St. Louis Browns vs Cleveland Indians
August 31, 1951 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1951 at Cleveland Stadium. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 3
| Cleveland Indians | ab | r | h | rbi |
| Mitchell lf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avila 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doby cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easter 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosen 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McCosky rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boone ss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lehner ph | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebbetts c | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hegan c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simpson ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Combs ss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lemon p | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brissie p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wynn ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirnweiss pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis Browns | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| McDonald W(3-5) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Paige | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Lemon L(16-10) | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Brissie | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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E –Arft (10), Marsh (26). DP –St. Louis 2. Jennings-Young-Arft, Delsing-Jennings, Cleveland 2. Avila-Boone-Easter, Avila-Combs-Easter. 2B –St. Louis Batts (16,off Lemon). HR –St. Louis Arft (7,5th inning off Lemon 1 on 2 out); Marsh (3,8th inning off Lemon 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Lemon (3,7th inning off McDonald 1 on 2 out). SH –McDonald (1,off Lemon). HBP –Mapes (1,by Lemon). Team LOB –10. Team –9. SB –Avila (12,2nd base off Paige/Batts). U-HP –Bill Grieve, 1B –Bill Summers, 2B –Bill McKinley, 3B –Hank Soar. T –2:43. A –23,088. |
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