Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 31, 1947
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 31, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 5,879 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Dente | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 31, 1947
Top 1
-
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Dobson
Metkovich bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson 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 -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dobson
Edwards 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
Bottom 1
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Lemon
Dente hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dobson
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Dobson
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Dobson
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson 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 3
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Lemon
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Lemon
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky takes first base on ball four. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dobson
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Jones reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dobson
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Dobson
Lemon 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Dobson
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Mitchell for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Lemon
Dobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Lemon
Dente strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Lemon
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Dobson
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dobson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lemon
Jones takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Lemon
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Klieman
Wally Moses pinch hits for Joe Dobson. Ed Klieman now pitching.
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Klieman
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klieman vs. Harris
Mickey Harris now pitching.
Klieman hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Harris
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Harris
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Klieman
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Johnny Pesky.
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Klieman
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Klieman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Harris
Eddie Pellagrini now playing shortstop.
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Harris
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Harris
Pat Seerey pinch hits for Hank Edwards.
Seerey hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Harris
Keltner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Klieman
Pat Seerey now playing right field.
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Klieman
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Klieman
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Klieman
Tebbetts 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 9
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Harris
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harris
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klieman vs. Harris
Klieman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Harris
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Klieman
Dave Ferriss pinch hits for Mickey Harris.
Ferriss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klieman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Klieman
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Sam Dente.
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Klieman
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 7/31/1947 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 3 0 Dente S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Metkovich G, cf 3 0 0 0 Culberson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 4 1 2 2 Pesky J, ss 2 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Pellagrini E, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
Edwards H, rf 2 1 0 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 0 0
Seerey P, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 3 DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 1 1
Lopez A, c 4 0 3 0 Jones J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Lemon B, p 2 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 1 1
Klieman E, p 2 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 2 0 1 0
Moses W, ph 1 0 0 1
Harris M, p 0 0 0 0
Ferriss D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 33 4 7 4
Cleveland 200 003 000 -- 5
Boston 000 003 010 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 5.1 5 3 3 4 2
Klieman E (S) 3.2 2 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (L) 6.0 9 5 5 1 3
Harris M 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
DP -- Cleveland 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Boston 7
2B -- Jones J, DiMaggio D
3B -- Williams T
HR -- Boudreau L, Gordon J
SH -- Metkovich G
HBP -- by Lemon B (DiMaggio D)
T -- 2:07
A -- 5879
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
