Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1951 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 1, Philadelphia Athletics 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 3 0 0 0
Boone ss 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Combs ss 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 0 0
Chapman lf 4 0 0 0
Simpson 1b 3 0 1 0
Kennedy rf 3 0 0 1
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Lemon p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Suder ss 4 1 2 0
Fain 1b 3 0 2 1
Philley cf 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 0
Valo rf 4 0 0 0
Wahl 3b 3 0 0 0
Klein 2b 3 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 1 0
  Hitchcock 2b 0 0 0 0
Murray c 1 0 0 0
Fowler p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 7 1
Cleveland 000 010 000132
Philadelphia 100 000 01x272
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(3-4) 8.0 7 2 1 5 3
Totals
8.0
7
2
1
5
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(1-3) 9.0 3 1 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
3
1

  E–Doby 2 (5), Valo (3), Wahl (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Murray-Suder, Suder-Klein-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (14,off Lemon); Zernial (3,off Lemon).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Fowler (1,off Lemon).  Team–10.  CS–Avila (1,2nd base by Fowler/Murray).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Bill Summers.
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