Cleveland Indians vs Boston Braves
October 11, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 11, 1948 at Braves Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Braves 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 0
  Kennedy lf 1 0 0 0
Doby rf 4 0 2 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 1
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 0
Tucker cf 3 1 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 1
Hegan c 4 0 1 1
Lemon p 3 0 0 0
  Bearden p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 1 2 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 3 1 3 0
Rickert lf 3 0 0 0
  Conatser ph,cf 1 0 0 1
Salkeld c 2 0 0 0
  Masi ph,c 1 0 1 1
McCormick M. cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Stanky 2b 1 0 0 0
  Ryan pr 0 0 0 0
Voiselle p 1 0 0 0
  McCormick F. ph 1 0 0 0
  Spahn p 0 0 0 0
  Sisti ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Cleveland 001 002 0104100
Boston 000 100 020390
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W (2-0) 7.1 8 3 3 4 1
  Bearden  SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle  L (0-1) 7.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Spahn   2.0 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 4, Boston 1.  2B–Cleveland Mitchell (1,off Voiselle); Boudreau (4,off Voiselle), Boston Torgeson (3,off Lemon); Masi (1,off Bearden).  HR–Cleveland Gordon (1,6th inning off Voiselle 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Boudreau (1,by Voiselle).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Voiselle (1,off Lemon).  Team–7.  BK–Lemon (1).  HBP–Voiselle (1,Boudreau).  U–Bill Summers (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), George Barr (NL), Joe Paparella (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL).  T–2:16.  A–40,103.
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