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Athletics 6 @ Indians 7
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1949

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 31, 1949 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1949 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 15
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 15
Winning PitcherAl Benton  
Losing PitcherBobby Shantz  
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Game Winning RBIJim Hegan 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1949 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherDick Fowler  
Home Starting PitcherGene Bearden  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Art Passarella
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Jim Boyer
3B: Johnny Stevens

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Don White  Right Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Left Fielder 
Ferris Fain  First Baseman 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Pete Suder  Second Baseman 
Mike Guerra  Catcher 
Tod Davis  Third Baseman 
Dick Fowler  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dale Mitchell  Left Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Luke Easter  Right Fielder 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Lou Boudreau  Shortstop 
Bob Kennedy  Third Baseman 
Jim Hegan  Catcher 
Gene Bearden  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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Athletics 6 @ Indians 7
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1949

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         Game of 8/31/1949, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Cleveland (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Joost E, ss           4  0  1  2   Mitchell D, lf        7  1  2  1   
White D, rf           1  0  0  0   Vernon M, 1b          4  1  1  2   
Shantz B, p           4  0  0  0   Easter L, rf          4  2  1  0   
Valo E, lf            5  0  1  0   Tucker T, ph-cf       1  0  1  0   
Fain F, 1b            5  2  1  0   Doby L, cf-rf         6  1  0  0   
Chapman S, cf         6  1  1  0   Gordon J, 2b          4  0  2  1   
Suder P, 2b           6  1  2  2   Boudreau L, ss        6  0  2  1   
Guerra M, c           5  0  2  2   Kennedy B, 3b         7  0  1  0   
Davis T, 3b           5  1  2  0   Hegan J, c            7  2  2  1   
Fowler D, p           1  0  0  0   Bearden G, p          2  0  1  0   
Harris B, p           0  0  0  0   Benton A, p           3  0  0  0   
Estalella B, ph-rf    3  1  1  0                                      
Moses W, ph-rf        2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  6 11  6                        51  7 13  6

Philadelphia     000 204 000 000 00 --  6
Cleveland        302 100 000 000 01 --  7
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fowler D              2.1  6  5  3  1  0
Harris B              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Shantz B (L)         10.1  7  2  2  8  4

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bearden G             5.2  7  6  3  6  2
Benton A (W)          8.1  4  0  0  3  3

E -- Fowler D, Joost E, Boudreau L
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 6
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Cleveland 15
2B -- Chapman S, Mitchell D, Joost E, Guerra M, Tucker T
3B -- Mitchell D
HR -- Vernon M, Suder P, Hegan J
SH -- Bearden G, Shantz B, Tucker T
WP -- Fowler D
T -- 3:20
A -- 0

    

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