Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 6, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 11
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 1 2
Moses rf 3 0 0 0
Fain 1b 4 1 1 0
Chapman cf 4 1 0 0
Majeski 3b 3 1 1 1
Valo lf 3 0 0 0
Rosar c 2 1 0 0
  Fox pr 0 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 1 0 1
Coleman p 3 0 0 0
  Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 3 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 2 1 0 2
Tucker cf 4 0 0 1
  Rosen ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy rf 0 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 1
Doby rf,cf 3 2 0 1
Gordon 2b 5 1 2 3
Boudreau 3b 4 2 2 1
Boone ss 5 1 3 1
Hegan c 4 1 0 0
Gromek p 1 1 1 0
  Wynn ph 0 0 0 0
  Avila pr 0 0 0 0
  Garcia p 1 0 0 0
  Keltner ph 0 1 0 1
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 10 11
Philadelphia 000 500 000–531
Cleveland 001 100 09x–11102
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L(5-6) 7.0 8 8 6 6 3
  Kellner   0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Scheib   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
11
9
9
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek   4.0 3 5 0 3 2
  Garcia  W(4-2) 4.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Benton   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
5
0
4
3
  E–Coleman (1), Boone 2 (4).  2B–Cleveland Gromek (1).  HR–Cleveland Gordon (7,8th inning off Coleman 1 on 0 out).  SH–Valo (6); Hegan (2).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Jones, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bill McGowan.
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