Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 3, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 2 1
Avila 2b 4 1 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 0
Easter 1b 4 0 1 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 1
Kennedy rf 4 0 2 1
Boone ss 4 1 0 0
Tebbetts c 3 0 0 0
  Hegan c 1 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Wynn p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 0 0
Valo cf 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 2 0
Limmer 1b 3 1 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 1 2 0
Hitchcock 2b 3 0 2 1
  Suder pr 0 0 0 0
Tipton c 4 0 1 1
Zoldak p 3 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Cleveland 001 000 020390
Philadelphia 000 010 100281
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(14-7) 7.2 8 2 2 1 2
  Wynn  SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak  L(3-6) 7.2 8 3 2 2 1
  Scheib   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
1

  E–Hitchcock (11).  DP–Cleveland 1. Boone-Easter.  2B–Cleveland Kennedy (15,off Zoldak); Wynn (5,off Scheib), Philadelphia Tipton (3,off Garcia); Majeski (19,off Garcia).  3B–Cleveland Mitchell (4,off Zoldak).  SH–Garcia (6,off Zoldak).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Hitchcock (2,by Wynn).  Team–7.  CS–Avila (5,2nd base by Zoldak/Tipton).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–2:12.  A–21,541.
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