Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
April 21, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1949 at Sportsman's Park III. The Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, St. Louis Browns 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tucker lf 4 2 2 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 3
Boudreau ss 4 1 1 1
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 1
Vernon 1b 2 1 2 1
Keltner 3b 3 1 0 0
Kennedy rf 5 0 1 1
Hegan c 5 1 1 0
Gromek p 3 0 0 1
Totals 34 8 10 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 3 0 0 0
Zarilla lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 0 0
Graham 1b 3 1 1 1
Kokos rf 3 1 1 1
Lehner cf 1 0 0 0
  Wood ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Moss c 3 0 0 0
Pellagrini ss 3 0 0 0
Starr p 0 0 0 0
  Savage p 1 0 0 0
  Fannin p 0 0 0 0
  Platt ph 1 0 0 0
  Shore p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
Cleveland 103 130 0008100
St. Louis 000 020 000220
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  W(1-0) 9.0 2 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
1
6
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Starr  L(0-1) 2.0 4 4 4 5 2
  Savage   2.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Fannin   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Shore   3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
10
4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Boudreau-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Tucker (2); Vernon 2 (2); Kennedy (1).  HR–Cleveland Doby (1,5th inning off Savage 2 on 1 out); Gordon (1,3rd inning off Starr 0 on 0 out), St. Louis Graham (2,5th inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out); Kokos (2,5th inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out).  SH–Gromek (1).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Zarilla (1).  Team–1.  CS–Tucker (1); Vernon (1).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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