BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Boston Red Sox 4/14/1948 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG J.Pesky SS,3B 4 0 1 0 .231 L.Boudreau SS 4 2 2 1 .321 E.Valo LF 4 1 3 0 .571 G.Kell 3B 4 0 1 0 .354 A.Pafko 3B 4 1 2 1 .500 T.Williams LF 4 1 2 1 .507 R.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Batts C 4 0 1 0 .364 B-E.Stanky 2B 1 0 0 0 .375 A.Zarilla RF 3 0 0 1 .324 T.Henrich CF 4 2 3 1 .500 C-H.Majeski PH 1 0 0 0 .188 W.Marshall RF 4 0 0 0 .000 D-T.Tucker RF 0 0 0 0 .182 A.Robinson C 3 1 1 3 .250 J.Russell CF 4 1 2 0 .444 B.Rigney 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Gordon 2B 4 0 1 1 .365 E.Riddle P 0 0 0 0 ---- E.Waitkus 1B 4 0 0 0 .211 H.Pollet P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Branca P 3 0 0 0 .200 E.Robinson 1B 4 0 1 0 .375 N.Potter P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Koslo P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Joost PH,SS 2 1 1 1 .333 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 6 12 6 Totals 35 4 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Koslo In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Meyer In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Zarilla In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Majeski In 9th Inning Indians......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 12 0 Red Sox......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 9 0 Indians (3-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Koslo WIN(1-0) 6 5 2 2 0 4 1 70 3.00 A1 C5 R.Meyer HOLD(1st) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 9.00 C6 C9 E.Riddle 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 27.00 D1 D2 H.Pollet SAVE(1st) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00 D3 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 6 1 Red Sox (12-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Branca LOSS(2-1) 7 10 5 5 2 3 1 118 3.82 A1 D4 N.Potter 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 25 2.25 D5 Totals 9 12 6 6 2 5 2 ATTENDANCE- 21,227 DATE- Wednesday, April 14th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6 Red Sox: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Red Sox: 2 DOUBLES- J.Pesky(2nd), E.Valo(1st), T.Henrich(2nd), T.Williams(11th), J.Russell(2nd) TRIPLES- T.Henrich-2(3rd) HOME RUNS- A.Robinson(1st), E.Joost(1st), L.Boudreau(3rd) RBIs- A.Pafko(1st), T.Henrich(3rd), A.Robinson-3(4th), E.Joost(4th), L.Boudreau(9th), T.Williams(21st), A.Zarilla(15th), J.Gordon(22nd) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Koslo SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Robinson WALKS- J.Pesky, E.Valo STRIKE OUTS- E.Stanky, W.Marshall-3, A.Robinson, G.Kell, A.Zarilla, J.Gordon, R.Branca-3 GIDP- A.Pafko, T.Henrich, E.Waitkus WILD PITCHES- R.Branca 2-out RBI- A.Robinson-2 RLISP 2-out- J.Russell, A.Robinson, J.Pesky, W.Marshall, H.Majeski TEAM RISP- Indians: 2 for 10 Red Sox: 2 for 7 WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Jim Russell robbed Johnny Pesky of an extra base hit. In a close game it was the Cleveland Indians 6, the Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park. Cleveland set the tone of the game in the first inning when they tallied 4 runs on 4 hits. The key at-bat was by Aaron Robinson who quieted the crowd when he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run. Howie Pollet pitched a perfect ninth and was credited with his 1st save. The victory went to Dave Koslo(1-0) who went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs. The losing pitcher was Ralph Branca(2-1). He got hit hard, allowing 10 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. SCORESHEET: 1948 Cleveland Indians at 1948 Boston Red Sox J.Pesky-A1 A1:G/31 B1:W>b1 C1:F/8 D1:Do E1:G/43 E.Valo-A1 A2:Do B2:G/31 *5*:Si D2:W>b1 E2:Si A.Pafko-A1 A3:WP>23 *3*:G/13 C3:Si>12 D3:G-DP/6 E3:K R.Meyer-D4 Si>3# 43>1o E.Stanky-D8 T.Henric-A1 A4:Do>1# B4:Tr C4:G-DP/3 *8*:Tr 63>23 1o W.Marsha-A1 A5:K B5:K C5:F/7 D5:K A.Robins-A1 A6:HR>2# B6:G/43 *6*:K D6:SF/8>3 b# # B.Rigney-A1 A7:L/6 *4*:FO/2 C7:F/7 D7:G/63 E.Riddle-D8 H.Pollet-D8 E.Robins-A1 *2*:P/4 B8:Si C8:G/43 *9*:F/8 D.Koslo-A1 A9:G/63 B9:Sac/54 *7*:F/9 D9:HR>b# E.Joost-C9 >12 L.Boudre-A1 A1:HR>b# *3*:G/13 C1:P/6 *8*:Si G.Kell-A1 A2:FO/2 B2:K C2:G/53 D2:Si>13 T.Willia-A1 A3:Do B3:Si *6*:F/8 D3:G/43>3 # 12 M.Batts-A1 A4:Si>23 B4:L/6 C4:G/63 D4:P/6 A.Zarill-A1 A5:G/53>3 *4*:G/63 C5:K D5:G/53 H.Majesk-D5 # 12 T.Tucker-D6 J.Russel-A1 A6:F/8 B6:Si *7*:Do *9*:F/8 J.Gordon-A1 *2*:G/63 B7:F/9 C7:Si>2# D7:K E.Waitku-A1 A8:F/7 B8:F/8 C8:G-DP/4 D8:L/4 63>1o R.Branca-A1 A9:K *5*:K C9:K N.Potter-D1