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  CS–Sothoron (1); T. Walker (4).  SB–Witt (12); McCann (2).  U–Billy Evans, Bill Dinneen.
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