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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1941
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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 May 17, 1941 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1941 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 17, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Wagner |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Soup Campbell | Center Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
| Charlie Wagner | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1941
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wagner
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Wagner
Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pytlak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Wagner
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trosky vs. Wagner
Trosky hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wagner
Heath hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wagner
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Williams reaches second base with a double. Finney moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wagner
Mack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Wagner
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Wagner
Feller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Feller
There goes Tabor. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Tabor steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pytlak vs. Feller
Feller spins and fires to second, with Boudreau covering, and Tabor is picked off. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Feller
Pytlak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Feller
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wagner
Boudreau hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Wagner
Campbell hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Wagner
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trosky vs. Wagner
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Wagner
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilson
Jack Wilson now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Wilson
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desautels vs. Fleming
Bill Fleming now pitching.
Desautels hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Fleming
Feller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Fleming
Boudreau bunts towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Feller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Fleming
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Feller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keltner vs. Fleming
Keltner hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Feller
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Feller
Fleming is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Fleming
Trosky hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Fleming
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Fleming
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Feller
Finney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DiMaggio scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Feller
Tom Carey pinch runs for Bobby Doerr.
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Tabor reaches second base with a double. Cronin scores. Carey scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pytlak vs. Feller
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Fleming
Tom Carey now playing second base.
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Fleming
There goes Mack. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Cronin applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Fleming
Desautels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Fleming
Feller bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Desautels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Fleming
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. Desautels moves to third. Feller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campbell vs. Fleming
Campbell hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Fleming
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin can't make a play. That's a base hit. Desautels scores. Feller moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trosky vs. Fleming
Trosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Feller scores. Boudreau scores. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Fleming
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judd vs. Feller
Oscar Judd pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Judd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Judd moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Judd scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dickman
Emerson Dickman now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Dickman
Mack bunts towards the mound. Dickman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Dickman
Desautels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feller vs. Dickman
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Feller
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pytlak vs. Brown
Pytlak bunts towards third. Keltner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carey moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spence vs. Brown
Stan Spence pinch hits for Emerson Dickman.
Spence hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Campbell. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Carey scores. Foxx scores. There goes Pytlak trying to get to home. Walker throws the ball in to Boudreau who relays the ball to Desautels, who tags Pytlak, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ryba
Mike Ryba now pitching.
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Ryba
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Ryba
Keltner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Ryba
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Ryba
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ryba
Walker hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Brown
Finney 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 -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Brown
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Brown
Rusty Peters now playing third base.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Brown
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Brown
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1941 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Boudreau L, ss 3 4 2 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 2 2
Campbell S, cf 5 1 1 0 Finney L, rf 5 0 1 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 2 2 4 Williams T, lf 5 1 3 1
Peters R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 5 2 2 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 2 4 Doerr B, 2b 2 0 1 1
Heath J, rf 4 2 2 4 Carey T, pr-2b 2 2 1 1
Walker G, lf 5 0 2 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 2 2 2
Mack R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 1 2
Desautels G, c 4 1 2 0 Pytlak F, c 4 0 2 0
Feller B, p 2 1 0 0 Wagner C, p 1 0 0 0
Brown C, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0
Fleming B, p 1 0 0 0
Judd O, ph 0 1 0 0
Dickman E, p 0 0 0 0
Spence S, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryba M, p 0 0 0 0
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35 12 14 12 36 9 15 9
Cleveland 303 003 03 -- 12
Boston 000 031 23 -- 9
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W)* 6.0 10 6 6 7 6
Brown C (S) 2.0 5 3 3 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner C (L) 2.2 5 6 6 1 1
Wilson J+ 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Fleming B 3.1 3 3 3 4 1
Dickman E 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Ryba M 1.0 2 3 2 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Cronin J
DP -- Cleveland 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Boston 10
2B -- Williams T 2, Boudreau L, Walker G, Tabor J, DiMaggio D
HR -- Trosky H, Heath J 2, Keltner K, Foxx J
SB -- Tabor J
CS -- Mack R
SH -- Boudreau L, Feller B
T -- 3:20
A -- 20000
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