Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 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."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Glynn 1b 4 1 0 0
Avila 2b 6 1 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy lf 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 6 2 3 2
Doby cf 6 0 1 1
Simpson rf 5 1 0 0
Strickland ss 5 0 1 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 2 1
  Hegan pr,c 1 1 0 0
Lemon p 3 0 2 2
  Majeski ph 1 0 1 0
  Friend pr 0 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 6 12 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 1 0
Philley rf,cf 6 1 2 1
Robinson 1b 6 0 1 1
Zernial lf 5 0 1 1
Suder 3b 4 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 0 0
McGhee cf 2 0 0 0
  Babe ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas rf 1 0 0 0
Astroth c 5 2 2 1
Scheib p 3 0 1 0
  Martin p 2 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 9 4
Cleveland 000 200 011 0026122
Philadelphia 100 020 001 000491
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(8-6) 11.0 9 4 4 3 3
  Houtteman   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
12.0
9
4
4
3
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib   8.1 9 4 4 3 4
  Martin  L(3-5) 3.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
12.0
12
6
6
4
4

  E–Avila (7), Ginsberg (2), Robinson (5).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Astroth-Joost.  2B–Cleveland Strickland (3,off Scheib); Rosen (9,off Scheib); Ginsberg (3,off Scheib).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (13,8th inning off Scheib 0 on 1 out), Philadelphia Astroth (3,9th inning off B. Lemon 0 on 1 out).  SH–Glynn (7,off Scheib); Joost (2,off B. Lemon).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Rosen (2,2nd base by Scheib/Astroth); Michaels (1,2nd base by B. Lemon/Ginsberg).  SB–McGhee (1,2nd base off B. Lemon/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–3:20.  A–3,770.
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