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Indians 6 @ Senators 3
Griffith Stadium
August 4, 1949

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 4, 1949 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 6 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1949 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 6 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 3 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBob Lemon  
Losing PitcherDick Weik  
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Game Winning RBIMickey Vernon 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1949 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Papish  
Home Starting PitcherDick Weik  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cal Hubbard
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: (none)
3B: Joe Paparella

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dale Mitchell  Left Fielder 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Lou Boudreau  Shortstop 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Bob Kennedy  Right Fielder 
Johnny Berardino  Third Baseman 
Jim Hegan  Catcher 
Frank Papish  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
John Simmons  Left Fielder 
Sherry Robertson  Second Baseman 
Clyde Vollmer  Center Fielder 
Sam Mele  Right Fielder 
Eddie Robinson  First Baseman 
Sam Dente  Shortstop 
Al Evans  Catcher 
Dick Weik  Pitcher 
Joe Kuhel  Manager 

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Indians 6 @ Senators 3
Griffith Stadium
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1949, game 1 -- Cleveland at Washington (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Mitchell D, lf        5  1  1  0   Yost E, 3b            5  0  0  0   
Doby L, cf            6  2  2  0   Simmons J, lf         5  1  0  0   
Vernon M, 1b          5  1  1  1   Robertson S, 2b       6  1  2  2   
Boudreau L, ss        6  1  3  3   Vollmer C, cf         2  0  1  0   
Gordon J, 2b          5  1  1  1   Stewart B, pr-rf-cf   2  1  1  0   
Kennedy B, rf         6  0  1  1   Mele S, rf-cf         3  0  1  0   
Berardino J, 3b       3  0  1  0   Lewis B, ph-rf        2  0  2  0   
Hegan J, c            4  0  1  0   Robinson E, 1b        5  0  1  1   
Papish F, p           2  0  0  0   Dente S, ss           5  0  1  0   
Paige S, p            0  0  0  0   Evans A, c            3  0  1  0   
Peck H, ph            1  0  0  0   Coan G, ph            0  0  0  0   
Zoldak S, p           0  0  0  0   Early J, c            1  0  0  0   
Benton A, p           0  0  0  0   Weik D, p             4  0  0  0   
Tucker T, ph          1  0  0  0   Haynes J, p           0  0  0  0   
Lemon B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  6 11  6                        43  3 10  3

Cleveland        010 000 020 003 --  6
Washington       000 002 010 000 --  3

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Papish F              5.1  4  2  2  2  3
Paige S               0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Zoldak S              1.1  2  1  1  0  0
Benton A              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Lemon B (W)           4.0  2  0  0  2  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Weik D (L)*          11.0  9  5  5  8  6
Haynes J              1.0  2  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 12th

DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Washington 9
2B -- Boudreau L, Stewart B, Doby L, Kennedy B
3B -- Vernon M, Boudreau L
HR -- Gordon J, Robertson S
CS -- Vernon M
SH -- Hegan J, Weik D
WP -- Weik D 2
T -- 3:20
A -- 0

    

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