Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
August 5, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1945 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Meyer 2b 3 0 1 0
  Wheeler 2b 2 1 1 0
Rocco 1b 5 1 1 1
Seerey rf 3 1 0 0
Heath lf 5 1 1 1
Boudreau ss 5 1 4 3
Hayes c 2 0 1 0
  Desautels c 2 0 0 0
  Hoag ph 1 0 0 0
  McDonnell c 0 0 0 0
Mackiewicz cf 5 1 2 1
Cihocki 3b 4 2 4 0
  Steiner ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Salveson p 1 0 0 0
  O'Dea p 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 2 1 1 3
  Gromek ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 16 9
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 2b 5 2 2 0
Finney 1b 2 1 1 1
  Kreevich cf 1 0 1 0
Laabs lf 3 1 0 1
Stephens ss 4 1 1 2
Moore rf 4 1 1 2
  McQuinn 1b 1 0 0 0
Christman 3b 4 1 3 2
Byrnes cf,rf 4 1 1 2
Mancuso c 4 1 1 0
Potter p 2 1 2 0
  West p 1 0 0 0
  Caster p 0 0 0 0
  Jakucki p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Cleveland 000 203 0409161
St. Louis 305 020 00x10131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L(11-10) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Salveson   1.2 6 4 4 0 1
  O'Dea   2.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Klieman   4.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
6
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  W(8-10) 6.0 11 5 5 2 4
  West   1.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Caster   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Jakucki  SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
4
6

  E–Meyer (8), Gutteridge (11).  DP–St. Louis 1. Stephens-Gutteridge-Finney.  2B–Cleveland Heath (8); Boudreau (22); Cihocki (7), St. Louis Gutteridge (14).  HR–Cleveland Klieman (1,6th inning off Potter 2 on), St. Louis Moore (3,3rd inning off Salveson 1 on); Byrnes (4,3rd inning off Salveson 1 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Potter (4).  HBP–Laabs (1); Christman (2).  Team–11.  SB–Christman (1).  U–Jim Boyer, Bill Summers, Joe Rue.  T–2:22.  A–13,144.
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