Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 2, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1949 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 3 2
Doby cf 5 2 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 1 0
Boudreau ss 5 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 5 2 3 1
Kennedy rf 5 1 3 1
Berardino 3b 3 2 1 1
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Wynn p 4 0 0 1
Totals 39 8 15 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Coan lf 5 0 1 0
Robertson 2b 4 0 2 0
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Stewart cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0
Lewis rf 3 0 0 0
Dente ss 4 0 1 1
Early c 4 0 2 0
Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Simmons ph 1 0 1 0
  Gettel p 1 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Cleveland 030 021 0028150
Washington 010 000 000193
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(9-2) 9.0 9 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  L(2-8) 5.0 10 5 5 0 0
  Gettel   4.0 5 3 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
1
1

  E–Yost (9), Stewart (4), Dente (20).  DP–Washington 1. Dente-Robinson.  2B–Washington Robertson (12); Robinson (17).  3B–Cleveland Gordon (3).  SH–Vernon (9); Hegan (5).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  U–Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry.
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