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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 30, 1950
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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 July 30, 1950 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1950 |
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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 | July 30, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Zoldak |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 71,513 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Art Passarella |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Left Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Luke Easter | First Baseman |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Ray Murray | Catcher |
Sam Zoldak | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 30, 1950
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Zoldak
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Zoldak
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Zoldak
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Nixon
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Nixon
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Zoldak
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Zoldak
Doerr hits a line drive towards short. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Zoldak
Vollmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Zoldak
Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Nixon
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Nixon
Easter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Nixon
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Zoldak
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Zoldak
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zoldak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Zoldak
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Zoldak
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Nixon
Murray 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zoldak vs. Nixon
Zoldak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Nixon
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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Zoldak
Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Easter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Zoldak
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter scoops it up and throws to first, with Zoldak covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Zoldak
Vollmer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Nixon
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Nixon
Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Nixon
There goes Rosen. The throw from Rosar and he is safe. Rosen steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easter vs. Nixon
Easter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Zoldak
Rosar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Zoldak
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Zoldak
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Zoldak
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Zoldak
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Nixon
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Nixon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Zoldak
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Zoldak
Dropo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Zoldak
Doerr hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Zoldak
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Flores
Jesse Flores now pitching.
Rosar hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Flores
Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Boone catches it and throws to first to double up Vollmer. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Nixon
Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Jesse Flores.
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Nixon
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Nixon
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Nixon
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Weik
Dick Weik now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dropo vs. Weik
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Nixon
Easter hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Nixon
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Nixon
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Weik
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Weik
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Weik
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Weik
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. Vollmer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Weik
The ball gets by Murray for a passed ball. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Weik
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Weik
There goes Goodman. The throw from Murray and he is out, Avila applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Nixon
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Nixon
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Dick Weik.
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Nixon
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Nixon
Boone hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Pieretti
Marino Pieretti now pitching.
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Pieretti
The umpire calls a balk on Pieretti Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Gromek
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone misplays the ball. That's an error on Boone. Pesky scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Gromek
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Gromek
Doerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zarilla vs. Gromek
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Clyde Vollmer.
Zarilla strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Gromek
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Nixon
Tom Wright now playing right field.
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Nixon
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Parnell
Mel Parnell now pitching.
Easter takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Avila vs. Parnell
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Doby scores. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Parnell
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Parnell
Murray 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1950, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Goodman B, lf 4 0 2 1 Mitchell D, lf 4 1 1 1 Pesky J, 3b 4 1 3 0 Boone R, ss 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 3 0 Doby L, cf 4 1 2 0 Stephens V, ss 4 1 0 1 Rosen A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 1 1 2 Easter L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Avila B, 2b 4 0 0 1 Vollmer C, rf 3 1 2 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 0 1 1 Zarilla A, ph 1 0 0 0 Murray R, c 4 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 0 0 0 0 Zoldak S, p 1 0 0 0 Rosar B, c 5 0 1 0 Flores J, p 0 0 0 0 Nixon W, p 3 1 0 1 Tucker T, ph 1 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 Weik D, p 0 0 0 0 Lemon B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pieretti M, p 0 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 13 6 33 3 7 3 Boston 000 003 021 -- 6 Cleveland 000 000 012 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Nixon W (W)* 8.0 6 3 3 1 4 Parnell M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Zoldak S (L)+ 5.0 8 3 3 2 0 Flores J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia M# 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 Weik D 2.0 2 2 1 1 1 Pieretti M** 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 Gromek S 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 4 batters in 6th # Pitched to 3 batters in 7th ** Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Boone R DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Boston 11, Cleveland 5 2B -- DiMaggio D HR -- Dropo W, Doerr B, Mitchell D SB -- Rosen A CS -- Goodman B Balk -- Pieretti M PB -- Murray R T -- 2:26 A -- 71513
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