Boston Braves vs Cleveland Indians
October 8, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Braves 0, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
McCormick M. lf 4 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 3 0 1 0
McCormick F. 1b 3 0 1 0
Conatser cf 3 0 0 0
Masi c 3 0 0 0
Stanky 2b 3 0 1 0
Bickford p 0 0 0 0
  Voiselle p 1 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 1 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 1 0 0
Judnich rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 1
Bearden p 3 1 2 0
Totals 28 2 5 1
Boston 000 000 000051
Cleveland 001 100 00x250
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  L (0-1) 3.1 4 2 1 5 1
  Voiselle   3.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Barrett   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
2
1
5
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bearden  W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
4

  E–Dark (3).  DP–Boston 1, Cleveland 2.  2B–Boston Dark (1,off Bearden), Cleveland Bearden (1,off Bickford).  SH–Bickford (1,off Bearden).  Team LOB–3.  Team–7.  U–Bill Stewart (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), George Barr (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Joe Paparella (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL).  T–1:36.  A–70,306.
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