Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 24, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1947 at Shibe Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 5 1 3 1
Mitchell lf 5 1 1 0
Edwards rf 3 0 1 1
Boudreau ss 5 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 5 1 2 0
Gordon 2b 5 2 2 1
Bockman 3b 5 0 2 1
Hegan c 4 1 1 0
Feller p 3 0 2 0
Totals 40 6 15 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 4 0 1 1
Joost ss 3 0 1 0
Binks rf 2 0 0 0
  Valo rf 2 0 1 0
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
Rosar c 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 3 1 2 0
McCahan p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 210 020 100–6150
Philadelphia 000 010 000–151
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(12-8) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan  L(2-3) 5.0 11 5 4 2 0
  Coleman   4.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
6
5
2
0
  E–Joost (25).  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (5); Robinson (6).  3B–Cleveland Bockman (2), Philadelphia Majeski (5).  HR–Cleveland Gordon (16,7th inning off Coleman 0 on).  SH–Feller (4).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U–Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer.  T–2:00.  A–9,541.
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