Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
July 28, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1951 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 4, Boston Red Sox 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 6 0 1 0
Boone ss 7 1 1 0
Doby cf 7 0 2 1
Easter 1b 6 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 7 0 0 1
Chapman lf 7 0 0 0
Kennedy rf 7 2 4 0
Hegan c 6 0 0 0
Wynn p 2 0 0 0
  Tebbetts ph 1 0 1 1
  Simpson pr 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Maddern ph 1 0 0 0
  Brissie p 1 0 0 0
  Stirnweiss ph 1 0 1 1
  Feller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 4 11 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 8 0 0 0
Pesky ss 6 2 2 0
Williams lf 5 2 2 1
Stephens 3b 6 1 3 0
Doerr 2b 6 0 1 2
Goodman 1b 6 2 3 0
Vollmer rf 7 1 3 5
Evans c 3 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Moss c 1 0 1 0
  Hatfield pr 0 0 0 0
  Rosar c 2 0 0 0
McDermott p 7 0 1 0
Totals 58 8 16 8
Cleveland 000 000 110 000 001 14110
Boston 200 000 000 000 001 58162
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   7.0 6 2 2 4 5
  Gromek   3.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Brissie   4.0 4 0 0 2 2
  Feller  L(15-4) 1.2 4 6 6 3 0
Totals
15.2
16
8
8
11
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(6-5) 16.0 11 4 4 1 15
Totals
16.0
11
4
4
1
15

  E–Pesky 2 (15).  DP–Cleveland 4. Boone-Avila-Easter, Brissie-Boone, Boone-Avila-Easter, Avila-Boone-Easter, Boston 1. Pesky-Doerr-Goodman.  2B–Cleveland Kennedy 3 (14,off McDermott 3); Boone (5,off McDermott), Boston Pesky (7,off Wynn); Stephens (16,off Brissie); Vollmer (5,off Brissie); Goodman (21,off Feller); Williams (21,off Feller).  3B–Cleveland Easter (3,off McDermott).  HR–Boston Vollmer (18,16th inning off Feller 3 on 2 out).  HBP–Easter (7,by McDermott).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Doerr (3,off Gromek).  IBB–Williams (6,by Wynn); Goodman (3,by Gromek); Doerr (2,by Brissie).  Team–15.  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Duffy, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Cal Hubbard.  T–4:12.  A–23,199.
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