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August 5, 1949

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 3 11 0
Athletics 2 10 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 3 11 0
Athletics 2 10 4

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .296
OBP .250 .416
At Bats 4 307
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 1 49

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 6
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Shibe Park - August 5, 1949
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Out
Al Benton
Jim Hegan
Mickey Vernon
Joe Gordon
Johnny Berardino
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Thurman Tucker
Larry Doby
Elmer Valo
Eddie Joost
Joe Astroth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 3 11 0 9
Philadelphia Athletics 2 10 4 10
Winning Pitcher Mike Garcia
Losing Pitcher Alex Kellner
Save Al Benton
Game Winning RBI Joe Gordon
Attendance 19,352
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Astroth pinch runs for Alex Kellner. Al Benton now pitching. Joost takes first base on ball four. Astroth moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and has Guerra trapped. There's the throw to Berardino who throws to Boudreau, who tags Guerra for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Larry Doby now playing right field. Thurman Tucker now playing center field. Guerra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Guerra reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Guerra is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Fox bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Majeski moves to third. Chapman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Majeski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Garcia bunts in front of the plate. Guerra fields it and throws to first for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Top 6 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Berardino hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Allie Clark now playing right field. Moses hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Allie Clark pinch hits for Bob Kennedy. Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby scores. Vernon moves to second.
Top 5 Boudreau hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby moves to third.
Top 5 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kellner bunts towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Guerra moves to second.
Bottom 4 Guerra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores.
Bottom 4 Fox bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Chapman reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Garcia strikes out.
Top 4 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Boudreau scores. Berardino moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski juggles the ball. That's an error on Majeski. Boudreau moves to third.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Boudreau moves to second.
Top 4 Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Majeski hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fain takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Joost is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kellner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Guerra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Guerra reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chapman for the out.
Top 2 Garcia strikes out.
Top 2 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. There goes Berardino trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Hegan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski juggles the ball. That's an error on Majeski. Gordon moves to second.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost.
Bottom 1 Majeski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hegan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to third.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost scores.
Bottom 1 Moses bunts towards third. Berardino fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Vernon reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Kellner covering, for the out.
Top 1 Kellner fires to first and has Mitchell trapped. There's the throw to Joost who tags Mitchell for the out.
Top 1 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.