Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 16, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1948 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 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 5, Philadelphia Athletics 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 2 2 0
Boudreau ss 4 1 3 1
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 1
Keltner 3b 4 1 2 3
Robinson 1b 0 0 0 0
  Berardino 1b 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 1 0 0 0
  Tipton c 2 0 0 0
Feller p 0 0 0 0
  Muncrief p 2 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 2 0
McCosky lf 4 2 1 0
Coleman cf 5 3 4 1
Fain 1b 4 2 2 2
Majeski 3b 5 1 3 2
Valo rf 4 1 2 2
Rosar c 2 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 1
Brissie p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 10 16 8
Cleveland 100 004 0005102
Philadelphia 530 101 00x10160
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(9-11) 0.1 5 5 4 0 0
  Muncrief   5.1 9 5 4 4 0
  Klieman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Black   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
10
8
4
0
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  W(9-6) 9.0 10 5 5 3 6
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
6

  E–Boudreau (10), Gordon (11).  DP–Cleveland 3. Gordon-Berardino, Keltner-Gordon-Berardino, Gordon-Boudreau-Berardino, Philadelphia 2. Joost-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain.  2B–Cleveland Boudreau (20), Philadelphia Joost (16).  3B–Philadelphia R. Coleman (7).  HR–Cleveland Keltner (22,6th inning off Brissie 2 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Brissie (2).  Team–7.  SB–McCosky (1); R. Coleman (4).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:25.  A–19,509.
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