Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
August 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1947 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 6 0 0 0
Robertson lf 6 2 3 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 1 0
Grace rf 4 1 3 2
Spence cf 3 1 0 0
Christman ss 4 1 2 3
Priddy 2b 4 0 2 1
Evans c 3 0 1 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Mancuso c 1 0 0 0
Haefner p 2 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 2 2 0
Metkovich cf 4 2 2 1
Peck rf 5 0 2 2
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 1
Keltner 3b 4 1 0 0
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 3
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 2 0 1 0
  Hegan pr,c 2 1 0 0
Lemon p 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 1 0 0 0
  Stephens p 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Gettel p 2 0 1 0
  Bockman pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 7 9 7
Washington 031 000 200 0–6122
Cleveland 003 003 000 1–790
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner   6.0 6 6 6 8 1
  Ferrick  L(1-5) 3.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
9
7
7
9
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   2.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Willis   2.1 3 0 0 1 0
  Stephens   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Klieman   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Gettel  W(8-6) 3.2 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
10.0
12
6
6
7
4
  E–Yost (10), Priddy (11).  DP–Washington 1. Priddy-Christman-Vernon, Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson.  2B–Washington Robertson (5); Grace (9), Cleveland Gordon (19).  3B–Washington Christman (2), Cleveland Gettel (1).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Boudreau (12).  Team–12.  U-HP–Joe Rue, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:45.  A–15,147.
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