Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 9, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1948 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tucker cf 5 1 2 1
Doby rf 5 1 1 2
Boudreau ss 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
Gordon 2b 3 1 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 2 1 2
Mitchell lf 4 2 2 1
Tipton c 4 1 2 3
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Linde p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 1 0 0 0
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 3 1 0 0
Pesky 3b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 2 2 3
Spence 1b 4 0 1 0
Stephens ss 4 0 1 0
Doerr 2b 3 0 0 0
Mele rf 4 1 1 0
Batts c 3 0 2 1
  Goodman ph 0 0 0 0
Kinder p 2 0 0 0
  Dorish p 1 0 0 0
  Deal p 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4
Cleveland 000 200 3409102
Boston 300 110 000580
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Black   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Linde   6.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Klieman  W(1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Christopher  SV(4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kinder   6.2 6 5 5 3 2
  Dorish  L(0-1) 0.2 3 4 4 1 0
  Deal   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
6
3

  E–Boudreau (3), Linde (1).  DP–Cleveland 2. Keltner-Gordon-Robinson, Boudreau-Gordon-Robinson, Boston 1. Williams-Stephens.  2B–Cleveland Boudreau (6), Boston Pesky (4); Mele (5).  HR–Cleveland Doby (4,7th inning off Kinder 1 on 2 out); Keltner (9,4th inning off Kinder 1 on 2 out); Tipton (1,8th inning off Dorish 2 on 1 out), Boston Williams (7,5th inning off Linde 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Boudreau (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U–Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer.  T–2:28.  A–34,298.
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