Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
July 16, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1951 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Cleveland Indians 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Coan lf 4 0 1 0
Noren cf 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 1
Mele rf 4 0 0 0
Runnels ss 4 0 1 0
Dente 2b 4 0 1 1
Guerra c 4 0 0 0
Moreno p 1 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 2 1 2 1
  Kennedy rf 1 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 0
  Chapman cf 0 0 0 0
Easter 1b 4 3 3 5
Rosen 3b 3 2 1 2
Simpson rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Boone ss 4 0 2 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 0
Gromek p 3 1 2 0
Totals 33 8 14 8
Washington 100 000 001270
Cleveland 200 123 00x8140
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Moreno  L(2-7) 5.0 9 5 5 4 2
  Ferrick   3.0 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  W(3-2) 9.0 7 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
1

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Dente-Vernon, Ferrick-Runnels-Vernon.  2B–Washington Noren (27,off Gromek), Cleveland Mitchell (7,off Moreno).  HR–Cleveland Easter 2 (14,1st inning off Moreno 1 on 2 out,6th inning off Ferrick 2 on 2 out); Rosen (14,5th inning off Moreno 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Avila (10,off Moreno).  Team–6.  U–Eddie Hurley, Bill McGowan, Bill McKinley.  T–1:56.  A–5,933.
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