Philadelphia Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 23, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 2, Cleveland Indians 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 3 0 0 0
Limmer 1b 4 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 0 0
Renna rf 3 1 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 1
DeMaestri ss 4 0 2 1
Robertson c 3 0 0 0
  Bollweg ph 1 0 0 0
Trice p 3 0 2 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 1 0 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 2 2 2
Rosen 1b 4 1 2 2
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Regalado 3b 4 0 1 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
Lemon p 3 1 1 1
Totals 32 5 6 5
Philadelphia 010 000 100272
Cleveland 200 002 10x560
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Trice  L(7-5) 8.0 6 5 5 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
1
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(9-4) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Finigan 2 (16).  DP–Cleveland 1. Strickland-Avila-Rosen.  2B–Philadelphia DeMaestri (6,off Lemon); Trice (3,off Lemon)..  HR–Philadelphia Wilson (5,7th inning off Lemon 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Doby (10,1st inning off Trice 1 on 1 out); Rosen (14,6th inning off Trice 1 on 1 out); Lemon (1,7th inning off Trice 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–1:52.  A–4,549.
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