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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 23, 1950 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Albrecht |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Luke Easter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Upton | Shortstop |
| Dick Kokos | Left Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Center Fielder |
| Hank Arft | First Baseman |
| Ken Wood | Right Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Ed Albrecht | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
April 23, 1950
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Albrecht
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Albrecht
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Albrecht
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lemon
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Lemon
Kokos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arft vs. Lemon
Arft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Lemon
Wood hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lemon
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Easter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Albrecht
Easter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Albrecht
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Albrecht
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Albrecht
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lemon
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Lemon
There goes Gustine. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Boudreau applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lemon
Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Albrecht vs. Lemon
Albrecht hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau misplays the ball. That's an error on Boudreau. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Lemon
Upton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Albrecht
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Albrecht
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Albrecht
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Albrecht
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Albrecht
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Lemon
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arft vs. Lemon
Arft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Albrecht
Easter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Albrecht
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Albrecht
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lemon
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lemon
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lemon
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Albrecht
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Albrecht
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Albrecht
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Albrecht
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Albrecht
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arft fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemon scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Albrecht
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend misplays the ball. That's an error on Friend. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Easter vs. Albrecht
Easter takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Albrecht
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Vernon scores. Mitchell moves to third. Easter moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Doby is hit by the pitch. Mitchell scores. Easter moves to third. Gordon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Kretlow
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Easter scores. Gordon moves to third. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Raney
Ribs Raney now pitching.
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lemon
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raney vs. Lemon
Raney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lemon
Upton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Raney
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Raney
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Raney
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton misplays the ball. That's an error on Upton. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Raney
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vernon goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Raney
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Lemon
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Lemon
Arft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Lemon
Wood hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lemon
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lemon
Gustine hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Raney
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Raney
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Raney
There goes Doby. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Upton applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Raney
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Raney
Hegan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sievers. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Rosen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lemon
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrick vs. Lemon
Ferrick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lemon
Upton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ferrick
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Upton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Ferrick
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Ferrick
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arft scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Lemon
Kokos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lemon
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arft vs. Lemon
Arft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Lemon
Don Lenhardt pinch runs for Hank Arft.
Wood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Wood reaches second base with a double. Lenhardt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lollar vs. Lemon
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Lemon
Gustine strikes out. There goes Wood. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Lollar. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Ferrick
Don Lenhardt now playing first base.
Easter hits a line drive into left field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ferrick
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Ferrick
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Gordon trying to get to third. Wood throws the ball in to Gustine, who tags Gordon for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ferrick
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Ferrick
The umpire calls a balk on Ferrick Doby moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hegan vs. Ferrick
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Doby scores. Rosen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Ferrick
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Hegan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Ferrick
The umpire calls a balk on Ferrick Hegan moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boudreau vs. Ferrick
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMars vs. Lemon
Thurman Tucker now playing left field. Bob Kennedy now playing right field. Billy DeMars pinch hits for Owen Friend.
DeMars hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lemon
Ray Coleman pinch hits for Tom Ferrick.
Coleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Browns, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lemon
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1950, game 1 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Boudreau L, ss 6 0 2 1 Upton T, ss 4 1 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 2 0 1 Kokos D, lf 2 0 0 0
Mitchell D, lf 5 1 1 1 Sievers R, cf 3 1 1 0
Tucker T, lf 0 0 0 0 Arft H, 1b 4 2 1 0
Easter L, rf 3 1 1 0 Lenhardt D, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Kennedy B, rf 0 0 0 0 Wood K, rf 4 2 3 6
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0
Doby L, cf 3 1 2 1 Gustine F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 3 2 1 1 Friend O, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 4 1 1 1 DeMars B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lemon B, p 4 1 1 1 Albrecht E, p 1 0 0 0
Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0
Raney R, p 1 0 0 0
Ferrick T, p 1 0 0 0
Coleman R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 10 8 31 6 5 6
Cleveland 000 051 102 -- 9
St.Louis 300 003 000 -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (W) 9.0 5 6 6 6 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Albrecht E 4.2 4 5 2 6 1
Kretlow L* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Raney R (L) 2.0 2 2 1 2 2
Ferrick T 2.1 4 2 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Boudreau L, Friend O, Upton T, Gustine F
DP -- Cleveland 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cleveland 10, St.Louis 4
2B -- Hegan J, Wood K
HR -- Wood K 2
CS -- Gustine F, Doby L
HBP -- by Kretlow L (Doby L)
Balk -- Ferrick T 2
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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