Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
August 20, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 3, Cleveland Indians 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 1 1
Coan lf 4 0 0 0
Runnels ss 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 4 1
Mele cf 4 0 1 0
Robertson rf 4 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 1
Grasso c 4 0 1 0
Starr p 2 0 1 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 1 0
  Verble pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 1
Avila 2b 4 1 2 1
Doby cf 2 1 1 0
  Chapman pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Easter 1b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 2
Simpson rf 4 1 1 1
Boone ss 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Garcia p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Washington 100 001 1003120
Cleveland 301 001 00x580
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Starr  L(3-8) 6.0 6 5 5 3 0
  Hudson   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(17-8) 9.0 12 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2. Avila-Boone-Easter, Rosen-Avila-Easter.  2B–Washington Vernon (23,off Garcia), Cleveland Garcia (3,off Starr); Avila (17,off Hudson); Doby (24,off Hudson).  HR–Washington Yost (9,7th inning off Garcia 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Mitchell (9,1st inning off Starr 0 on 0 out); Rosen (22,1st inning off Starr 1 on 2 out); Avila (6,3rd inning off Starr 0 on 0 out); Simpson (5,6th inning off Starr 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U–Cal Hubbard, Hank Soar, Bill McKinley.  T–2:05.  A–18,227.
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