Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 21, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1945 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 4, Washington Senators 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Meyer 2b 4 0 1 0
Rocco 1b 5 0 1 2
O'Dea rf 4 0 0 0
Heath lf 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 1 0 0
Hayes c 4 1 2 0
Ross 3b 4 1 2 2
Mackiewicz cf 3 1 1 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Center p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek ph 1 0 0 0
  Salveson p 0 0 0 0
  Seerey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case lf 4 0 0 1
Myatt 2b 3 1 0 0
Torres ss 5 0 1 1
Clift 3b 3 1 1 0
Kuhel 1b 4 0 1 1
Ferrell c 2 1 1 0
Binks rf 3 1 1 1
Zardon cf 3 2 2 0
Niggeling p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasquel p 4 1 1 2
Totals 31 7 8 6
Cleveland 040 000 000482
Washington 200 230 00x781
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(3-7) 4.1 7 7 5 7 0
  Center   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Salveson   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
5
7
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling   1.2 3 4 4 2 0
  Carrasquel  W(2-3) 7.1 5 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
2

  E–Ross (13), Smith (1), Binks (4).  DP–Washington 1. Myatt-Kuhel.  2B–Cleveland Rocco (8); Hayes (10); Ross (16), Washington Binks (19).  SH–Smith (2); Case (3).  HBP–Boudreau (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Zardon (2).  U–Art Passarella, Hal Weafer, Ernie Stewart.  T–1:54.  A–5,733.
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