Athletics @ Indians
August 31, 1949

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 6 9 2
Indians 6 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 6 9 2
Indians 6 11 1

Eddie Joost Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .291
OBP .750 .448
At Bats 2 375
Hits 1 109
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 2 104
RBI’s 2 68

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 9
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 31, 1949
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Al Benton
Jim Hegan
Mickey Vernon
Joe Gordon
Bob Kennedy
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Thurman Tucker
Larry Doby
Eddie Joost
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thurman Tucker now playing center field. Larry Doby now playing right field. Joost takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Luke Easter. Tucker takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guerra moves to third.
Top 8 Guerra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Guerra reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Suder strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boudreau hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fain hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Al Benton now pitching. Shantz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Joost reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Estalella goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bearden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Suder hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Chapman hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau misplays the ball. That's an error on Boudreau.
Bottom 5 Bearden strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easter for the out. Mitchell moves to third. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Hegan scores.
Bottom 4 Bearden bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Bobby Estalella now playing right field. Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Bobby Estalella pinch hits for Bubba Harris. Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Davis takes first base on ball four. Guerra moves to second.
Top 4 Guerra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain scores. Chapman scores.
Top 4 Suder hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chapman hits a line drive off the glove of Boudreau, and into shallow left field. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Fain moves to third.
Top 4 Fain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bubba Harris now pitching. Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Easter scores. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Doby takes first base on ball four. Easter moves to second.
Bottom 3 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bearden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a popup towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fowler strikes out.
Top 2 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Guerra takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Boudreau hits a line drive towards first. Fain catches it and steps on first to double up Gordon.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Easter scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Easter moves to third.
Bottom 1 Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler juggles the ball. That's an error on Fowler. Easter moves to second.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Mitchell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Fain hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joost moves to third. White moves to second.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second.
Top 1 Joost takes first base on ball four.