Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 31, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1944 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Finney 1b 4 0 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 1 0 0
Fox rf 4 0 1 1
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 3 0 0 0
Bucher 3b 2 0 0 0
Partee c 3 0 1 0
Newsome ss 3 0 0 0
Ryba p 3 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Rocco 1b 3 0 1 0
Hockett cf 4 0 0 0
Seerey lf 4 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf 2 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 0
Rosar c 3 0 0 0
Mack 2b 3 0 0 0
Gromek p 2 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
Boston 000 000 001–120
Cleveland 000 000 000–022
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ryba  W(9-4) 8.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Barrett  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(4-5) 9.0 2 1 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
2
5
  E–Rocco (7), Mack (10).  DP–Boston 1. Doerr-Newsome-Finney, Cleveland 1. Gromek-Rocco.  Team LOB–3.  SH–Rocco (11).  Team–3.  U–Eddie Rommel, Bill Grieve, Hal Weafer.  T–1:27.  A–20,016.
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