St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
May 4, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1923 at Dunn Field. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 9, Cleveland Indians 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 4 1 2 0
Foster 2b 4 2 2 1
Jacobson cf 5 1 1 2
Williams lf 5 1 1 3
McManus 1b 2 0 2 0
  Durst 1b 2 2 2 2
Severeid c 5 0 2 0
Robertson 3b 5 1 0 0
Gerber ss 5 0 1 1
Shocker p 4 1 2 0
Totals 41 9 15 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson lf 5 1 1 0
Wambsganss 2b 4 1 2 0
Speaker cf 4 1 3 3
Guisto 1b 3 0 1 1
Summa rf 4 0 1 1
Sewell ss 4 0 0 0
Lutzke 3b 2 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaner 3b 0 0 0 0
O'Neill c 4 0 1 0
Coveleski p 2 0 0 0
  Brower ph 1 1 1 0
  Metivier p 0 0 0 0
  Myatt ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
St. Louis 000 001 4319151
Cleveland 200 010 1015112
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(3-1) 9.0 11 5 5 5 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski  L(3-1) 7.0 11 5 5 2 1
  Metivier   2.0 4 4 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
4
1

  E–Gerber (8), Wambsganss (3), Speaker (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Foster-Gerber-Durst, Cleveland 1. Wambsganss-J. Sewell-Guisto.  2B–St. Louis Jacobson (1); Shocker (1), Cleveland Summa (6); Brower (1).  3B–St. Louis Tobin (1); McManus (2).  HR–St. Louis Williams (6,7th inning off Coveleski 2 on); Durst 2 (3,6th inning off Coveleski 0 on,7th inning off Coveleski 0 on), Cleveland Speaker (1,1st inning off Shocker 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Guisto (2).  Team–9.  SB–Robertson (2); Summa (4).  U–George Hildebrand, Red Ormsby, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:18.  A–5,000.
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