Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 7, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 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 2, Philadelphia Athletics 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 1 2 0
Doby rf 5 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 0
Boudreau ss 5 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 2 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 2 0
Tucker cf 4 0 1 1
Tresh c 3 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Benton p 3 0 1 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
  Zoldak p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 1 1 0
Moses rf 4 0 1 0
Valo lf 3 0 1 1
Fain 1b 3 1 0 0
Suder 3b,2b 3 1 0 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 1
Fox 2b 2 0 0 0
  Estalella ph 0 0 0 0
  Davis pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Guerra c 4 0 2 2
Coleman p 1 0 1 0
Totals 28 4 8 4
Cleveland 200 000 000–2110
Philadelphia 100 003 00x–482
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(3-4) 5.1 6 4 4 4 1
  Gromek   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Zoldak   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W(10-10) 9.0 11 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
5
  E–Fain (18), Chapman (8).  DP–Cleveland 2. Boudreau-Gordon-Vernon, Boudreau-Gordon-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Vernon (20).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Coleman 2 (7).  Team–7.  CS–Tucker (2).  U–Johnny Stevens, Jim Boyer, Eddie Rommel.
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