St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
August 17, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1942 at Cleveland Stadium. 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 5, Cleveland Indians 2

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 2b 5 0 0 0
Clift 3b 2 1 1 0
Laabs rf 3 0 0 0
Judnich cf 5 2 3 2
Stephens ss 4 1 2 0
McQuinn 1b 5 0 3 1
Chartak lf 5 1 1 0
Ferrell c 2 0 0 1
Niggeling p 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hockett rf 4 1 1 0
Weatherly cf 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 1 1 1
Heath lf 4 0 2 0
Fleming 1b 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 0
  Dean ph 1 0 0 0
Mack 2b 3 0 1 0
  Milnar ph 1 0 0 0
Desautels c 2 0 0 0
Harder p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 7 1
St. Louis 010 100 0125110
Cleveland 101 000 000270
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling  W(11-10) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Harder   6.0 6 2 2 4 1
  Smith  L(8-11) 3.0 5 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
1

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Harder-Boudreau-Fleming.  PB–Ferrell (9).  2B–Cleveland Hockett (18).  HR–St. Louis Judnich (10,9th inning off Smith 1 on).  SH–Laabs 2 (4); Ferrell (6); Niggeling (4); Desautels (6).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  CS–Keltner (2).  U–Art Passarella, Bill McGowan, George Pipgras.  T–2:16.  A–8,472.
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