Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 23, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1946 at League Park IV. 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 2, Cleveland Indians 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich cf 5 0 0 0
Pesky ss 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 0
York 1b 4 0 0 0
Lazor rf 4 0 0 0
Russell 3b 4 1 1 0
Wagner c 4 1 2 0
Klinger p 3 0 2 2
  Heflin p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 0
Woodling cf 4 0 1 1
Rocco 1b 5 0 3 1
Edwards rf 4 0 1 0
Meyer 2b 4 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 3 1 0 0
Hayes c 4 0 2 0
Mills lf 3 1 1 1
  Fleming ph 1 0 0 0
  Seerey lf 1 1 1 0
Embree p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Boston 001 010 000 0–271
Cleveland 001 100 000 1–3120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger   6.0 8 2 2 2 2
  Heflin  L(0-1) 3.2 4 1 1 5 1
Totals
9.2
12
3
3
7
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Embree  W(4-2) 10.0 7 2 2 3 4
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
3
4
  E–Klinger (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Meyer-Boudreau-Rocco.  2B–Boston Pesky (12); H. Wagner (7), Cleveland Edwards (4); Hayes (8).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Woodling (2); Keltner (2); Embree 2 (2).  Team–15.  U–Bill McGowan, Joe Rue, Art Passarella.
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