Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 17, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 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 10, Cleveland Indians 9

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lehner lf 6 0 1 0
Valo rf 5 1 3 1
Chapman cf 6 2 3 0
Fain 1b 4 1 2 1
Hitchcock 2b 3 1 0 1
Wahl 3b 5 2 1 1
Joost ss 5 2 1 2
Tipton c 4 1 2 2
  Guerra c 2 0 1 1
Brissie p 3 0 1 0
  Hooper p 3 0 0 0
Totals 46 10 15 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boone ss 5 1 2 4
Kennedy rf 6 0 0 1
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Easter 1b 6 0 1 1
Rosen 3b 6 2 3 1
Lemon J. lf 5 1 0 0
Avila 2b 4 2 2 0
  Lemon B. ph 0 0 0 0
  Boudreau 2b 1 0 1 0
Murray c 4 1 3 0
Rozek p 1 0 0 0
  Weik p 0 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Wynn ph,p 2 1 0 0
Totals 45 9 13 8
Philadelphia 216 000 000 0110150
Cleveland 001 114 002 009131
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie   5.1 10 7 7 5 3
  Hooper  W(14-9) 5.2 3 2 2 3 4
Totals
11.0
13
9
9
8
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Rozek   2.0 6 5 4 1 1
  Weik   0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  Benton   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Flores   2.0 4 0 0 0 0
  Wynn  L(16-8) 5.0 2 1 1 2 3
Totals
11.0
15
10
9
7
5

  E–Avila (5).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hooper-Joost-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Tipton (5,off Rozek); Wahl (12,off Flores).  3B–Cleveland Boone (5,off Brissie).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (17,2nd inning off Rozek 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Doby (24,3rd inning off Brissie 0 on 1 out); Rosen (36,5th inning off Brissie 0 on 2 out).  SH–Hitchcock (3,off Wynn).  Team LOB–11.  Team–11.  SB–Chapman (3,2nd base off Rozek/Murray); Valo (11,3rd base off Rozek/Murray).  U–Art Passarella, Jim Honochick, Charlie Berry.  T–3:15.  A–11,810.
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