St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1951 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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St. Louis Browns 1, Cleveland Indians 4

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Berardino 3b 4 0 1 0
Sievers lf 2 0 0 0
Wood rf 4 0 1 0
Coleman cf 4 0 1 0
Lutz 1b 3 0 0 0
Upton ss 3 0 0 0
  Bero ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 0 0
  Arft ph 1 1 1 1
Starr p 0 0 0 0
  Pillette p 3 0 1 0
  Delsing ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 0 1 0
Avila 2b 2 0 0 0
Easter 1b 3 0 0 1
Rosen 3b 2 1 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 0
Kennedy rf 3 1 2 1
Boone ss 3 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 1
Feller p 3 1 0 0
Totals 26 4 5 3
St. Louis 000 000 001151
Cleveland 040 000 00x452
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Starr  L (0-1) 1.2 2 4 4 6 2
  Pillette   6.1 3 0 0 5 5
Totals 8.0 5 4 4 11 7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 5 8
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 5 8

  E–Berardino (1), Rosen (1), Feller (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Boone-Avila-Easter.  2B–Cleveland Doby (2,off Starr).  HR–St. Louis Arft (1,9th inning off Feller 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Hegan (1,by Pillette).  Team–9.  CS–Mitchell (1,2nd base by Starr/Moss); Kennedy (1,2nd base by Pillette/Moss).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:48.  A–48,316.

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