Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 18, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1951 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 1 2 0
Pesky ss 4 1 3 0
Williams lf 5 0 1 1
Boudreau 3b 4 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodman 1b 5 0 1 0
Vollmer rf 2 2 1 1
Rosar c 4 0 1 0
Kiely p 2 0 0 0
  Wight p 1 0 0 0
  Kinder p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 5 1 4 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 0
Easter 1b 3 0 1 3
Rosen 3b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy rf 4 0 0 0
Boone ss 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 2 0
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
  Stirnweiss ph 0 1 0 0
  Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Boston 000 031 000490
Cleveland 000 000 300392
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kiely   4.1 6 0 0 2 1
  Wight   2.0 2 3 3 3 0
  Kinder  W(6-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(9-9) 7.0 6 4 2 2 2
  Brissie   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Garcia   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
3
4

  E–Doby (6), Boone (22).  DP–Boston 1. Pesky-Doerr.  2B–Boston Pesky (5,off Lemon); Goodman (17,off Brissie); DiMaggio (22,off Garcia), Cleveland Doby (18,off Kiely); Easter (5,off Wight).  3B–Cleveland Hegan (4,off Kiely).  HR–Boston Vollmer (11,5th inning off Lemon 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Pesky (1,by Lemon); Boudreau (4,by Garcia).  IBB–Vollmer (1,by Brissie).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  SB–Avila (5,2nd base off Kiely/Rosar).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:44.  A–37,542.
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