Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
April 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1953 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boone ss 2 2 1 2
Avila 2b 3 1 0 0
Doby cf 5 0 1 1
Easter 1b 2 0 0 2
  Glynn pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 5 0 0 0
Simpson rf 4 1 0 0
Hegan c 4 1 0 0
Wynn p 0 0 0 0
  Hoskins p 1 1 0 0
  Wilks p 0 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 3 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 2 2 0
Fain 1b 2 2 0 0
Minoso lf 1 1 0 0
Stephens 3b 1 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 1 1
  Krsnich 3b 2 0 0 0
Rivera cf 3 1 0 0
Mele rf 3 0 0 1
Carrasquel ss 4 1 0 1
Lollar c 3 0 1 1
Byrne p 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 1 0 0 0
  Marsh ph 1 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 7 4 4
Cleveland 150 000 000634
Chicago 500 100 01x742
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   0.2 2 5 1 2 1
  Hoskins   2.1 1 1 1 5 2
  Wilks   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Aber  L(0-1) 4.2 0 1 0 5 4
Totals
8.0
4
7
2
12
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne   1.0 2 6 6 6 0
  Kretlow   6.0 1 0 0 8 6
  Dorish  W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
6
6
14
7

  E–Boone (3), Avila (1), Hegan 2 (3), Fain (1), Krsnich (1).  2B–Cleveland Rosen (2,off Kretlow), Chicago Fox 2 (2,off Wynn,off Hoskins).  HBP–Easter (1,by Kretlow); Minoso (1,by Wynn).  Team LOB–14.  SH–Minoso (1,off Aber).  IBB–Minoso (1,by Aber).  Team–11.  CS–Minoso (1,Home by Aber/Hegan); Minoso (1,Home by Aber/Hegan).  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Scotty Robb.  T–3:22.  A–4,915.
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