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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 11, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 11, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Black |
Home Starting Pitcher | Cot Deal |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Bill McGowan 3B: Bill Grieve |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Les Fleming | First Baseman |
George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Don Black | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Jake Jones | First Baseman |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Sam Dente | Third Baseman |
Cot Deal | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 11, 1947
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Deal
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Deal
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Deal
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Deal
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Black
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Black
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Black
Williams hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Deal
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Deal
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Deal
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Deal covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Black
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Black
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batts vs. Black
Batts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Black
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Deal
Hegan hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Black vs. Deal
Black hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Black reaches second base with a double. Hegan scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Deal
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Deal
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Deal
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Black
Deal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Black
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Black
Pesky bunts towards third. Keltner throws to first for one, and Fleming throws to home, and Hegan drops the ball. Deal scores. Mele goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Black
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Deal
Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Deal
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Deal
Fleming takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Deal
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Fleming moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Deal
Hegan hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws to home to double up Fleming. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Black
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Black
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Black
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Black
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Black vs. Deal
Black hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Deal
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Deal
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Deal
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Black moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Deal
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Black moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Deal
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Black scores. Edwards scores. Boudreau goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Deal
Fleming is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to third. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Murphy
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Gordon scores. Fleming moves to third. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Black vs. Murphy
Black hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Black
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Black
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Black
Pesky takes first base on ball four. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Black
Williams takes first base on ball four. Mele moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching.
Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mele scores. Pesky scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Klieman
Jones hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Murphy
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Murphy
Keltner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Keltner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Murphy
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Murphy
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Klieman
Batts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Klieman
Dente hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Klieman
Zuber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Dorsett
Cal Dorsett now pitching.
Mele hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau catches it and throws to first to double up Zuber. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Zuber
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Zuber
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Zuber
There goes Metkovich. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Metkovich steals third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Zuber
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dorsett vs. Zuber
Dorsett bunts towards the mound. Zuber fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Harris
Mickey Harris now pitching.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Dorsett
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorsett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dorsett
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Dorsett
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Williams reaches second base with a double. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Dorsett
Doerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Stephens
Bryan Stephens now pitching.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Stephens
Batts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Batts reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dente vs. Stephens
Dente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Stephens
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Harris
Sam Mele now playing center field. Wally Moses now playing right field.
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Harris
Pat Seerey pinch hits for Hank Edwards.
Seerey strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Harris
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Harris
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Harris
Metkovich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Harris
Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fleming moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Harris
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Stephens
Pat Seerey now playing right field.
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Stephens
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Stephens
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Harris
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Harris
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey hits a fly ball into center field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Harris
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stephens
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Stephens
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stephens
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1947, game 1 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 6 0 0 0 Mele S, rf-cf 5 2 3 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 2 0 Pesky J, ss 3 2 1 0 Edwards H, rf 3 1 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Seerey P, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 1 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 5 2 2 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 1 Gordon J, 2b 5 3 3 6 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 2 Fleming L, 1b 2 0 0 0 Jones J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Metkovich G, cf 4 1 2 1 Batts M, c 4 1 2 2 Hegan J, c 4 1 3 2 Dente S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Black D, p 3 1 2 1 Deal C, p 1 1 1 0 Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0 Dorsett C, p 0 0 0 0 Zuber B, p 0 0 0 0 Stephens B, p 1 0 0 0 Harris M, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 10 15 10 36 8 12 6 Cleveland 001 140 130 -- 10 Boston 002 121 200 -- 8 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Black D 4.2 6 5 3 2 1 Klieman E 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Dorsett C 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 Stephens B (W) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Deal C 4.2 8 6 6 3 2 Murphy J 0.2 1 0 0 4 0 Zuber B 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 Harris M (L) 2.1 4 3 3 2 1 E -- Williams T, Hegan J DP -- Cleveland 2, Boston 2 LOB -- Cleveland 12, Boston 7 2B -- Doerr B, Black D, Gordon J, Keltner K, Metkovich G, Williams T, Batts M HR -- Jones J, Batts M, Gordon J SB -- Metkovich G SH -- Pesky J, Dorsett C T -- 2:41 A -- 0
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