Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 22, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1947 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 4 0 0 0
Mitchell lf 3 1 0 0
Edwards rf 4 1 0 0
Boudreau ss 2 1 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 3 0 1 1
  Fleming ph 1 0 0 0
Bockman 3b 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
Gettel p 1 0 0 0
  Stephens p 1 0 0 0
  Doby ph 1 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 2
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 3 1 2 0
Joost ss 2 2 0 0
Binks rf 3 0 0 0
Fain 1b 2 1 0 1
Chapman cf 4 1 1 3
Guerra c 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b 3 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 3 0 0 0
Dietrich p 2 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 0 0
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 3 4
Cleveland 300 000 000–332
Philadelphia 022 010 00x–533
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel  L(3-5) 2.1 3 4 4 3 2
  Stephens   3.2 0 1 0 2 0
  Embree   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
3
5
4
6
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich  W(3-0) 7.0 3 3 2 3 6
  Christopher  SV(9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
3
2
4
7
  E–Edwards (2), Hegan (5), Fain (11), Dietrich 2 (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Bockman-Gordon-Robinson.  2B–Philadelphia McCosky (12).  HR–Philadelphia Chapman (7,2nd inning off Gettel 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  SB–Joost (3); Binks (5).  U–Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, Eddie Rommel.  T–1:56.  A–15,749.
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