CLE @ BSN

October 06, 1948

Final Score: CLE 0 - BSN 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Braves Field
Attendance
40,135
Game Duration
102 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Johnny Sain
Losing Pitcher
Bob Feller

Umpires

Home Plate
George Barr
First Base
Bill Summers
Second Base
Bill Stewart
Third Base
Bill Grieve

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Cloudy
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromrf

Line Score

CLE @ BSN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
BSN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 2 2

CLE Batting

CLE @ BSN — CLE Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Lou Boudreau 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Doby 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bob Feller 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Gordon 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Jim Hegan 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Wally Judnich 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Keltner 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Dale Mitchell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 .125

BSN Batting

CLE @ BSN — BSN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Al Dark 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Elliott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Holmes 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Phil Masi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike McCormick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marv Rickert 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Johnny Sain 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Salkeld 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sibby Sisti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Stanky 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Torgeson 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Team Totals 24 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 .083

CLE Pitching

CLE @ BSN — CLE Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bob Feller (L) L 8.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1.12
Team Totals 8.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1.12

BSN Pitching

CLE @ BSN — BSN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Sain (W) W 9.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 0.00

Cleveland Indians at Boston Braves, October 6, 1948

On October 6, 1948, the Boston Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians 1-0 at Braves Field, a World Series game. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows attendance of 40,135, a running time of 102 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as cloudy skies. The Cleveland Indians were held scoreless in every inning. The Boston Braves' only run came in the eighth inning. Hits were 4 for the Cleveland Indians and 2 for the Boston Braves, with 0 and 2 errors. Johnny Sain was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bob Feller after 8.0 innings and 1 run. No pitcher struck out more than Johnny Sain, who had 6. The home-plate umpire was George Barr.

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