CLE @ BSN

October 07, 1948

Final Score: CLE 4 - BSN 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Braves Field
Attendance
39,633
Game Duration
134 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Bob Lemon
Losing Pitcher
Warren Spahn

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Wet
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 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
BSN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3

CLE Batting

CLE @ BSN — CLE Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Lou Boudreau 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Allie Clark 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Doby 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Joe Gordon 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Hegan 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Keltner 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Kennedy 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Lemon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dale Mitchell 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Eddie Robinson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 36 4 8 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .222

BSN Batting

CLE @ BSN — BSN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Red Barrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Dark 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bob Elliott 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Tommy Holmes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Masi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank McCormick 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike McCormick 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Nels Potter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marv Rickert 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Salkeld 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ray Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Warren Spahn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Stanky 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Earl Torgeson 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 32 1 8 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 .250

CLE Pitching

CLE @ BSN — CLE Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bob Lemon (W) W 9.0 8 1 0 3 5 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 1 0 3 5 0 0.00

BSN Pitching

CLE @ BSN — BSN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Red Barrett - 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Nels Potter - 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Warren Spahn (L) L 4.1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6.23
Team Totals 9.0 8 4 3 2 3 0 3.00

Cleveland Indians at Boston Braves, October 7, 1948

The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Braves 4-1 at Braves Field on October 7, 1948 in the World Series. The information panel shows attendance of 39,633, a game time of 134 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give sunny skies. The Cleveland Indians' runs came in the fourth, fifth, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. The Boston Braves' only run came in the first inning. The Cleveland Indians had 8 hits and the Boston Braves 8, with 1 and 3 errors. Bob Lemon was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. Warren Spahn took the loss after 4.1 innings and 3 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Bob Lemon, who had 5. The Boston Braves used Red Barrett, Nels Potter, and Warren Spahn on the mound. Larry Doby led the Cleveland Indians at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Earl Torgeson led the Boston Braves at the plate: 2 for 4. Bill Summers worked home plate.

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