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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 23, 1946
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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 June 23, 1946 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Zuber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Black |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,720 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Metkovich | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Rip Russell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Bill Zuber | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Center Fielder |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Don Black | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 23, 1946
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Black
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Black
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Black
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming fields it and throws to second for the out. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Black
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Black
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Zuber
Case takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Zuber
Woodling hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Wagner settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Wagner. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Zuber
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Zuber
There goes Woodling. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Woodling steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Zuber
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seerey vs. Zuber
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Black
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Black
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Black
There goes Russell. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Black
Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Black
Zuber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Zuber
Boudreau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Zuber
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Zuber
There goes Keltner. The throw from Wagner and he is out, Pesky applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Zuber
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Black
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Black
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Black
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Black
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Black
York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Zuber
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Zuber
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Don Black.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Zuber
Case takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Zuber
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fleming vs. Zuber
Fleming hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
Bob Lemon now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lemon
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lemon
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Zuber
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Zuber
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Zuber
Keltner hits a popup towards third. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Lemon
Zuber hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Lemon
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Meyer. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Lemon
There goes Metkovich. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Metkovich steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Lemon
There goes Metkovich, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Metkovich steals home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Zuber
Meyer 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Zuber
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Zuber
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zuber, and towards Pesky, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lemon
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Lemon
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woodling. York reaches second base with a double. Doerr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Lemon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. York moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Lemon
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to home to get York. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Lemon
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Zuber
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Zuber
Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Zuber
Fleming 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 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Lemon
Zuber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zuber for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Lemon
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Lemon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Zuber
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Zuber
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Zuber
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemon
Williams hits a popup towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 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 -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lemon
York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Zuber
Leon Culberson now playing center field.
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Zuber
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Zuber
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Zuber
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Lemon
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lemon
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lemon
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Zuber
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Zuber
Fleming 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 -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Zuber
Seerey hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1946, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Metkovich G, rf 3 2 0 0 Case G, lf 2 0 0 0
Pesky J, ss 4 1 2 0 Woodling G, cf 4 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 4 1 1 3 Fleming L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Seerey P, rf 4 0 0 0
York R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Boudreau L, ss 3 0 1 0
DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 1 0 Keltner K, 3b 2 0 0 0
Culberson L, cf 1 0 0 0 Meyer D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Russell R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Hayes F, c 2 0 1 0
Wagner H, c 4 0 0 0 Black D, p 0 0 0 0
Zuber B, p 3 0 0 0 Lemon B, ph-p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 6 5 27 0 3 0
Boston 112 011 000 -- 6
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Zuber B (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Black D (L) 3.0 5 4 4 1 2
Lemon B 6.0 1 2 1 1 0
E -- Wagner H, Meyer D
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 2, Cleveland 4
2B -- York R
3B -- DiMaggio D
HR -- Williams T
SB -- Woodling G, Metkovich G 2
CS -- Russell R, Keltner K
T -- 1:17
A -- 52720
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