Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 31, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1943 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hockett cf 5 0 2 1
Boudreau ss 5 2 3 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 1
  Turchin 3b 1 0 0 0
Heath lf 5 1 1 2
Cullenbine rf 5 1 2 1
Denning 1b 4 1 1 1
Rosar c 4 0 1 0
Mack 2b 4 0 0 0
Bagby p 3 1 1 0
  Naymick p 0 0 0 0
  Peters ph 1 0 0 0
  Center p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 12 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 5 0 1 0
Spence cf 3 1 2 1
Vernon 1b 5 0 1 1
Johnson lf 4 1 1 1
Priddy 2b 4 2 2 1
Kampouris 3b 3 0 1 2
Early c 3 1 2 1
Sullivan ss 3 2 2 0
Leonard p 2 0 0 0
  Mertz p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 1 1 1
  Carrasquel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 13 8
Cleveland 000 232 0007120
Washington 000 100 61x8131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby   6.2 8 6 6 4 1
  Naymick   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Center  L(0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
4
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   5.0 12 7 7 0 1
  Mertz   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Carrasquel  W(6-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
0
4

  E–Vernon (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Hockett (5); Cullenbine (4); Denning (6); Bagby (1), Washington Kampouris (1).  3B–Cleveland Boudreau (1); Heath (3).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Carrasquel (4).  HBP–Kampouris (2).  Team–7.  U–Charlie Berry, Joe Rue, Bill McGowan.
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