Red Sox @ Indians
August 1, 1948

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 6 0
Indians 12 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 6 0
Indians 12 14 0

Billy Hitchcock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .203
OBP .000 .230
At Bats 0 59
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Lemon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 9 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 1, 1948
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Bob Lemon
Jim Hegan
Eddie Robinson
Joe Gordon
Johnny Berardino
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Bob Kennedy
Billy Hitchcock
Babe Martin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 6 0 7
Cleveland Indians 12 14 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Lemon
Losing Pitcher Ellis Kinder
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Larry Doby
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Hitchcock pinch hits for Dave Ferriss. Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Lemon covering. It's a double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boudreau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sam Mele now playing left field. Gordon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Spence is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stephens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Johnny Berardino now playing third base. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spence who is chasing the ball. Kennedy reaches third base with a triple. Mitchell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferriss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ferriss hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Keltner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Keltner takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Babe Martin now catching. Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tebbetts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Goodman hits a line drive towards the mound. Lemon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spence hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitchell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ferriss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Keltner hits a line drive towards third. Pesky catches it and throws to first to double up Kennedy.
Bottom 3 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lemon scores.
Bottom 3 Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Hank Edwards. Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mitchell is hit by the pitch. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to third for the out. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second.
Top 3 Pesky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dave Ferriss now pitching. Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Boudreau scores.
Bottom 2 Boudreau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Doby scores. Keltner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Gordon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Keltner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Doby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Kinder is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spence moves to third.
Top 2 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spence moves to second.
Top 2 Spence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Boudreau scores. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner scores. Gordon moves to third. Boudreau moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keltner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Keltner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Doerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stephens takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pesky takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 DiMaggio is called out on strikes.