Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 18, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1953 at Cleveland Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 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 9, Cleveland Indians 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 3 2 1 2
Philley rf 5 0 1 0
Suder 2b 5 1 2 1
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 3
Zernial lf 5 1 2 0
McGhee cf 3 1 0 0
Babe 3b 3 1 1 0
Murray c 3 1 2 2
Byrd p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 1
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Easter 1b 4 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 0
Smith rf 2 1 0 0
Strickland ss 4 1 1 2
Hegan c 2 0 1 0
  Glynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Tipton c 1 0 1 0
Feller p 0 0 0 0
  Hoskins p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Philadelphia 330 000 0219101
Cleveland 120 000 000351
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(10-10) 9.0 5 3 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(5-5) 1.0 5 6 5 1 0
  Hoskins   8.0 5 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
5
1

  E–Babe (9), Hegan (8).  DP–Cleveland 3. Hoskins-Rosen-Easter, Avila-Strickland-Easter, Strickland-Avila-Easter.  2B–Philadelphia Murray (6,off Hoskins); Suder (9,off Hoskins).  HR–Philadelphia Robinson (11,1st inning off Feller 2 on 1 out), Cleveland Mitchell (8,1st inning off Byrd 0 on 0 out); Strickland (3,2nd inning off Byrd 1 on 1 out).  SH–Byrd (3,off Feller).  HBP–DeMaestri (1,by Hoskins); Smith (1,by Byrd).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Zernial (3,2nd base off Hoskins/Tipton).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:21.  A–6,326.
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