Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 16, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1953 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Glynn 1b 5 1 1 0
Avila 2b 5 1 3 0
Mitchell lf 3 2 1 0
  Kennedy lf 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 2 2 1 0
  Majeski 3b 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 1 3 4
Simpson rf 3 0 1 1
  Westlake ph 1 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 1 1
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
  McCosky ph 1 0 0 0
  Tipton c 0 0 0 0
  Ginsberg c 1 0 0 0
Wynn p 2 0 0 0
  Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Hooper p 2 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 2 1 1 2
Philley rf 4 0 2 3
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 1
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Suder 3b 4 1 1 1
Michaels 2b 4 1 1 0
McGhee cf 2 2 1 0
Astroth c 4 1 1 0
Bishop p 0 0 0 0
  Fanovich p 1 1 1 0
  Hamilton ph 1 1 1 1
  Fricano p 1 0 0 0
  Babe ph 1 1 1 1
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 9
Cleveland 303 010 0007111
Philadelphia 012 030 03x9110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   4.0 5 6 6 3 3
  Brissie   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hooper  L(4-1) 3.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Garcia   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
5
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bishop   2.0 5 6 6 2 0
  Fanovich   3.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Fricano  W(4-1) 3.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Martin   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–Doby (1).  2B–Cleveland Glynn (5,off Bishop); Doby 2 (7,off Bishop,off Fanovich), Philadelphia Philley (10,off Wynn).  HR–Philadelphia Suder (2,2nd inning off Wynn 0 on 1 out).  SH–Simpson (2,off Fanovich); Philley (2,off Hooper).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Robinson (1,2nd base off Hooper/Hegan).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–3:00.  A–24,143.
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