Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 7, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 8

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 1
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 3 1 1 1
Suder 3b 4 1 2 0
Michaels 2b 4 1 2 1
McGhee cf 3 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 0 0 0
Martin p 2 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 0 0 0 0
  Fanovich p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 3 2 1 0
Doby cf 3 2 1 2
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Westlake rf 3 1 1 2
Glynn 1b 4 1 2 2
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Tipton c 2 1 1 1
Feller p 2 0 1 1
Totals 29 8 8 8
Philadelphia 100 300 000461
Cleveland 000 521 00x881
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Martin   3.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Scheib  L(1-5) 2.2 4 4 4 1 2
  Fanovich   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
3
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(2-3) 9.0 6 4 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
2

  E–Fanovich (1), Mitchell (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Michaels-Joost-Robinson, Cleveland 1. Avila-Glynn.  PB–Tipton (1).  2B–Philadelphia Suder 2 (7,off Feller 2); Michaels (3,off Feller)., Cleveland Westlake (2,off Martin).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (6,1st inning off Feller 0 on 0 out); Zernial (13,4th inning off Feller 0 on 1 out)., Cleveland Glynn (2,4th inning off Martin 1 on 1 out); Tipton (4,4th inning off Scheib 0 on 2 out); Doby (9,5th inning off Scheib 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Feller (5,off Martin).  HBP–Doby (3,by Martin); Tipton (1,by Scheib).  Team–3.  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Grover Froese, 3B–Larry Napp.
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