Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 16, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1945 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 7

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hall 2b 5 1 3 1
Peck rf 5 1 1 1
Kish cf 4 0 0 0
McGhee lf 4 2 3 1
Siebert 1b 4 0 1 1
Rosar c 3 1 1 0
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Busch ss 3 1 1 0
Flores p 3 0 0 0
  Berry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Wheeler 3b,ss 4 1 0 0
Rocco 1b 5 1 2 0
Fleming rf 3 0 1 1
  Mackiewicz cf 0 0 0 0
Heath lf 3 1 1 1
Meyer 2b 5 1 2 1
Seerey cf,rf 3 1 0 0
Hayes c 3 1 2 1
  McDonnell c 0 1 0 0
Cihocki ss 2 0 0 0
  Ross ph,3b 1 0 1 2
Center p 2 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 1 0
  Salveson p 0 0 0 0
  Klieman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Philadelphia 030 000 0306100
Cleveland 100 100 1317102
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Flores   7.2 7 6 6 5 3
  Berry  L(4-7) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
10
7
7
6
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Center   7.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Salveson   0.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Klieman  W(5-4) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
2

  E–Rocco (9), Hayes (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Busch-Hall-Siebert, Cleveland 2. Hayes-Cihocki, Rocco.  PB–Rosar (3).  2B–Philadelphia Hall (13), Cleveland Meyer (22); Hayes (12); Ross (17).  3B–Philadelphia Hall (3).  HR–Cleveland Heath (11,4th inning off Flores 0 on).  SH–Kish (1); Kell (5); Mackiewicz (6); Cihocki (8).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–McGhee (1).  CS–Busch (2).  U–Bill McGowan, Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella.  T–2:07.  A–14,342.
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