Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 29, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Pesky 3b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 1 1 2
Stephens ss 5 1 3 0
Doerr 2b 5 0 3 2
Zarilla rf 5 0 0 0
Hitchcock 1b 2 0 0 0
Batts c 3 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 2 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 2 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Easter rf 3 0 0 0
  Avila pr 0 0 0 0
  Berardino 3b 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 0
Gordon 2b 5 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 1 0 0
Kennedy 3b,rf 5 1 2 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 1
  Lemon ph 1 1 1 0
  Tresh c 1 0 1 1
Garcia p 2 1 1 1
  Tucker ph 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Peck ph 1 0 0 1
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Boston 101 000 200 04111
Cleveland 010 010 002 15121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L(11-10) 9.2 12 5 5 5 4
Totals
9.2
12
5
5
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   7.0 9 4 4 3 3
  Gromek   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Benton  W(6-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
4
3

  E–Williams (5), Vernon (13).  DP–Boston 2. Hitchcock-Stephens-Hitchcock, Stephens-Doerr-Hitchcock, Cleveland 3. Gordon-Boudreau, Gordon-Boudreau-Vernon, Boudreau-Gordon-Vernon.  2B–Boston Stephens (30), Cleveland Kennedy (19); Hegan (15).  HR–Boston Williams (35,7th inning off Garcia 1 on 1 out), Cleveland Garcia (1,5th inning off Dobson 0 on 1 out).  SH–Dobson (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Eddie Rommel.
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