Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
August 3, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1948 at Cleveland 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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Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Kozar 2b 2 1 2 0
Coan lf 3 1 0 1
Stewart cf 3 0 2 2
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Christman ss 3 0 1 0
Early c 4 0 0 0
Wynn p 2 1 1 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Gillenwater ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 2 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
  Kennedy rf 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 2 1 1
Keltner 3b 5 0 3 1
Gordon 2b 3 1 0 0
Boudreau ss 1 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
Hegan c 3 1 1 1
Paige p 3 0 1 0
  Peck ph 1 0 0 1
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Washington 200 010 000370
Cleveland 000 121 10x5110
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   4.1 5 3 3 4 1
  Thompson  L(3-4) 1.2 5 1 1 0 0
  Masterson   2.0 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
7
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paige  W(2-1) 7.0 7 3 3 4 6
  Klieman  SV(3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Christman-Kozar-Vernon, Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson.  PB–Early (4).  2B–Washington Wynn (3), Cleveland Mitchell (17); Doby (11); Keltner 2 (15).  3B–Washington Stewart (11).  HR–Cleveland Hegan (9,6th inning off Thompson 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Boudreau (9).  Team–12.  CS–Christman (1).  U–Jim Boyer, Art Passarella, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:29.  A–72,434.
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