Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 27, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1947 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 1 2 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 2 2
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Edwards rf 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
Gettel p 2 0 1 0
  Feller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 3 0
Lewis rf 5 0 1 0
Robertson lf 5 0 2 0
Vernon 1b 3 0 0 0
Spence cf 3 0 1 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 0 0
Christman ss 4 0 0 0
Ferrell c 3 0 0 0
Wynn p 4 0 2 0
Totals 34 1 9 0
Cleveland 000 002 000250
Washington 001 000 000190
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel  W(4-5) 5.2 8 1 1 3 4
  Feller  SV(1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L(11-9) 9.0 5 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson, Washington 1. Wynn-Yost-Christman.  2B–Cleveland Boudreau (27), Washington Robertson (3).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Priddy (6).  Team–11.  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, Red Jones.  T–2:04.  A–19,046.
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