Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 9, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1950 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 8, Philadelphia Athletics 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 3
Tucker cf 3 0 0 0
  Conyers ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Easter 1b 5 0 2 1
Clark rf 4 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 5 3 4 2
Boone ss 3 1 1 1
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
Berardino 2b 3 1 1 1
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Murray c 2 0 0 0
Gromek p 2 0 1 0
  Zoldak p 0 0 0 0
  Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
  Rozek p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 0 1 0 0
  Kennedy cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 1 1
Lehner lf 5 1 1 0
Valo rf 5 1 1 3
Fain 1b 3 2 2 1
Dillinger 3b 4 0 2 0
Chapman cf 3 1 1 1
Suder 2b 2 1 1 0
Guerra c 3 1 1 1
Wyse p 3 1 2 1
  Scheib p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 8
Cleveland 001 100 0518111
Philadelphia 010 070 01x9120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(1-1) 4.2 8 6 6 3 0
  Zoldak   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Pieretti   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rozek   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Benton   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
4
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse  W(2-2) 7.2 9 7 7 5 2
  Scheib  SV(2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
5

  E–Tucker (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Gromek-Hegan-Berardino, Philadelphia 1. Chapman-Guerra.  PB–Murray (1).  2B–Cleveland Rosen 2 (3,off Wyse 2), Philadelphia Fain (2,off Gromek).  3B–Cleveland Mitchell (2,off Wyse).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (5,9th inning off Scheib 0 on 2 out), Philadelphia Fain (5,2nd inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out); Valo (1,5th inning off Gromek 2 on 1 out); Joost (2,8th inning off Benton 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Tucker (1,by Wyse).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Suder (1,off Gromek).  IBB–Guerra (1,by Gromek).  Team–6.  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, Joe Paparella.  T–2:22.  A–11,908.
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