Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 8, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1948 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tucker cf 5 1 3 0
Doby rf 4 2 1 3
Boudreau ss 5 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 0 1
Mitchell lf 5 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 5 1 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 2 1
Hegan c 2 1 2 0
Bearden p 4 1 1 1
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 0 0
Kozar 2b 3 0 0 0
Coan lf 4 0 2 0
Vernon 1b 3 0 0 0
McBride rf 3 0 0 1
Sullivan ss 3 0 1 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
Wooten cf 3 0 0 0
Evans c 3 0 0 0
Hudson p 2 0 0 0
  Ferrick p 0 0 0 0
  Christman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Cleveland 100 000 050–6120
Washington 000 000 001–131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bearden  W(1-0) 8.2 3 1 0 4 5
  Christopher  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
4
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L(1-2) 8.0 12 6 6 2 2
  Ferrick   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
2
  E–Sullivan (1).  2B–Cleveland Keltner 2 (3); Hegan 2 (3), Washington Coan (4).  3B–Cleveland Gordon (1).  HR–Cleveland Doby (3,8th inning off Hudson 2 on 2 out).  SH–Doby (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  U–Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, Bill Grieve.  T–1:57.  A–11,902.
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