Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 12, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1947 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 5 0 2 0
Joost ss 4 1 2 1
Binks rf 3 1 2 0
Fain 1b 4 0 0 1
Chapman cf 4 1 2 1
Rosar c 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 1 3 1
Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Savage p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Christopher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 5 0 0 0
Mitchell lf 4 1 3 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 1
Boudreau ss 4 1 1 1
Edwards rf 3 1 1 2
Gordon 2b 4 1 3 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 2 0
Lopez c 4 0 2 1
Willis p 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 13 5
Philadelphia 001 120 000–4110
Cleveland 202 010 00x–5130
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   3.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Savage  L(6-4) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Christopher   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Willis   4.2 8 4 4 2 1
  Klieman  W(1-1) 4.1 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
1
  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Rosar-Suder-Rosar, Cleveland 2. Gordon-Robinson, Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson.  2B–Philadelphia Binks 2 (14); Majeski (15), Cleveland Gordon (9).  3B–Cleveland Robinson (1).  HR–Cleveland Edwards (5,3rd inning off Coleman 1 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Willis (1).  Team–8.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Art Passarella, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Boyer.  T–2:16.  A–16,170.
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