Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 4, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1950 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 1 3
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 0
  Boone ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Easter rf 2 1 0 0
  Kennedy rf 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 1
Gordon 2b 3 0 1 1
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 2 3 0
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 2 0
Pesky 3b 5 1 2 0
Williams lf 5 0 1 1
Stephens ss 5 1 2 0
Doerr 2b 3 1 0 0
Wright rf 4 0 1 1
Dropo 1b 4 0 2 1
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 0
Parnell p 3 0 0 1
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland 001 200 011580
Boston 300 001 0004111
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(2-1) 9.0 11 4 4 3 5
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  L(2-1) 9.0 8 5 5 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
4

  E–Tebbetts (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Boone-Vernon, Boston 1. Doerr-Stephens-Dropo.  2B–Cleveland Doby 2 (4,off Parnell 2); Hegan 2 (6,off Parnell 2), Boston Pesky (5,off B. Lemon).  SH–B. Lemon (1,off Parnell).  HBP–Easter (1,by Parnell).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Boyer, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:12.  A–13,138.
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