Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 16, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 12

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 1 0 0
Jacobs 2b 4 2 2 0
Bollweg 1b 2 2 2 4
Renna rf 5 1 1 0
Zernial lf 5 0 1 1
Power cf 5 0 2 1
Finigan 3b 3 0 1 1
Shantz c 4 0 0 0
Fricano p 2 0 0 0
  Rozek p 0 0 0 0
  Van Brabant p 0 1 0 0
  Limmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheat p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 2 0
Philley rf 4 1 1 1
Rosen 1b 3 3 2 2
Doby cf 4 1 2 2
Regalado 3b 5 1 2 1
Strickland ss 5 2 3 2
Hegan c 5 2 4 4
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 16 12
Philadelphia 203 001 010791
Cleveland 030 601 02x12161
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fricano  L(1-2) 3.0 7 8 8 2 1
  Rozek   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Van Brabant   2.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Wheat   2.0 6 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
12
12
5
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   2.1 7 5 5 1 2
  Chakales  W(1-0) 2.2 0 1 1 6 1
  Narleski  SV(1) 4.0 2 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
10
5

  E–Finigan (2), Strickland (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Jacobs-Bollweg, Cleveland 1. Avila-Strickland-Rosen.  2B–Philadelphia Finigan (3,off Feller), Cleveland Regalado (2,off Fricano); Hegan (1,off Fricano)..  HR–Philadelphia Bollweg (1,3rd inning off Feller 1 on 0 out), Cleveland Rosen (5,2nd inning off Fricano 0 on 0 out); Hegan (2,2nd inning off Fricano 1 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–12.  SH–Chakales (1,off Rozek).  HBP–Avila (1,by Rozek).  Team–9.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:56.
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