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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 19, 1940
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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 August 19, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 19, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Heving |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,830 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: George Moriarty 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | Left Fielder |
| Roy Weatherly | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Catcher |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Joe Heving | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 19, 1940
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Heving
Weatherly takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Heving
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. Weatherly moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Heving
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman scores. Weatherly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Heving
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio bunts towards first. Trosky fields the ball and throws to Dobson covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Dobson
Cramer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Dobson
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Dobson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Dobson
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Heving
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heving
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Heving
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Heving
Dobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Dobson
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Dobson
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Dobson
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heving vs. Dobson
Heving hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Dobson
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Heving
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Heving
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Heving
Trosky hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Heving
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Dobson
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Weatherly. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Dobson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Dobson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. Foxx moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Dobson
Cronin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Dobson
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. Foxx scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabor vs. Dobson
Tabor is walked intentionally. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heving vs. Dobson
Heving hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Doerr scores. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
Johnny Humphries now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Heving moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Humphries
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Heving
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heving
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Heving
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor juggles the ball. That's an error on Tabor. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphries vs. Heving
Humphries strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Humphries
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Humphries
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Humphries
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Humphries
Cronin bunts and there's an error on the play. Williams moves to third. Finney moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Humphries
Doerr hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Williams scores. Finney moves to third. Cronin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tabor vs. Humphries
Tabor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Humphries
Heving hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Humphries
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Heving
Weatherly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Heving
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Heving
Trosky 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Humphries
Jeff Heath now playing left field. Rusty Peters now playing shortstop. Oscar Grimes now playing third base.
Foxx hits a line drive towards short. Peters reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Humphries
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Humphries
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Heving
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Heving
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heving
Mack hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Humphries
Frankie Pytlak now catching.
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Humphries
Doerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Humphries
Tabor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heving vs. Humphries
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Heving
Pytlak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphries vs. Heving
Humphries strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Heving
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Heving
Weatherly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Weatherly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. Heving
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Heving
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Humphries
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Humphries
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Humphries
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Humphries
Williams hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Humphries
Finney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Humphries
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Heving
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Heving
Grimes 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 -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Heving
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pytlak vs. Heving
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grimes scores. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Heving
Odell Hale pinch hits for Johnny Humphries.
Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mack scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Heving
Heath is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Dorsett
Cal Dorsett now pitching.
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Dorsett
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Dorsett
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dorsett
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Heving
Weatherly hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Heving
Peters hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Heving
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Heving
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trosky moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Heving
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1940 -- Cleveland at Boston
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Chapman B, lf 2 1 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 6 1 3 1
Heath J, lf 2 1 1 2 Cramer D, rf 4 1 0 0
Weatherly R, cf 4 1 2 1 Foxx J, c 4 3 3 2
Boudreau L, ss 2 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 3 1 3
Peters R, ss 2 0 0 0 Finney L, 1b 5 1 1 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 2 2 Cronin J, ss 3 2 1 0
Bell B, rf 5 0 2 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 3 1 3
Keltner K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 2 2 4
Grimes O, 3b 3 1 0 0 Heving J, p 5 0 2 3
Mack R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hemsley R, c 2 0 1 0
Pytlak F, c 2 1 1 1
Dobson J, p 1 0 1 0
Humphries J, p 2 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 1 0 1 1
Dorsett C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 7 38 16 14 16
Cleveland 101 010 220 -- 7
Boston 114 600 31x -- 16
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (L) 2.2 6 6 6 4 0
Humphries J 4.1 7 9 8 2 4
Dorsett C 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Heving J (W) 9.0 12 7 7 3 5
E -- Tabor J, Mack R 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Boston 6
2B -- Foxx J
3B -- Weatherly R
HR -- Trosky H, Foxx J, Tabor J, Weatherly R, Heath J, Williams T, Doerr B
SH -- Cramer D, Cronin J
T -- 2:19
A -- 7830
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