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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 1950
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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 May 2, 1950 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 2, 1950 |
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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 | May 2, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 11,591 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Boyer |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | 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 |
Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. McDermott
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio 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--
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Pesky reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. McDermott
Tom Wright now playing right field.
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. McDermott
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. McDermott
McDermott fires to first and has Doby trapped. There's the throw to Stephens who tags Doby for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. McDermott
Rosen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Garcia
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Garcia
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Garcia
McDermott takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dropo scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo juggles the ball. That's an error on Dropo. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. McDermott
The umpire calls a balk on McDermott Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McDermott
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. McDermott
Mitchell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Garcia
Wright 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 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. McDermott
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Garcia
Tebbetts bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDermott vs. Garcia
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McDermott
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. McDermott
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hegan out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Garcia
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Garcia
Dropo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Dropo reaches third base with a triple. Stephens scores. Wright goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Garcia
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. McDermott
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. McDermott
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Bearden
Gene Bearden now pitching.
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDermott is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bearden
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Bearden
Pesky hits a line drive towards first. Vernon catches it and steps on first to double up DiMaggio. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. McDermott
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. McDermott
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. McDermott
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bearden
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Bearden
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Bearden
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Bearden
Wright 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
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon 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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McDermott. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. McDermott
Ray Boone pinch hits for Gene Bearden.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and has Hegan trapped. There's the throw to Pesky who throws to Doerr, who tags Hegan for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. McDermott
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Benton
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDermott vs. Benton
McDermott hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards right. Kennedy catches it and throws to first to double up Tebbetts. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. McDermott
Doby hits a line drive into right field. Wright picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wright. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. McDermott
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. McDermott
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. McDermott
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with McDermott covering, for the out. Doby moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/2/1950 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 2 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 1 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 0 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 1 Doby L, cf 3 0 2 0 Stephens V, ss 3 1 2 1 Kennedy B, rf 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Zarilla A, rf 0 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 4 1 1 1 Hegan J, c 4 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 2 1 2 2 Garcia M, p 1 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 2 0 1 0 Avila B, ph 1 0 0 0 McDermott M, p 3 0 1 0 Bearden G, p 0 0 0 0 Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Benton A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 30 6 11 6 Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1 Boston 110 030 10x -- 6 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (L) 5.0 8 5 5 3 1 Bearden G 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 Benton A 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO McDermott M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 5 8 E -- Dropo W, McDermott M, Wright T DP -- Cleveland 3, Boston 1 LOB -- Cleveland 7, Boston 7 2B -- Pesky J 2 3B -- Dropo W HR -- Williams T, Gordon J SH -- Tebbetts B Balk -- McDermott M T -- 2:28 A -- 11591
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