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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 20, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 20, 1948 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1948 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 43,158 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
Jake Jones | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
Allie Clark | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 20, 1948
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lemon
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
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
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Harris
Tucker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Harris
Clark takes first base on ball four. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Harris
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Tucker moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Harris
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Tucker scores. Clark moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Harris
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Harris
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Harris
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Harris
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Harris
Clark bunts towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Harris
Boudreau is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Harris
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Lemon scores. Tucker scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Harris
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman juggles the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Boudreau scores. Robinson moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Gordon scores. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. McDermott
Mickey McDermott now pitching.
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. McDermott
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Lemon
McDermott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Lemon
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. Tebbetts moves to third. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. McDermott scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. McDermott
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McDermott
There goes Boudreau. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Lemon
McDermott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Seerey. McDermott reaches second base with a double. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. McDermott scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Lemon
Moses strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDermott
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. McDermott
Keltner takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seerey vs. McDermott
There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to third. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seerey vs. McDermott
Seerey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Gordon scores. Keltner moves to third. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. McDermott
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Keltner scores. Seerey moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tucker vs. McDermott
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to home to get Seerey. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Goodman reaches second base with a double. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDermott
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. McDermott
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Lemon
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. McDermott
Seerey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. McDermott
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. McDermott
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Stephens who relays the ball to Doerr who tags Clark trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Seerey scores. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lemon
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDermott
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McDermott
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Lemon
McDermott 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. McDermott
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. McDermott
Seerey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. McDermott
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. McDermott
Lemon hits a fly ball towards right. Moses settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Moses. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. McDermott
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. McDermott
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Lemon scores. Tucker moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. McDermott
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lemon
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lemon
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. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Lemon
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1948 -- Boston at Cleveland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 1 2 Tucker T, cf 4 2 2 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0 Clark A, lf 3 1 2 3 Williams T, lf 5 0 1 2 Boudreau L, ss 4 2 1 1 Stephens V, ss 5 0 1 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 1 1 2 Doerr B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 2 1 1 Goodman B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 1 0 2 Jones J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Seerey P, rf 2 1 1 2 Tebbetts B, c 2 2 0 0 Hegan J, c 4 1 0 1 Harris M, p 0 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 3 2 0 1 McDermott M, p 4 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 29 13 8 13 Boston 002 200 000 -- 4 Cleveland 250 211 02x -- 13 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Harris M (L) 1.1 4 7 7 7 1 McDermott M 6.2 4 6 4 11 6 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Lemon B (W) 9.0 8 4 4 5 6 E -- Goodman B, Moses W DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 9, Cleveland 11 2B -- Robinson E, McDermott M, Goodman B HR -- Boudreau L CS -- Boudreau L SH -- Clark A WP -- McDermott M T -- 2:33 A -- 43158
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