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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 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 8, Boston Red Sox 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 3 3 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
  Kennedy rf 1 1 1 0
Boudreau ss 5 1 2 2
Keltner 3b 5 1 3 3
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 1
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Paige p 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 3 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Bearden p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 3 3 2
Pesky 3b 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 5 0 1 1
Stephens ss 5 2 2 2
Doerr 2b 4 2 3 0
Spence rf 3 0 0 0
Goodman 1b 3 0 1 1
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 2
Dobson p 1 1 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Hughson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Cleveland 003 110 0128151
Boston 012 000 1239121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paige   2.1 5 3 3 0 2
  Gromek   4.2 3 3 1 2 0
  Klieman   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Bearden   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Christopher  L(2-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
12
9
7
2
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   7.0 9 5 4 0 3
  Johnson   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Caldwell  W(2-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hughson   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
1
4

  E–Boudreau (13), Stephens (22).  DP–Cleveland 1. Keltner-Gordon-Robinson, Boston 1. Doerr-Stephens-Goodman.  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (25); Boudreau (28), Boston DiMaggio (28); Goodman (19).  3B–Cleveland Doby (6), Boston DiMaggio (2).  HR–Boston DiMaggio (8,7th inning off Gromek 0 on); Stephens (27,9th inning off Christopher 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Spence (4).  HBP–Dobson (3).  Team–6.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Red Jones, 3B–Cal Hubbard.  T–2:26.  A–34,172.
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