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Indians
6
@ Athletics
3
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Shibe Park
August 5, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 5, 1951 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 6 to 3.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | August 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
R: 6 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 15 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 9 |
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 3 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 12 Errors: 1 Left On Base: 8 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Bob Lemon |
| Losing Pitcher | —Alex Kellner |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | —Al Rosen |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | August 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Art Passarella 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Elmer Valo | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
| Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
6
@ Athletics
3
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Shibe Park
August 5, 1951
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1951, game 1 -- Cleveland at Philadelphia (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 3 1 Joost E, ss 5 1 1 1
Avila B, 2b 5 0 1 1 Valo E, cf 4 0 1 0
Doby L, cf 4 1 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 2 0
Easter L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 1
Rosen A, 3b 5 2 3 2 Majeski H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kennedy B, rf 4 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Boone R, ss 4 1 2 1 Limmer L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 1 2 0 Tipton J, c 3 1 2 0
Lemon B, p 4 0 2 1 Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 2 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 15 6 36 3 12 3
Cleveland 001 003 200 -- 6
Philadelphia 100 000 101 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 12 3 3 2 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 5.1 12 4 4 1 4
Scheib C 3.2 3 2 2 1 4
E -- Tipton J
DP -- Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Rosen A, Mitchell D, Tebbetts B, Boone R
3B -- Lemon B
HR -- Rosen A
SB -- Doby L
CS -- Hitchcock B, Mitchell D
HBP -- by Kellner A (Easter L)
WP -- Lemon B, Scheib C
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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