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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 9, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,902 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Stan Spence | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 1948
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Dobson
Tucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Feller
Pesky hits a line drive towards first. Robinson catches it and steps on first to double up DiMaggio. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a line drive towards the mound. Feller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Feller
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Dobson
Feller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Dobson
Tucker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Feller
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Feller
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Feller
Dobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Feller
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Feller
Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Feller
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Feller
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Feller
Dobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Feller
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Dobson
Feller hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Dobson
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Feller
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Feller
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Feller
Tebbetts hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Feller
Dobson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Dobson
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Dobson
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Feller
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feller
Williams strikes out. There goes Pesky. The throw from Hegan to Boudreau, and Pesky is out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tebbetts. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobson
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Feller
Spence hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Feller
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Feller
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Feller
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Dobson
Keltner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Dobson
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Dobson
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Dobson
Feller bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Dobson
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Dobson
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Dobson
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tucker scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Feller
Wally Moses pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Feller
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tucker. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Christopher
Russ Christopher now pitching.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Christopher
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1948, game 1 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Tucker T, cf 4 1 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 3 0
Doby L, rf 5 0 1 1 Pesky J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 3 1 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 1
Robinson E, 1b 5 0 1 0 Spence S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 0 1 0
Keltner K, 3b 4 2 3 2 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mitchell D, lf 4 1 1 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0
Feller B, p 3 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 3 0 2 0
Christopher R, p 0 0 0 0 Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 9 4 36 1 8 1
Cleveland 000 010 000 3 -- 4
Boston 000 100 000 0 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (W) 9.1 8 1 1 3 4
Christopher R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (L) 10.0 9 4 4 2 4
E -- Tebbetts B
DP -- Cleveland 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Boston 8
2B -- Boudreau L, Robinson E, Stephens V, DiMaggio D
HR -- Williams T, Keltner K 2
CS -- Pesky J
SH -- Feller B
T -- 2:43
A -- 11902
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