Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 31, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 1 0 0 0
  Fox pr,2b 3 0 1 0
Moses rf 5 0 0 0
Valo lf 4 1 3 0
Fain 1b 4 0 1 0
Chapman cf 4 0 2 1
Suder 2b,3b 4 1 2 0
Astroth c 4 0 0 0
Davis 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Brissie p 4 0 2 1
Totals 36 2 11 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy rf 3 1 2 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 1
Wynn p 3 0 1 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Philadelphia 000 000 110–2111
Cleveland 000 010 000–160
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  W(13-8) 9.0 6 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L(10-5) 8.1 11 2 2 2 1
  Garcia   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
1
  E–Astroth (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Fain, Cleveland 2. Gordon-Boudreau-Vernon, Garcia-Boudreau-Vernon.  2B–Philadelphia Suder (18).  3B–Cleveland Kennedy (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Jim Boyer, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Art Passarella.
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