Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 22, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators 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 5, Washington Senators 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 5 2 3 0
Strickland ss 5 0 1 1
Rosen 3b 4 1 3 1
Easter 1b 3 0 1 1
  Glynn 1b 2 0 0 0
Doby cf 5 1 1 1
Kennedy rf 4 1 1 0
Westlake lf 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 2 0 2 1
Feller p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 2 0
Runnels ss 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Vollmer lf 4 1 2 0
Jensen rf 3 1 2 0
Busby cf 4 0 2 2
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
Schmitz p 2 0 0 0
  Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  Sima p 0 0 0 0
  Mauro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Cleveland 101 001 0115141
Washington 000 200 0002100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  W(3-4) 9.0 10 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(1-2) 5.1 8 3 3 2 3
  Dixon   3.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Sima   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
3
8

  E–Doby (2).  DP–Cleveland 2. Rosen-Hegan-Rosen-Avila, Glynn, Washington 2. Fitz Gerald, Yost-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Easter (2,off Schmitz); Avila 2 (12,off Schmitz,off Dixon); Rosen (11,off Schmitz); Hegan (4,off Schmitz), Washington Jensen (13,off Feller).  3B–Washington Busby (1,off Feller).  HR–Cleveland Doby (10,8th inning off Dixon 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Avila (2,2nd base off Dixon/Fitz Gerald).  CS–Westlake (1,Home by Dixon/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Duffy.
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