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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 3, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 3, 1947 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tex Hughson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Embree |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,021 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Pellagrini | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Tex Hughson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Red Embree | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 3, 1947
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Embree
Pellagrini hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Embree
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Embree
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Embree
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Embree
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Hughson
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughson covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Hughson
Metkovich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Hughson
Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Hughson
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Hughson
Seerey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hughson
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Hughson
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Embree vs. Dorish
Embree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Embree
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Embree
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Embree
York hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Embree
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dorish vs. Embree
Dorish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Dorish
Peck 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Dorish
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Dorish
Boudreau hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws to first to double up Metkovich. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Embree
Pellagrini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Embree
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Embree
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Embree
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Dorish
Fleming takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Dorish
Seerey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dorish
Gordon hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Dorish
Keltner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Dorish
Hegan hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Fleming scores. Seerey moves to third. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Embree vs. Dorish
Embree strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Embree
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Embree
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Embree
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Dorish
Peck hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Peck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Dorish
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Dorish
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Widmar
Al Widmar now pitching.
Fleming takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seerey vs. Widmar
Seerey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Widmar
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Widmar
Keltner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Embree
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fleming scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Embree
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Al Widmar.
Culberson hits a fly ball into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Embree
Pellagrini hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Embree vs. Murphy
Embree hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Murphy
Peck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Embree
Pesky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Embree
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Embree
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Murphy
Frankie Hayes now catching.
Metkovich 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Murphy
Boudreau hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Murphy
Fleming hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Embree
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Embree
Mele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Embree
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. York reaches second base with a double. Mele moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Embree
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mele scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Embree
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Murphy
Wally Moses now playing right field. Sam Mele now playing center field.
Seerey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Murphy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pellagrini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Murphy
Keltner hits a fly ball into center field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Embree
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Embree
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Embree
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Embree
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Embree
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Murphy
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Embree vs. Murphy
Embree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peck vs. Murphy
Peck hits a fly ball into center field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Murphy
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Embree
Mele hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Embree
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Embree
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Embree
Rip Russell pinch hits for Johnny Murphy.
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1947 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Pellagrini E, ss 3 1 1 1 Peck H, rf 5 0 1 0
Pesky J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Metkovich G, cf 5 2 2 1
Williams T, lf 2 0 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 0 0 Fleming L, 1b 1 3 0 0
Moses W, rf 1 0 1 0 Seerey P, lf 4 1 2 2
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 2 2 5
Mele S, rf-cf 3 2 2 1 Keltner K, 3b 4 0 1 0
York R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 1 1
Wagner H, c 2 0 1 0 Embree R, p 3 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 2 0 0 1
Hughson T, p 0 0 0 0
Dorish F, p 1 0 0 0
Widmar A, p 0 0 0 0
Culberson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0
Russell R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 33 9 10 9
Boston 100 000 101 -- 3
Cleveland 401 400 00x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hughson T (L) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
Dorish F 2.2 5 3 3 2 1
Widmar A 0.2 1 2 2 1 1
Murphy J 4.0 0 0 0 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Embree R (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 4
E -- DiMaggio D
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Cleveland 5
2B -- Peck H, York R
HR -- Pellagrini E, Metkovich G, Seerey P, Gordon J 2, Mele S
CS -- DiMaggio D
T -- 2:10
A -- 15021
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