Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 17, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1938 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
Lary ss 4 0 0 0
Campbell rf 5 2 4 1
Hale 2b 4 1 1 0
Heath lf 5 0 1 2
Averill cf 4 1 1 1
  Weatherly cf 1 0 0 0
Trosky 1b 3 2 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 2 1
Hemsley c 4 0 1 1
Feller p 4 1 1 1
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finney 1b 3 1 0 0
Moses rf 3 1 1 0
Werber 3b 3 2 1 1
Brucker c 4 0 1 1
Johnson cf 3 2 1 3
Chapman lf 3 0 1 0
Lodigiani 2b 4 0 2 1
Ambler ss 2 0 1 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Caster p 1 0 0 0
  Haas ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
Cleveland 400 120 000–7110
Philadelphia 000 200 130–683
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(10-4) 7.0 6 6 6 6 5
  Humphries  SV(3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Caster  L(9-10) 5.0 10 7 6 4 2
  Smith   4.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
4
5
  E–Finney (5), Johnson (12), Ambler (23).  DP–Cleveland 3. Hale-Lary-Trosky, Hale-Lary-Trosky, Keltner-Hale-Trosky.  2B–Cleveland Heath (12); Averill (21); Feller (2), Philadelphia Ambler (13).  3B–Cleveland Campbell (4).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (18,4th inning off Feller 1 on).  SH–Hale (13).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Keltner (3).  U–Bill Grieve, Harry Geisel, Bill McGowan.  T–2:44.  A–14,580.
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