Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1948 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 11, Cleveland Indians 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 2 3 2
Hitchcock 3b 1 0 0 0
  Goodman 3b 5 1 2 2
Williams lf 4 2 4 1
Stephens ss 6 1 2 0
Doerr 2b 5 3 2 0
Mele rf 6 2 3 1
Batts c 4 0 2 3
Jones 1b 3 0 0 1
Dobson p 5 0 0 0
Totals 44 11 18 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tucker cf 4 2 2 0
Doby rf 4 2 1 2
Boudreau ss 4 1 1 0
  Berardino ss 1 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 5 0 2 2
Keltner 3b 5 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Gettel p 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 1 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Boston 022 301 120–11180
Cleveland 201 000 200–5122
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W(3-3) 9.0 12 5 5 4 5
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy   1.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Gettel  L(0-1) 2.2 5 5 5 4 2
  Gromek   4.1 8 4 4 1 4
  Klieman   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
7
8
  E–Doby (6), Hegan (2).  DP–Boston 1. Goodman-Doerr-Jones, Cleveland 1. Boudreau-Gordon-Robinson.  2B–Boston Mele (6), Cleveland Gordon (4).  3B–Boston Goodman (1).  HR–Boston Williams (8,6th inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Doby (6,7th inning off Dobson 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–13.  Team–10.  U–Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley.  T–2:30.  A–8,409.
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