Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 21, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1944 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 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 6 1 1 1
Rocco 1b 6 1 1 1
Cullenbine rf 4 1 1 0
Seerey lf 6 1 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 1
Hockett cf 5 0 2 1
Rosar c 4 1 4 0
Peters 2b 5 0 1 1
Reynolds p 2 0 1 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 0 0 0 0
  Calvert p 0 0 0 0
  Grant ph 1 0 0 0
  Poat p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 12 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
White rf 4 1 1 0
Garrison lf 3 0 1 0
Kell 3b 5 0 0 1
Hayes c 5 1 1 0
Siebert 1b 5 1 2 1
Estalella cf 4 1 0 0
Hall ss 4 0 2 2
Busch 2b 4 0 1 0
Newsom p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 4
Cleveland 000 201 001 01–5121
Philadelphia 200 200 000 00–481
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   3.1 6 4 4 1 1
  Klieman   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Calvert   3.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Poat  W(2-1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
8
4
4
3
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  L(2-3) 11.0 12 5 5 4 12
Totals
11.0
12
5
5
4
12
  E–Boudreau (5), Hall (9).  DP–Cleveland 2. Boudreau-Rocco, Keltner-Rocco, Philadelphia 1. Busch-Hall-Siebert.  2B–Cleveland Seerey (7); Peters (8), Philadelphia White (3); Hayes (2).  3B–Philadelphia Siebert (2); Hall (1).  HR–Cleveland Boudreau (1,11th inning off Newsom 0 on); Rocco (2,9th inning off Newsom 0 on).  HBP–Rosar (1).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Garrison (1).  Team–5.  SB–Garrison (4).  U–George Pipgras, Ernie Stewart, Bill McGowan.
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