Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
July 1, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1947 at Sportsman's Park III. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 5 2 2 0
Mitchell lf 5 2 2 0
Edwards rf 5 1 3 4
Boudreau ss 4 1 2 1
  Conway ss 1 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 2 2 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 2 3
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 4 0 1 0
Coleman rf 4 0 1 0
Stephens ss 4 1 2 1
Heath lf 4 1 1 1
Lehner cf 4 1 2 0
Judnich 1b 4 0 1 0
Hitchcock 2b 4 0 0 0
Early c 2 0 0 0
Kinder p 1 0 0 1
  Schultz ph 1 0 0 0
  Fannin p 0 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Cleveland 110 020 5009120
St. Louis 010 001 010380
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   1.1 3 1 1 0 3
  Gromek  W(1-0) 7.2 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
8
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kinder  L(5-1) 7.0 11 9 9 3 4
  Fannin   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau, St. Louis 1. Stephens-Hitchcock-Judnich.  2B–Cleveland Metkovich (10); Edwards (1); Boudreau 2 (20); Keltner (13), St. Louis Dillinger (13); Stephens (8); Lehner (11).  HR–Cleveland Edwards (2,7th inning off Kinder 1 on); Keltner (4,7th inning off Kinder 2 on), St. Louis Stephens (8,8th inning off Gromek 0 on); Heath (10,6th inning off Gromek 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Kinder (2).  Team–7.  SB–Dillinger (20).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Joe Rue, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:14.  A–10,461.
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