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St. Louis Browns @ Cleveland Guardians

1951-08-31 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 23088 · 2:43

St. Louis Browns defeated Cleveland Indians 6–3. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 3rd. Jim McDonald earned the win and Satchel Paige picked up the save. Hank Arft went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	6	11
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	6

W: Jim McDonald L: Bob Lemon SV: Satchel Paige

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Bill McKinley · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Young	4	1	2	0	1	1
Jim Delsing	5	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Batts	4	1	2	0	1	1
Cliff Mapes	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ken Wood	3	1	1	1	2	0
Hank Arft	5	1	3	4	0	1
Fred Marsh	5	1	1	1	0	3
Bill Jennings	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jim McDonald	3	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dale Mitchell	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Avila	4	0	1	1	1	0
Larry Doby	4	0	0	0	1	1
Luke Easter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Rosen	3	0	1	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Boone	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Hegan	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Lemon	3	1	1	2	0	0
Paul Lehner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	1	1	1	0	0	0
Merl Combs	1	0	1	0	0	0
Early Wynn	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim McDonald	8.0	6	5	0
Satchel Paige	1.0	0	1	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Lemon	7.1	9	5	7
Lou Brissie	1.2	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Young: K
Jim Delsing: 13
Matt Batts: S5
Cliff Mapes: HP.1-2
Ken Wood: 4

Bot 1

Dale Mitchell: 43
Bobby Avila: W
Larry Doby: 31.1-2
Luke Easter: 31

Top 2

Hank Arft: K/C
Fred Marsh: K
Bill Jennings: W
Jim McDonald: 43

Bot 2

Al Rosen: 53
Barney McCosky: E5
Ray Boone: W.1-2
Jim Hegan: 7
Bob Lemon: 2/FL

Top 3

Bobby Young: S8
Jim Delsing: 6
Matt Batts: D7.1-3
Cliff Mapes: W
Ken Wood: 8.3-H
Hank Arft: S8.B-2(TH);1-3;2-H
Fred Marsh: K/C

Bot 3

Dale Mitchell: 43
Bobby Avila: S/BG
Larry Doby: 46(1)/FO
Luke Easter: 43

Top 4

Bill Jennings: 13
Jim McDonald: 43
Bobby Young: W
Jim Delsing: 9

Bot 4

Al Rosen: S8
Barney McCosky: 46(1)/FO
Ray Boone: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Matt Batts: 8
Cliff Mapes: 9
Ken Wood: W
Hank Arft: HR.1-H
Fred Marsh: K

Bot 5

Jim Hegan: W
Bob Lemon: 5
Dale Mitchell: 8
Bobby Avila: 7

Top 6

Bill Jennings: S8
Jim McDonald: 3/SH.1-2
Bobby Young: S3.2-2
Jim Delsing: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Larry Doby: 9
Luke Easter: 8/L
Al Rosen: 53

Top 7

Matt Batts: K
Cliff Mapes: 8
Ken Wood: W
Hank Arft: 3/G

Bot 7

Barney McCosky: S7
Paul Lehner: E3.1-2
Harry Simpson: 8(B)6(2)/LDP
Bob Lemon: HR/9.1-H
Dale Mitchell: 7

Top 8

Fred Marsh: HR
Bill Jennings: K23
Jim McDonald: S7
Bobby Young: 56(1)/FO
Jim Delsing: WP.1-2
Jim Delsing: 7

Bot 8

Bobby Avila: 143
Larry Doby: W
Luke Easter: 36(1)/FO
Al Rosen: W.1-2
Barney McCosky: 9

Top 9

Matt Batts: W
Cliff Mapes: 16(1)/FO
Ken Wood: S7.1-2
Hank Arft: S7.1-2;2-H
Fred Marsh: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Birdie Tebbetts: S7
Merl Combs: S7.1-2
Early Wynn: W.2-3;1-2
Dale Mitchell: 6/FL
Bobby Avila: 54(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Larry Doby: SB2
Larry Doby: K/C

Notes & reviews

the ball barely cleared the wall; Cliff Mapes argued he had caught it and a fan took ball from his glove; Browns Manager Zack Taylor ejected by 1B umpire Bill Summers

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