Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 9, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1952 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Athletics 1, Cleveland Indians 6

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Fain 1b 4 0 2 0
Philley cf 2 1 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Valo rf 2 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 0 1
Hitchcock 3b 3 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
Astroth c 3 0 1 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 1 0
Shantz p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
  Simpson pr,rf 1 0 1 2
Avila 2b 5 1 1 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Easter 1b 4 0 1 0
  Glynn 1b 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 2 3 1
Westlake rf,lf 4 1 2 1
Hegan c 2 1 0 0
Strickland ss 0 0 0 0
  Boone ss 3 1 2 2
Wynn p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Philadelphia 000 001 000150
Cleveland 000 002 04x6120
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  L(22-7) 8.0 12 6 6 3 5
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(20-12) 9.0 5 1 1 5 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Joost-Michaels-Fain.  PB–Hegan (3).  2B–Cleveland Rosen (30,off Shantz); Avila (23,off Shantz); Westlake (4,off Shantz).  SH–Shantz (13,off Wynn); Wynn (4,off Shantz).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Hegan (4,by Shantz).  Team–8.  SB–Michaels (4,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan); Westlake (1,2nd base off Shantz/Astroth); Rosen (8,3rd base off Shantz/Astroth).  CS–Joost (8,2nd base by Wynn/Hegan).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Duffy, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:20.  A–22,175.
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