Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 11, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 6 1 2 1
Avila 2b 5 0 2 1
Doby cf 5 0 2 1
Rosen 3b 3 0 0 0
Easter 1b 5 0 0 0
Kennedy rf 4 1 1 1
  Simpson pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Boone ss 5 1 1 0
Tebbetts c 3 1 1 0
  Hegan pr,c 1 1 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 1
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Chapman ph 1 0 0 0
  Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Maddern ph 1 0 0 0
  Wynn p 1 0 1 1
Totals 42 6 10 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 6 1 3 0
Fain 1b 4 1 1 0
Valo rf 4 1 2 0
Zernial lf 5 0 1 0
Hitchcock 3b,2b 6 1 3 2
Philley cf 4 1 1 0
Suder 2b 4 0 1 1
  Majeski ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Tipton c 4 0 1 1
  Moses pr 0 0 0 0
  Murray c 1 0 0 0
Zoldak p 3 0 0 0
  Martin p 1 0 1 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 14 4
Cleveland 002 001 200 016101
Philadelphia 000 230 000 005142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   4.0 7 5 4 3 0
  Gromek   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Brissie   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Wynn  W(18-12) 3.0 4 0 0 2 2
Totals
11.0
14
5
4
8
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak   6.0 6 4 2 1 1
  Martin   4.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Scheib  L(1-12) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
10
6
4
3
2

  E–Doby (8), Hitchcock (12), Philley (8).  DP–Cleveland 3. Avila-Boone-Easter, Rosen-Avila-Easter, Doby-Hegan, Philadelphia 1. Joost.  2B–Cleveland Boone (12,off Zoldak); Tebbetts (6,off Zoldak); Mitchell (18,off Martin), Philadelphia Joost 2 (28,off Garcia,off Wynn).  3B–Cleveland Avila (3,off Zoldak); Wynn (1,off Scheib).  HR–Cleveland Kennedy (6,6th inning off Zoldak 0 on 2 out).  SH–Hegan (2,off Scheib).  IBB–Rosen 2 (4,by Zoldak,by Martin).  Team LOB–7.  Team–14.  SB–Valo (11,2nd base off Garcia/Tebbetts).  U–Eddie Rommel, Charlie Berry, Hank Soar.
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