Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
April 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1954 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 3 0 0 0
Glynn 1b 3 0 0 0
Westlake lf 2 0 0 0
  Pope ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 3 1 1 2
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Naragon c 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 0 0 0 0
  Hegan pr,c 0 0 0 0
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 3 0 1 0
Coan cf 4 1 1 0
Wertz rf 4 0 3 0
Lenhardt lf 3 0 1 1
Stephens 3b 4 0 2 0
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
Turley p 3 0 0 0
  Kokos ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Cleveland 000 000 002220
Baltimore 100 000 000181
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(2-0) 9.0 8 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L(1-1) 9.0 2 2 2 4 14
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
4
14

  E–Hunter (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Glynn.  PB–Hegan (1).  2B–Baltimore Stephens (2,off Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Doby (1,9th inning off Turley 1 on 1 out).  SH–Lemon (3,off Turley); Avila (1,off Turley).; Lenhardt (1,off Lemon); Hunter (1,off Lemon).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:30.  A–43,383.
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