Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 18, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1954 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 1 1
Avila 2b 3 1 1 2
Doby cf 5 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 5 2 2 2
Philley rf 2 0 0 0
Glynn 1b 4 0 1 1
Strickland ss 4 3 2 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 1
Lemon p 1 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 1 0
  Pope pr 0 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Westlake ph 0 1 0 0
  Newhouser p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Pesky 2b 4 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 1 0
Sievers lf 4 0 1 0
Busby cf 4 1 1 0
Umphlett rf 4 1 3 0
Snyder ss 4 1 1 1
Tipton c 3 0 2 1
  Killebrew pr 0 0 0 0
McDermott p 3 0 1 2
  Keriazakos p 0 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Cleveland 200 010 220790
Washington 000 400 0004101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   4.0 6 4 4 2 5
  Mossi  W(4-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Newhouser  SV(5) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(5-11) 7.1 8 7 7 4 4
  Keriazakos   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
4

  E–Tipton (1).  DP–Washington 1. Pesky-Snyder.  PB–Tipton (3).  2B–Cleveland Avila (17,off McDermott); Glynn (2,off McDermott)., Washington Sievers (14,off Lemon); Umphlett (7,off Lemon); McDermott (3,off Lemon)..  3B–Cleveland Hegan (6,off Keriazakos).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (15,1st inning off McDermott 1 on 2 out).  SH–Hegan (4,off McDermott); Philley (5,off McDermott); Avila (9,off Keriazakos)..  Team LOB–7.  SF–Tipton (1,off Lemon).  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:44.  A–19,983.
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