BSN @ CLE

October 09, 1948

Final Score: BSN 1 - CLE 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Cleveland Stadium
Attendance
81,897
Game Duration
91 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Steve Gromek
Losing Pitcher
Johnny Sain

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Wet
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
torf

Line Score

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

BSN Batting

BSN @ CLE — 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Holmes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Masi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike McCormick 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Marv Rickert 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Johnny Sain 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bill Salkeld 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Stanky 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Earl Torgeson 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .667
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 .219

CLE Batting

BSN @ CLE — CLE Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Lou Boudreau 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Larry Doby 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Joe Gordon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Gromek 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Hegan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Judnich 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ken Keltner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dale Mitchell 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Eddie Robinson 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Team Totals 27 2 5 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 .185

BSN Pitching

BSN @ CLE — BSN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Sain (L) L 8.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 2.25
Team Totals 8.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 2.25

CLE Pitching

BSN @ CLE — CLE Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Steve Gromek (W) W 9.0 7 1 1 1 2 1 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 1 1 1 2 1 1.00

Boston Braves at Cleveland Indians, October 9, 1948

On October 9, 1948, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves 2-1 at Cleveland Stadium in a World Series game. It was decided by a single run. The game information lists a crowd of 81,897, a game time of 91 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give sunny skies. The Boston Braves' only run came in the seventh inning. The Cleveland Indians' runs came one at a time, in the first and third. Hits were 7 for the Boston Braves and 5 for the Cleveland Indians, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Steve Gromek, allowing 1 earned run on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Johnny Sain after 8.0 innings and 2 runs. Marv Rickert led the Boston Braves at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Eddie Robinson led the Cleveland Indians at the plate: 2 for 3. Larry Doby also homered for the Cleveland Indians. The home-plate umpire was Bill Grieve.

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