Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 27, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1950 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 1 2 0
Avila 2b 4 1 0 0
Doby cf 3 1 2 1
Easter 1b 5 1 2 2
Rosen 3b 3 2 0 0
Boone ss 5 2 3 4
Kennedy rf 4 0 2 2
Hegan c 4 0 1 0
Feller p 0 1 0 0
  Benton p 1 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 0
Pesky 3b 4 1 1 0
Goodman lf 4 2 1 0
Stephens ss 3 1 1 2
  Stringer ss 2 1 2 0
Dropo 1b 5 1 1 4
Doerr 2b 2 1 0 0
Zarilla rf 4 1 1 0
Rosar c 4 1 1 0
Nixon p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 1 0 1 0
  Vollmer ph 1 1 1 4
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 11 10
Cleveland 007 020 0009123
Boston 005 000 60x11110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   2.1 4 5 5 5 0
  Benton  L(4-2) 4.2 6 6 1 0 1
  Gromek   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
11
6
5
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon   2.1 4 6 6 4 2
  McDonald   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Littlefield   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Stobbs  W(9-5) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Dobson  SV(4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
6
6

  E–Rosen (13), Boone 2 (18).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Boone-Easter, Boston 3. Nixon-Stephens-Dropo, Goodman-Rosar, Stringer-Doerr-Dropo.  PB–Hegan (2).  2B–Cleveland Doby (21,off Nixon), Boston Stobbs (1,off Benton); Stringer (1,off Benton).  3B–Cleveland Kennedy (5,off Littlefield).  HR–Cleveland Boone (7,3rd inning off McDonald 3 on 1 out), Boston Dropo (29,3rd inning off Feller 2 on 1 out); Vollmer (6,7th inning off Benton 3 on 2 out).  SH–Feller (7,off McDonald).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Bill McGowan, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–3:01.  A–31,747.
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