Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
July 16, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 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 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 2 2
Kennedy rf 5 0 2 0
Easter 1b 5 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 2 2 0
Doby cf 5 2 2 1
Boone ss 5 0 1 2
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 1
Murray c 3 2 1 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Gromek p 3 0 0 0
  Lemon ph,p 1 0 1 2
Totals 40 8 12 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman lf 4 0 0 0
Pesky 3b 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 2 0
Stephens ss 4 1 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 2 2 3
Doerr 2b 4 0 2 0
Zarilla rf 4 0 1 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 1
Masterson p 2 0 1 0
  Wright ph 1 0 1 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Cleveland 001 200 0328121
Boston 000 010 0034112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  W(6-4) 7.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Lemon  SV(2) 2.0 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
0
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  L(4-4) 8.0 10 6 6 3 2
  Parnell   1.0 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
3
2

  E–Murray (2), Doerr (7), Tebbetts (2).  DP–Cleveland 3. Gordon-Easter, Gordon-Boone-Easter, B. Lemon-Gordon-Easter.  2B–Cleveland Rosen (14,off Masterson); Gordon (10,off Masterson); B. Lemon (6,off Masterson), Boston Dropo (15,off Gromek).  HR–Boston Dropo (22,9th inning off B. Lemon 2 on 0 out).  IBB–Murray (1,by Masterson).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:14.  A–33,009.
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