Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
April 23, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1950 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 3 1
Vernon 1b 3 0 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Easter rf 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy rf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 0 0
Murray c 3 0 1 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Boone ss 4 0 1 1
Avila 2b 3 2 2 0
Zoldak p 1 1 1 0
  Gromek p 1 1 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 1 1 2
  Flores p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 5
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Upton ss 3 1 2 0
Kokos lf 4 1 1 4
Sievers cf 3 0 0 0
Lenhardt 1b 3 0 1 0
Wood rf 3 1 1 0
Moss c 2 0 0 0
Gustine 3b 2 1 1 1
Friend 2b 3 0 0 0
Garver p 2 1 1 0
  Schacht p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 5 7 5
Cleveland 002 022 17120
St. Louis 004 100 0574
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak   3.1 5 5 5 2 2
  Gromek  W(1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Flores  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
7.0
7
5
5
2
5
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(1-1) 6.0 11 7 5 1 4
  Schacht   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
7.0
12
7
5
2
5

  E–Upton (3), Gustine (3), Friend (2), Garver (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Doby (1,off Garver); Mitchell (4,off Garver), St. Louis Gustine (1,off Zoldak).  HR–Cleveland B. Lemon (1,6th inning off Garver 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Kokos (2,3rd inning off Zoldak 3 on 1 out).  SH–Vernon (1,off Garver); Moss (1,off Zoldak).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  U–Bill Grieve, Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers.  T–2:06.  A–18,146.
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