Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 30, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1944 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf,1b 5 0 1 0
McBride lf 4 0 0 0
Fox rf 3 0 1 0
  Lazor rf 1 0 1 0
Cronin 1b 4 0 0 0
  Culberson cf 1 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 4 1 2 0
Tabor 3b 3 2 2 2
  Bucher 3b 0 0 0 0
Partee c 4 0 1 0
Newsome ss 3 0 0 0
O'Neill p 3 0 1 1
  Ryba p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 4 1 1 2
Rocco 1b 5 1 1 0
Cullenbine rf 4 3 2 3
Heath lf 3 1 2 0
  Seerey lf 1 0 0 0
Hockett cf 4 0 3 4
Rosar c 5 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 2 1 1 0
Grant 2b 4 1 1 0
Harder p 4 1 2 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Boston 020 100 000390
Cleveland 102 006 00x9130
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
O'Neill  L(2-3) 5.0 9 7 7 4 2
  Ryba   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Harder  W(5-1) 9.0 9 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Tabor-Doerr-Cronin.  2B–Boston Lazor (1), Cleveland Cullenbine (13); Hockett (8).  3B–Cleveland Heath (2); Keltner (2).  HR–Boston Tabor (3,2nd inning off Harder 1 on), Cleveland Cullenbine (5,1st inning off O'Neill 0 on).  HBP–McBride (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  U–George Pipgras, Ernie Stewart, Bill McGowan.
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