Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1949 at Shibe Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 1, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 1 1
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 0
Kennedy rf 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
  Rosen ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia p 1 0 0 0
  Zoldak p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Paige p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
Moses rf 4 0 0 1
Fain 1b 5 0 1 0
Chapman cf 3 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 1 1 0
Valo lf 4 1 2 1
Fox 2b 4 0 2 0
Guerra c 3 2 2 1
Fowler p 4 0 2 0
Totals 34 4 10 3
Cleveland 100 000 000141
Philadelphia 020 100 10x4101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L(6-3) 3.1 6 3 2 4 1
  Zoldak   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gromek   2.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Paige   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
5
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(6-3) 9.0 4 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
3

  E–Mitchell (2), Majeski (7).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Fox-Joost-Fain, Fain.  2B–Cleveland Gordon (11); Boudreau (8), Philadelphia Valo (8).  HR–Philadelphia Valo (1,2nd inning off Garcia 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Gordon (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Jones, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bill McGowan.
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