Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 2, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1951 at Griffith 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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Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 2 2 1 0
Avila 2b 4 1 2 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 2
Easter 1b 4 1 1 2
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 1
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Boone ss 3 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Gromek p 4 0 2 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Coan lf 3 0 0 0
Noren cf 4 0 0 1
Vernon 1b 4 1 0 0
Mele rf 4 0 2 0
Runnels ss 4 0 1 0
Verble 2b 4 0 0 0
Guerra c 4 0 1 1
Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
  McCormick ph 0 1 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Cleveland 302 000 000–581
Washington 000 001 001–240
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  W(5-2) 9.0 4 2 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
3
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(3-4) 6.0 7 5 5 2 7
  Ferrick   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Harris   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
9
  E–Easter (9).  DP–Washington 1. Yost-Verble-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Gromek (1,off Ferrick).  3B–Cleveland Easter (4,off Porterfield).  HR–Cleveland Doby (17,3rd inning off Porterfield 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Yost (8,by Gromek); Robertson (1,by Gromek).  Team–8.  U–Bill Summers, Bill Grieve, Johnny Stevens.  T–2:06.  A–11,622.
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