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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 29, 1949
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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 August 29, 1949 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 33,159 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | First Baseman |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Luke Easter | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 29, 1949
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Easter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Zarilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Dobson
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Dobson
Easter hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Garcia
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobson vs. Garcia
Dobson bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Hitchcock moves to third. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon catches it and throws to second with Boudreau covering, to double up Batts. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Doby scores. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Dobson
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Dobson
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Dobson
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hitchcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Garcia
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Batts for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Garcia
Dobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boudreau fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau 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, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Garcia
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Zarilla hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Dobson
Garcia hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Dobson
Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easter vs. Dobson
Easter hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Garcia
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Garcia
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Garcia
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
There goes Hitchcock. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boudreau vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Garcia
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Garcia
Pesky hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garcia
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Garcia
Doerr 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, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Dobson
Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Dobson
Vernon hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zarilla for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gromek
Hitchcock 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Gromek
Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Dobson
Easter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Dobson
Bobby Avila pinch runs for Luke Easter.
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Gromek
Johnny Berardino now playing third base. Bob Kennedy now playing right field.
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Gromek
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Gromek
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dobson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Gromek
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau 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, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Dobson
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peck vs. Dobson
Hal Peck pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Dobson
Vernon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Dobson
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Benton
Mike Tresh now catching. Al Benton now pitching.
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Benton
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Benton
Zarilla hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Dobson
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Dobson
Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1949, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 0 2 1
Pesky J, 3b 5 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 5 1 1 2 Easter L, rf 3 0 0 0
Stephens V, ss 5 1 3 0 Avila B, pr 0 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 0 3 2 Berardino J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Zarilla A, rf 5 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 5 1 2 0
Hitchcock B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Batts M, c 3 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 3 1 0 0
Dobson J, p 3 0 2 0 Kennedy B, 3b-rf 5 1 2 0
Hegan J, c 3 0 1 1
Lemon B, ph 1 1 1 0
Tresh M, c 1 0 1 1
Garcia M, p 2 1 1 1
Tucker T, ph 0 0 0 0
Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0
Peck H, ph 1 0 0 1
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
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37 4 11 4 39 5 12 5
Boston 101 000 200 0 -- 4
Cleveland 010 010 002 1 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (L) 9.2 12 5 5 5 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M 7.0 9 4 4 3 3
Gromek S 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Benton A (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Williams T, Vernon M
DP -- Boston 2, Cleveland 3
LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 10
2B -- Hegan J, Stephens V, Kennedy B
HR -- Garcia M, Williams T
CS -- Hitchcock B
SH -- Dobson J
WP -- Dobson J 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 33159
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