Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
May 8, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Coan lf 5 0 1 0
Lewis rf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 2b 3 2 2 1
  Kozar 2b 0 0 0 0
Vollmer cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Yost 3b 2 0 0 0
Dente ss 3 0 1 1
Evans c 3 0 1 0
Hudson p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Boone ss 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0
Vernon 1b 3 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 3 0 1 0
Minoso rf 3 0 1 0
Tresh c 2 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Peck ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Washington 000 001 100–280
Cleveland 000 000 000–040
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  W(1-2) 9.0 4 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(0-1) 8.0 8 2 2 5 3
  Garcia   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
5
  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Robertson-Dente-Robinson, Dente-Robinson, Cleveland 2. Mitchell-Boone-Vernon-Gordon, Boone-Gordon-Vernon.  HR–Washington Robertson (4,7th inning off Benton 0 on 2 out).  SH–Yost (2); Hudson (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Robertson (2); Dente (1).  U–Charlie Berry, Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard.
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