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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 17, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 17, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Fannin |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
| Ray Coleman | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Wally Judnich | First Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Left Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Cliff Fannin | Pitcher |
| Muddy Ruel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 17, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Fannin
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Fannin
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coleman. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peck vs. Fannin
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Fannin
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Feller
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Feller
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Feller
Lehner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Feller
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fannin
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Fannin
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Fannin
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Fannin
Hegan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Feller vs. Fannin
Feller strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Fannin
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Feller
Judnich takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Feller
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stephens moves to third. Judnich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moss vs. Feller
Moss takes first base on ball four. Stephens scores. Judnich moves to third. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fannin vs. Feller
Fannin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judnich scores. Zarilla moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dillinger vs. Stephens
Bryan Stephens now pitching.
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zarilla scores. Moss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Stephens
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lehner vs. Stephens
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Fannin
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Fannin
Peck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Fannin
Boudreau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fannin
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peck moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Fannin
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Stephens
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Stephens
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Stephens
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fannin
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Fannin
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Fannin
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Stephens
Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Stephens
Moss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fannin vs. Stephens
Fannin bunts in front of the plate. Hegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Stephens
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Stephens
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stephens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Fannin
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Fannin
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Fannin
Peck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Fannin
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Stephens
Lehner hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Stephens
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Stephens
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fannin
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Fannin
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Fannin
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dillinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Fannin
Larry Doby pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Fannin
Les Fleming pinch hits for Bryan Stephens.
Fleming takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Fannin
Bob Lemon pinch runs for Les Fleming.
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. Robinson scores. Doby moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Moulder
Glen Moulder now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching. Hank Ruszkowski now catching.
Judnich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck. Judnich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zarilla vs. Gromek
Zarilla hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Gromek
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moulder vs. Gromek
Moulder hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Moulder
Peck hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Moulder
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Moulder
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Moulder
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Gromek
Dillinger hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gromek
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Gromek
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Moulder
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruszkowski vs. Moulder
Ruszkowski strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Moulder
George Metkovich pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moulder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Willis
Les Willis now pitching.
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Willis
There goes Coleman. The throw from Ruszkowski and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Willis
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Willis
Judnich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Willis
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck who is chasing the ball. Zarilla reaches third base with a triple. Judnich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moss vs. Willis
Moss strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Moulder
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lehner. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Moulder
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peck vs. Moulder
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judnich scoops it up and throws to first, with Moulder covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Moulder
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Moulder
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Moulder
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Moulder
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruszkowski vs. Moulder
Ruszkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching. Al Lopez now catching. Joe Schultz pinch hits for Glen Moulder.
Schultz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Klieman
Rusty Peters pinch runs for Joe Schultz.
Dillinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Klieman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Peters moves to third. Dillinger moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lehner vs. Klieman
Lehner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1947, game 1 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, cf 4 1 2 1 Dillinger B, 3b 5 1 2 0
Edwards H, lf 5 0 1 0 Thompson H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Peck H, rf 5 0 2 0 Lehner P, cf 5 1 1 3
Boudreau L, ss 4 1 0 0 Coleman R, rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 5 2 5 1 Stephens V, ss 3 1 0 0
Keltner K, 3b 3 1 1 1 Judnich W, 1b 2 2 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 5 1 1 3 Zarilla A, lf 4 1 2 1
Hegan J, c 1 0 0 0 Moss L, c 3 0 1 1
Doby L, ph 1 0 0 0 Fannin C, p 1 0 1 1
Ruszkowski H, c 2 0 0 0 Moulder G, p 1 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 0 0 0 0 Schultz J, ph 1 0 1 0
Feller B, p 1 0 0 0 Peters R, pr 0 1 0 0
Stephens B, p 1 0 0 0
Fleming L, ph 0 0 0 0
Lemon B, pr 0 0 0 0
Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0
Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Willis L, p 0 0 0 0
Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0
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38 6 12 6 32 7 10 6
Cleveland 000 001 005 -- 6
St.Louis 030 000 013 -- 7
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B* 1.0 3 3 3 3 0
Stephens B 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
Gromek S 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Willis L 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Klieman E (L) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Fannin C 5.2 7 1 1 5 2
Moulder G (W) 3.1 5 5 5 1 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd
DP -- Cleveland 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cleveland 11, St.Louis 7
2B -- Edwards H, Judnich W, Mitchell D
3B -- Zarilla A
HR -- Gordon J, Lehner P
CS -- Coleman R
SH -- Fannin C
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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