Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 28, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 14, Boston Red Sox 15

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 4 2 0
Avila 2b 6 1 3 3
Doby cf 0 2 0 0
  Tucker cf 3 0 1 0
Easter 1b 5 3 3 2
Rosen 3b 4 1 2 2
Boone ss 6 0 2 4
Kennedy rf 4 0 0 2
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
Hegan c 5 1 0 0
Lemon p 3 2 2 0
  Benton p 1 0 0 0
  Feller p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 14 15 13
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 2 3 3
Pesky ss 5 2 2 1
Goodman 3b 4 2 3 3
Vollmer lf 3 1 0 1
Dropo 1b 5 2 2 2
Doerr 2b 4 1 0 1
Zarilla rf 4 2 2 3
Rosar c 4 2 2 1
McDermott p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 1 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 1 0 0 0
  Nixon p 2 1 1 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 15 15 15
Cleveland 253 200 01114153
Boston 001 802 04x15154
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   3.1 7 9 9 4 1
  Benton   1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Feller  L(12-9) 2.1 3 3 3 3 3
  Gromek   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
15
15
7
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott   1.1 2 7 7 7 2
  McDonald   1.1 5 3 3 2 0
  Littlefield   1.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Nixon  W(6-2) 4.1 4 2 1 1 2
  Kinder  SV(4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
14
13
10
5

  E–Boone 2 (20), Hegan (5), DiMaggio (6), Pesky (11), Goodman (6), Vollmer (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Easter.  2B–Cleveland B. Lemon (9,off McDermott); Boone (10,off McDonald); Avila (6,off McDonald); Mitchell (22,off Littlefield), Boston Goodman 2 (20,off Benton,off Feller).  3B–Boston DiMaggio 2 (9,off B. Lemon,off Benton); Dropo (7,off Feller).  HR–Boston Zarilla (7,8th inning off Gromek 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Mitchell (1,by McDermott).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–Mitchell (3,2nd base off Nixon/Rosar).  CS–Avila (1,3rd base by Littlefield/Rosar); Mitchell (8,Home by Nixon/Rosar); Zarilla (5,2nd base by Feller/Hegan).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–3:26.  A–28,328.
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