Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 17, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1950 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 7, Cleveland Indians 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 0
Lehner lf 5 0 2 2
Dillinger 3b 5 0 1 1
Chapman cf 4 1 1 1
Fain 1b 4 1 2 0
Valo rf 3 2 1 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 1
Guerra c 3 1 0 0
Fowler p 3 1 2 1
  Shantz p 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 2 1
Kennedy rf 5 1 2 1
Easter 1b 5 0 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 3 1 1 0
Boone ss 2 1 0 0
Murray c 3 2 2 2
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 1 0
  Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
  Conyers ph 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 0
  Lemon pr 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Avila ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Philadelphia 020 020 0037100
Cleveland 000 001 2115112
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   6.2 6 3 3 6 1
  Shantz  W(3-1) 1.2 5 2 2 1 0
  Scheib  SV(3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
7
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   6.0 7 4 3 1 3
  Pieretti   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Flores  L(2-3) 2.0 3 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
3
5

  E–Kennedy (2), Boone (5).  DP–Philadelphia 5. Dillinger-Suder-Fain, Dillinger-Suder-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain, Suder-Joost-Fain, Joost-Suder-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (3,off Feller); Lehner (4,off Flores), Cleveland Murray (4,off Fowler); Kennedy (1,off Shantz); Mitchell (5,off Shantz).  HR–Philadelphia Chapman (3,2nd inning off Feller 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Guerra (2,by Flores).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  SB–Joost (1,Home off Feller/Murray); Dillinger (4,2nd base off Feller/Murray).  CS–Dillinger (1,2nd base by Feller/Murray); Easter (1,2nd base by Fowler/Guerra).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Jim Boyer.  T–2:41.  A–12,471.
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