Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 17, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1951 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators 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, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Simpson rf 1 1 0 0
Avila 2b 3 0 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 1
Easter 1b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Chapman lf 4 0 0 0
Boone ss 3 0 1 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 0 0
Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Nielsen ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Stirnweiss ph 1 0 0 0
  Wynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Coan lf 5 1 2 0
Michaels 2b 3 2 0 0
Noren cf 3 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Mele rf 3 0 1 3
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Kluttz c 2 0 0 0
Verble ss 4 0 0 0
Sanford p 4 1 1 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 3
Cleveland 001 000 000135
Washington 220 001 00x560
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Chakales  L(2-2) 2.0 4 4 1 4 0
  Zuverink   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brissie   3.0 1 1 0 2 1
  Wynn   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
1
7
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  W(1-3) 7.1 3 1 1 5 2
  Harris   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
6
3

  E–Easter 2 (7), Rosen (7), Boone (16), Tebbetts (2).  DP–Washington 1. Michaels-Verble-Vernon.  2B–Washington Sanford (1,off Chakales); Coan (14,off Chakales).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Noren (1,off Brissie).  IBB–Kluttz (2,by Chakales); Vernon (1,by Chakales).  Team–11.  SB–Mele (1,2nd base off Chakales/Tebbetts); Vernon (1,3rd base off Chakales/Tebbetts); Coan (1,Home off Chakales/Tebbetts); Noren (4,2nd base off Wynn/Tebbetts).  U–Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:17.  A–21,883.
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