Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1953 at Shibe Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Glynn 1b 4 2 2 1
Avila 2b 4 2 2 4
Mitchell lf 5 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 2 2
Doby cf 5 0 1 0
Simpson rf 5 0 1 1
Strickland ss 4 0 1 0
Ginsberg c 5 1 2 0
Feller p 1 2 1 0
  Wight p 2 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 0
Philley rf 4 2 2 1
Robinson 1b 5 0 3 3
Zernial lf 4 0 0 1
Suder 3b 5 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 5 1 2 1
McGhee cf 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 2 1 0 0
Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 0 1 0 0
  Fanovich p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib ph 1 0 0 0
  Fricano p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Cleveland 220 212 0009140
Philadelphia 101 301 0006100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   3.1 6 5 5 4 1
  Wight  W(1-3) 3.1 4 1 1 2 3
  Houtteman   2.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L(6-7) 4.0 7 6 6 2 3
  Fanovich   2.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Fricano   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Martin   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Feller-Strickland-Glynn, Philadelphia 1. Michaels-Joost-Robinson.  2B–Cleveland Feller (1,off Byrd); Avila (10,off Fanovich); Houtteman (2,off Martin), Philadelphia Philley (11,off Feller); Robinson (12,off Wight); Michaels (6,off Wight).  3B–Philadelphia Suder (1,off Wight).  HR–Cleveland Avila (5,4th inning off Byrd 1 on 2 out), Philadelphia Michaels (5,4th inning off Feller 0 on 0 out).  SH–Avila (7,off Martin).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Rosen (3,2nd base off Fanovich/Astroth).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–3:02.  A–7,121.
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