Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
July 24, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1948 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 5, Boston Red Sox 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 2 0
Doby cf 3 2 1 0
Edwards rf 5 0 2 2
  Kennedy rf 0 0 0 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 1
Keltner 3b 4 0 2 0
Berardino 1b 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 1 0 0
Lemon p 4 1 1 2
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 2 2 1
Pesky 3b 2 1 1 0
  Hitchcock 3b 2 0 1 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 2
Stephens ss 3 0 1 0
Doerr 2b 4 1 0 1
Mele rf 3 0 0 0
Goodman 1b 2 1 2 2
Tebbetts c 3 0 0 0
Kramer p 2 0 0 0
  Ferriss p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Cleveland 040 001 0005111
Boston 300 010 02x6100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(13-8) 7.2 10 6 5 7 1
  Christopher   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
8
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer   4.1 8 4 4 5 0
  Ferriss  W(6-2) 4.2 3 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
8
2

  E–Gordon (14).  DP–Cleveland 2. Hegan-Berardino-Boudreau, Boudreau-Gordon-Berardino, Boston 1. Hitchcock-Doerr-Goodman.  2B–Cleveland Edwards 2 (9); Boudreau (23), Boston Williams (23); Goodman (15).  HR–Cleveland Lemon (4,2nd inning off Kramer 1 on).  HBP–Gordon (1).  Team LOB–13.  Team–11.  U–Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers, Red Jones.
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