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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1948
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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 June 8, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1948 |
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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 | June 8, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Bearden |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,032 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Red Jones 3B: Bill McKinley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Allie Clark | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Gene Bearden | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1948
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Parnell
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Parnell
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Bearden
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bearden
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Bearden
Stephens 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: 12-
Doerr vs. Bearden
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball 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. Parnell
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Parnell
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Parnell
Judnich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Bearden
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Bearden
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Bearden
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Bearden
Parnell hits a popup towards the mound. Bearden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearden vs. Parnell
Bearden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Bearden
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bearden
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bearden
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Bearden
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Parnell
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Parnell
Boudreau hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Parnell
Gordon 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, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Parnell
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Bearden
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Bearden
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Bearden
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Bearden
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Parnell
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bearden vs. Parnell
Bearden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bearden moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Parnell
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Bearden
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bearden
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Bearden
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Bearden
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Parnell
Boudreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Parnell
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Parnell
Keltner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Parnell
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Bearden
Mele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bearden
Goodman 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Bearden
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Bearden
There goes Tebbetts. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Tebbetts steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Bearden
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parnell for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Parnell
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearden vs. Parnell
Bearden strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
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. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Bearden
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bearden
Williams hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bearden
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Bearden
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Bearden
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mele for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Parnell
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Parnell
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Parnell
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Parnell
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Judnich vs. Parnell
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Bearden
Matt Batts pinch hits for Billy Goodman.
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Bearden
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Bearden
Billy Hitchcock pinch hits for Mel Parnell.
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Johnson
Jake Jones now playing first base. Earl Johnson now pitching.
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bearden vs. Johnson
Bearden strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Johnson
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Johnson
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Bearden
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bearden
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. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1948 -- Cleveland at Boston (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Kennedy B, rf 5 0 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 0 0 Clark A, lf 4 1 0 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 2 2 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mele S, rf 3 0 1 0 Judnich W, cf 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 1 0 Batts M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bearden G, p 4 0 0 0 Jones J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0 Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 33 0 5 0 Cleveland 000 200 000 -- 2 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bearden G (W) 9.0 5 0 0 6 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M (L) 8.0 5 2 2 4 5 Johnson E 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Gordon J LOB -- Cleveland 9, Boston 12 2B -- Gordon J HR -- Boudreau L SB -- Tebbetts B HBP -- by Parnell M (Robinson E) T -- 2:01 A -- 33032
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