Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 17, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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)
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Philadelphia Athletics 0, Cleveland Indians 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mauro cf 4 0 1 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 1 0
Zernial lf 3 0 0 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Babe 3b 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Murray c 2 0 1 0
Shantz p 2 0 1 0
  Fanovich p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy lf 0 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 2 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 2 0
  Majeski 3b 1 0 1 0
Easter 1b 4 2 2 3
  Glynn 1b 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 1 1 1
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 2 1
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Lemon p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 12 5
Philadelphia 000 000 000050
Cleveland 010 004 00x5120
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  L(3-6) 6.0 10 5 5 0 5
  Fanovich   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Coleman   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(12-8) 9.0 5 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
0

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Robinson, Robinson-DeMaestri-Robinson, Cleveland 2. Avila-Easter, B. Lemon-Avila-Easter.  2B–Cleveland Easter (7,off Shantz); Strickland (6,off Shantz).  HR–Cleveland Easter (2,6th inning off Shantz 2 on 1 out); Doby (17,6th inning off Shantz 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  CS–Avila (4,2nd base by Fanovich/Murray); Avila (4,2nd base by Fanovich/Murray).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Bill McKinley.
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