Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
August 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 2 1 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 4 0 1 3
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 2 0 0 0
  Glynn 1b 1 0 0 0
Philley rf 3 0 1 0
Dente ss 2 0 1 1
Hegan c 3 1 0 0
Lemon p 4 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Abrams rf 1 1 0 0
Brideweser ss 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 3 0
Stephens 3b 3 0 2 1
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
  Moss c 0 0 0 0
Fridley lf 3 0 0 0
Diering cf 3 0 1 0
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Turley p 1 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 8 1
Cleveland 000 003 001451
Baltimore 100 000 000180
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(18-5) 9.0 8 1 1 5 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L(9-14) 7.0 3 3 3 6 5
  Chakales   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
8
6

  E–Philley (3).  DP–Cleveland 2. Dente-Avila-Wertz, Dente-Avila-Glynn, Baltimore 2. Young-Brideweser-Waitkus, Courtney-Brideweser.  TP–Cleveland 1. Lemon-Avila-Wertz.  2B–Baltimore Waitkus (14,off Lemon).  3B–Cleveland Doby (4,off Turley).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Turley (5,off Lemon).  SF–Stephens (5,off Lemon).  HBP–Abrams (2,by Lemon).  IBB–Abrams (3,by Lemon).  Team–8.  CS–Smith (6,2nd base by Turley/Courtney); Philley (4,2nd base by Turley/Courtney); Abrams (6,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:35.  A–12,044.
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