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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
August 23, 1943
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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 August 23, 1943 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1943 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 23, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pinky Woods |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Smith |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leon Culberson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lupien | First Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Bill Conroy | Catcher |
| Pinky Woods | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rusty Peters | Third Baseman |
| Oris Hockett | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Al Smith | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
League Park
August 23, 1943
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Smith
Culberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Smith
Lupien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Culberson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metkovich vs. Smith
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Culberson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Smith
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Woods
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Woods
Hockett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Woods
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Woods
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Smith
Tabor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Smith
Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conroy vs. Smith
Conroy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Woods
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Woods
Rocco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Woods
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Smith
Woods hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Smith
Culberson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Smith
Lupien takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Smith
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Smith
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woods scores. Lupien moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lupien scores. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Smith
Tabor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Woods
Mack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Woods
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Woods
Peters 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 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Smith
Newsome strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conroy vs. Smith
Conroy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hockett. Conroy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Smith
Woods hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Conroy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culberson vs. Smith
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Conroy scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Smith
There goes Culberson. The throw from Rosar and he is safe. Culberson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lupien vs. Smith
Lupien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Woods
Hockett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Woods
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Woods
Heath hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Woods
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Smith
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Smith
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Peters. Metkovich goes all the way around to score. Doerr moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabor vs. Smith
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Smith
Newsome hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conroy vs. Smith
Conroy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Woods
Rocco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Rocco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Woods
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Woods
Mack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rocco scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Woods
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Woods
Peters strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Smith
Rusty Peters now playing shortstop. Jimmy Grant now playing third base.
Woods hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Smith
Culberson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Smith
Lupien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hockett. Lupien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Smith
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Woods
Hockett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Woods
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. Hockett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Woods
Heath takes first base on ball four. Hockett moves to third. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Woods
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rocco vs. Woods
Rocco hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hockett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grant vs. Woods
Grant strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Smith
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Smith
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Smith
Newsome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hockett. Newsome reaches second base with a double. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Conroy vs. Smith
Conroy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. Smith
Woods hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Newsome scores. Conroy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culberson vs. Smith
Culberson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Conroy scores. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lupien vs. Smith
Lupien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Woods
Mack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Woods
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Al Smith.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Woods
Peters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Center
Pete Center now pitching.
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Center
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Center
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Woods
Hockett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Woods
Cullenbine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Woods
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Woods
Rosar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Rosar reaches second base with a double. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rocco vs. Woods
Rocco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Rocco reaches second base with a double. Heath scores. Rosar scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grant vs. Woods
Grant hits a line drive into left field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Woods
Mack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rocco scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Hughson
Tex Hughson now pitching. Hank Edwards pinch hits for Pete Center.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Tabor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Heving
Newsome hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conroy vs. Heving
Conroy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Hughson
Peters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Hughson
Hockett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Hughson
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1943 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Culberson L, lf 4 1 2 2 Peters R, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0
Lupien T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hockett O, cf 5 1 1 0
Metkovich G, cf 5 1 1 0 Cullenbine R, rf 4 1 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 5 1 1 1 Heath J, lf 2 2 1 1
Fox P, rf 5 0 1 1 Rosar B, c 4 1 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Rocco M, 1b 4 2 2 3
Newsome S, ss 5 1 2 0 Boudreau L, ss 2 0 0 0
Conroy B, c 4 2 1 0 Grant J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Woods P, p 4 1 2 2 Mack R, 2b 4 0 3 2
Hughson T, p 0 0 0 0 Smith A, p 1 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0
Center P, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 13 7 34 7 9 7
Boston 102 120 300 -- 9
Cleveland 000 111 040 -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Woods P (W) 7.2 9 7 7 5 2
Hughson T (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Smith A (L) 7.0 13 9 7 4 3
Center P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Heving J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Mack R, Peters R
DP -- Boston 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 5
2B -- Conroy B, Rocco M 2, Lupien T, Newsome S, Rosar B
HR -- Heath J, Cullenbine R
SB -- Culberson L
T -- 2:02
A -- 5000
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