Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 5, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1953 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 2 1 1 0
Suder 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 2 2
Zernial lf 5 0 1 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 5 0 1 0
McGhee cf 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 5 0 1 0
Kellner p 3 0 1 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Fricano pr 0 1 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 0
  Kennedy pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Rosen 3b 5 0 2 0
Westlake rf 3 0 2 1
  Simpson ph 0 0 0 0
Glynn 1b 3 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 1
Strickland ss 4 0 2 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Chakales p 3 0 1 0
  Hooper p 0 0 0 0
  Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Philadelphia 000 000 002 0290
Cleveland 001 010 000 13121
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner   8.0 10 2 2 2 2
  Scheib  L(1-4) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Martin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
12
3
3
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Chakales   6.1 7 0 0 2 1
  Hooper   2.0 1 2 2 3 1
  Brissie   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gromek  W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
9
2
2
5
5

  E–Strickland (1), Strickland (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Strickland-Avila-Glynn, Cleveland 1. Strickland-Avila-Glynn.  2B–Philadelphia Robinson (8,off Chakales), Cleveland Doby (5,off A. Kellner).  SH–Suder (3,off Hooper); Avila (5,off A. Kellner); Glynn (5,off A. Kellner)..  HBP–Philley (2,by Chakales).  Team LOB–12.  Team–11.  CS–Kennedy (1,2nd base by A. Kellner/Astroth); Kennedy (1,2nd base by A. Kellner/Astroth).  U-HP–Grover Froese, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:53.  A–16,789.
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