St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
August 7, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1951 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 1, Cleveland Indians 5

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 2 1
Delsing cf 4 0 0 0
Maguire lf 4 0 0 0
Batts c 3 0 0 0
Arft 1b 3 0 0 0
Wood rf 3 0 0 0
Marsh 3b 3 0 0 0
Jennings ss 3 1 1 0
McDonald p 2 0 0 0
  Saucier ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 2 0 2 1
Easter 1b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 2 2 0
Simpson rf 4 0 1 1
Boone ss 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 0
Garcia p 3 1 1 3
Totals 31 5 10 5
St. Louis 000 000 001141
Cleveland 010 013 00x5100
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  L(1-2) 8.0 10 5 5 4 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(15-7) 9.0 4 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
6

  E–Marsh (20).  DP–St. Louis 2. Young-Arft, Young-Jennings-Arft, Cleveland 1. Avila-Boone-Easter.  2B–St. Louis Saucier (1,off Garcia), Cleveland Rosen 2 (18,off McDonald 2).  HR–Cleveland Garcia (1,6th inning off McDonald 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–2.  IBB–Hegan (8,by McDonald).  Team–6.  CS–Simpson (2,2nd base by McDonald/Batts).  U-HP–Cal Hubbard, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–1:45.  A–14,481.
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