Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
May 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1954 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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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Baltimore Orioles 1, Cleveland Indians 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Brideweser ss 6 0 1 1
Kryhoski 1b 5 0 1 0
Stephens 3b 4 0 1 0
Mele lf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy rf 5 0 1 0
Courtney c 5 0 0 0
Coan cf 3 0 0 0
  Diering cf 1 0 0 0
Young 2b 5 1 3 0
Turley p 4 0 1 0
Totals 42 1 9 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 5 0 2 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 1b 5 1 1 1
Doby cf 5 0 0 0
Regalado 3b 5 0 3 0
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Naragon c 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 1 0 0 0
Houtteman p 5 0 1 1
Totals 43 2 9 2
Baltimore 000 000 100 000190
Cleveland 000 000 001 001291
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L(4-4) 11.2 9 2 2 2 8
Totals
11.2
9
2
2
2
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(2-2) 12.0 9 1 1 2 4
Totals
12.0
9
1
1
2
4

  E–Avila (5).  DP–Baltimore 1. Diering-Kryhoski, Cleveland 1. Houtteman-Strickland-Rosen.  2B–Baltimore Mele (3,off Houtteman); Stephens (6,off Houtteman); Brideweser (1,off Houtteman)., Cleveland Houtteman (1,off Turley).  3B–Baltimore Young 2 (3,off Houtteman 2).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (11,9th inning off Turley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Stephens (2,off Houtteman); Mele (2,off Houtteman)..  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Kennedy (1,2nd base by Houtteman/Naragon).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:53.  A–24,301.
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