Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 8, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 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 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 0 0
Westlake lf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 1b 4 1 2 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Philley rf 4 1 1 1
Strickland ss 3 1 0 0
Naragon c 3 0 1 3
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Newhouser p 0 0 0 0
  Wynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
Coan cf 4 1 1 0
  Diering ph 1 0 1 0
Kryhoski 1b 4 1 2 0
Wertz rf 3 0 0 1
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
Mele lf 3 1 1 2
Stephens 3b 4 0 1 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 0
Hunter ss 2 0 0 0
  Kokos ph 0 0 0 0
  Berry ss 0 0 0 0
Pillette p 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 1 0 1 0
  Lenhardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Stuart p 0 0 0 0
  Fridley ph 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Cleveland 000 500 000–560
Baltimore 000 003 000–390
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(2-3) 5.2 6 3 3 3 2
  Narleski   2.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Newhouser   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Wynn  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pillette  L(2-2) 4.0 5 5 5 1 3
  Fox   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Stuart   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Kretlow   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
4
  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Smith-Avila-Rosen.  2B–Cleveland Naragon (1,off Pillette), Baltimore Kryhoski (1,off Garcia).  HR–Baltimore Mele (1,6th inning off Garcia 1 on 1 out).  SH–Narleski (1,off Stuart).  Team LOB–3.  Team–10.  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:20.  A–20,341.
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