Cleveland Indians vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 2, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 2 2 1
Glynn 1b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Rosen 3b 5 1 2 1
Westlake lf 4 1 0 0
Hegan c 4 1 2 1
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Friend 2b 4 0 1 1
Wynn p 4 1 3 0
Totals 37 7 12 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 3 1 1 0
Michaels 2b 2 0 1 0
McGhee cf 3 0 0 0
Babe 3b 3 0 2 1
Astroth c 3 0 0 0
Kellner p 2 0 0 0
  Mauro ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
Cleveland 110 010 4007120
Philadelphia 010 000 000161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(12-8) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(9-9) 8.0 12 7 6 1 4
  Coleman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
1
4

  E–DeMaestri (10).  DP–Cleveland 3. Strickland-Friend-Glynn, Glynn-Strickland, Strickland-Friend-Glynn.  2B–Cleveland Hegan (5,off A. Kellner), Philadelphia Zernial (16,off Wynn).  3B–Cleveland Hegan (1,off A. Kellner).  HR–Cleveland Smith (2,7th inning off A. Kellner 0 on 0 out).  SH–Glynn (9,off A. Kellner); Strickland (6,off A. Kellner); McGhee (3,off Wynn).  HBP–Doby (6,by A. Kellner); Zernial (3,by Wynn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Doby (4,3rd base off A. Kellner/Astroth); Rosen (5,2nd base off A. Kellner/Astroth).  CS–Wynn (1,2nd base by A. Kellner/Astroth).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:14.  A–6,923.
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