'30 A's defeat '54 Tribe in 4 as they make 11 errors

'54 Indians are defeated by the '30 A's as the tribe commits 11 errors in the four games, Bobby Avila alone commits 4. Additionally the trio of Al Rosen, Larry Doby and Vic Wertz failed to go deep once.

In the first game Max Bishop lead off the 9th for the A's with the game tied at three all. He singled and Don Mossi relieved starter and loser Early Wynn, the victim of four errors that lead to 2 unearned runs. Mossi then promptly walked three consecutive batters to account for the winning run. Rommel threw three and one third strong innings in relief to pick up the win. After taking a 3 - 1 lead in the second inning with Wynn driving in two runs the A's tallied single runs in the sixth and eighth to tie the game, Avila committing errors in both innings to set the stage for Mossi's disastrous lack of control.

In game two home runs by Joe Boley and Mickey Cochrane gave the A's an early two run lead but the tribe tied in the ninth only to have Ray Narleski yield a game winning home run to Al Simmons to lead off the 13 and that was all the A's needed as reliever Quinn shut down the Indians for two innings in relief of Lefty Grove.

Game three was a blow out as the Indians won 10 - 3 rapping out 12 hits off Rube Wahlberg and Eddie "don't call me Erwin" Rommel. Bobby Avila and Dave Philley each had three hits with Philley contributing a three run blast in the ninth to put the game out of reach. Mike Garcia went 8 innings to pick up the win. To the amazement of all, the tribe did not commit a single error in the game.

The final game (4) of the series was a 7 - 1 romp for the A's as George Earnshaw pitching his second game of the series went the distance. Max Bishop lead off the game with a homer and Jimmy Foxx hit a three run blast in the fifth to send Al Houttemann down to defeat and send the disappointed tribe back to the wigwam.
--submitted by James Clouser--