St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
July 1, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 1, Cleveland Indians 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Sullivan 3b 4 0 0 0
Lehner lf 4 0 2 0
Priddy 2b 3 0 1 0
Kokos rf 4 0 0 0
Spence cf 4 0 1 0
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Graham 1b 4 1 1 1
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
Ostrowski p 2 0 1 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 3 1
Boone ss 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 0 0 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 1
Boudreau 3b 4 0 2 0
Kennedy rf 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 0
Benton p 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
St. Louis 000 010 000161
Cleveland 200 000 10x3100
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Ostrowski  L(2-4) 6.0 9 3 2 0 3
  Ferrick   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  W(3-2) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
5

  E–Lehner (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Sullivan-Priddy-Graham, Cleveland 1. Boone-Vernon.  2B–St. Louis Ostrowski (1), Cleveland Mitchell (8); Hegan (6).  HR–St. Louis Graham (10,5th inning off Benton 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Benton (1).  Team–7.  U–Jim Boyer, Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella.
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