Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 18, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 1 0 0
Coleman rf 3 0 0 0
Chapman cf 2 2 1 3
York 1b 2 0 0 1
Majeski 3b 4 0 1 1
White lf 4 0 0 0
Rosar c 3 0 0 0
Suder 2b 3 1 0 0
Fowler p 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Franks ph 1 0 1 0
  DeMars pr 0 1 0 0
  Savage p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 3 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 2 2 2
Doby cf 2 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 0
Edwards rf 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 1 2 2
Keltner 3b 2 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
  Judnich ph 1 0 0 0
Bearden p 0 1 0 0
  Black p 1 0 0 0
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon p 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Peck ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Philadelphia 200 100 200–530
Cleveland 121 000 000–450
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   2.2 3 4 4 4 0
  Harris  W(2-0) 2.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Savage  SV(1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
7
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bearden   3.1 2 3 3 4 3
  Black   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Christopher   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Lemon  L(9-5) 0.2 1 2 2 4 2
  Klieman   2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
5
5
10
7
  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Joost-York, Cleveland 1. Robinson-Boudreau.  PB–Hegan (2).  2B–Cleveland Gordon (8).  HR–Philadelphia Chapman (5,1st inning off Bearden 1 on), Cleveland Mitchell (1,2nd inning off Fowler 1 on); Gordon (10,3rd inning off Fowler 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Rosar (2).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:54.  A–44,840.
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