Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 20, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1944 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Rocco 1b 4 0 0 0
Hoag cf 5 0 1 0
Seerey lf 5 1 2 0
Boudreau ss 4 1 2 1
  Peters ss 0 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf 4 1 2 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 2
Schlueter c 3 0 0 0
Mack 2b 3 0 1 0
Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Calvert p 3 0 1 0
  Heath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Culberson cf 5 2 2 0
Metkovich 1b 4 3 3 1
Fox rf 5 2 2 3
Johnson lf 4 2 3 2
Doerr 2b 5 1 1 1
Tabor 3b 4 1 1 1
Wagner c 4 0 2 1
Newsome ss 4 0 2 2
Cecil p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 16 11
Cleveland 000 002 0204100
Boston 610 202 00x11161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Klieman  L(8-8) 0.0 5 6 6 2 0
  Calvert   8.0 11 5 5 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
3
0
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cecil  W(2-1) 9.0 10 4 4 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5

  E–Doerr (17).  DP–Cleveland 1. Keltner-Mack, Boston 2. Doerr-Newsome, Doerr-Metkovich.  2B–Cleveland Seerey (12); Boudreau (31), Boston Culberson 2 (10); Metkovich 2 (17); B. Johnson (28); Doerr (30); Newsome (25).  3B–Boston Fox (6).  HR–Cleveland Keltner (10,6th inning off Cecil 1 on), Boston B. Johnson (15,2nd inning off Calvert 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Cecil (1).  Team–7.  U–Eddie Rommel, Bill Grieve, Hal Weafer.  T–1:56.  A–25,310.
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