Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 12, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1951 at Shibe Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 2 1 1
Avila 2b 5 2 2 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 4 2 3 4
Boone ss 3 0 1 1
Kennedy rf 4 0 0 1
Simpson 1b 5 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Feller p 4 1 1 0
  Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 2 2 2
Fain 1b 3 0 0 1
Valo rf 4 0 1 1
Zernial lf 5 0 0 0
Philley cf 3 1 1 0
Majeski 3b 4 1 3 0
Suder 2b 3 1 1 0
  Limmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Klein 2b 0 0 0 0
Astroth c 3 0 1 2
  Hitchcock ph 1 1 1 0
Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Cleveland 140 201 0008101
Philadelphia 040 100 0016110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(9-1) 8.1 11 6 6 1 3
  Brissie   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Garcia   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(4-4) 2.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Scheib   7.0 4 3 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
3

  E–Simpson (4).  DP–Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Simpson.  PB–Astroth (4).  2B–Cleveland Rosen (11,off Kellner), Philadelphia Joost (12,off Feller).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (7,2nd inning off Kellner 2 on 2 out), Philadelphia Joost (6,4th inning off Feller 0 on 2 out).  SH–Boone (4,off Scheib).  HBP–Rosen (2,by Scheib); Fain 2 (2,by Feller 2).  IBB–Kennedy (5,by Kellner).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Hank Soar, Bill McKinley, Jim Honochick.  T–2:45.  A–8,565.
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