BOXSCORE: 1948 Washington Nationals At 1948 Cleveland Indians       4/15/1948

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       6  0  1  0 .152     J.Pesky SS          5  0  1  0 .200  
  V.Stephens SS       5  0  2  0 .258     E.Valo LF           5  0  1  0 .200  
  J.Dimaggio RF       6  0  0  0 .294     A.Pafko 3B          5  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Mize 1B           5  0  0  0 .250     T.Henrich CF        4  0  2  0 .500  
  B.Doerr 2B          4  0  1  0 .280     G.Hodges C          4  0  1  0 .250  
  K.Keltner 3B        5  0  0  0 .138   D-B.Hitchcock PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Heath LF          5  1  2  0 .368   E-R.Campanella C      0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Hegan C           3  0  0  0 .250     W.Marshall RF       5  0  0  0 .000  
A-R.Northey PH        1  0  0  0 .000     E.Stanky 2B         4  1  2  0 .500  
C-B.Rosar C           1  1  1  1 .231     E.Robinson 1B       4  0  1  1 .250  
  B.Feller P          3  0  0  0 .000     B.Lemon P           4  0  0  0 .000  
B-P.Cavarretta PH     1  0  0  0 .000     E.Riddle P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Chesnes P         1  0  1  1 .667     H.Pollet P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Higbe P           0  0  0  0 ----   F-E.Joost PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46  2  8  2                 Totals      42  1  8  1

A-Pinch Hit For Hegan In 10th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Feller In 10th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Northey In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hodges In 12th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hitchcock In 13th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Pollet In 13th Inning

Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  2 -  2  8  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  1  8  2

Nationals (4-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Feller                  9       5   0   0   1   4   0 111   4.20  A1 D2
B.Chesnes WIN(2-0)        3       2   0   0   1   1   0  50   0.00  D3 E5
K.Higbe SAVE(1st)         1       1   1   1   0   0   0  17   2.25  E6
Totals                   13       8   1   1   2   5   0

Indians (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon LOSS(0-1)        12       5   1   1   3   9   0 155   0.75  A1 E7
E.Riddle                  0 2/3   3   1   1   0   0   0  17  13.50  E8 F3
H.Pollet                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00  F4
Totals                   13       8   2   2   3   9   0

ATTENDANCE- 18,610 DATE- Thursday, April 15th 1948 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 8  Indians: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 4  Indians: 2
ERRORS- J.Pesky, G.Hodges
DOUBLES- J.Heath(1st), B.Rosar(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Pesky(1st), T.Henrich(1st), G.Hodges(1st), E.Stanky-2(2nd)
RBIs- B.Rosar(1st), B.Chesnes, E.Robinson(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Robinson
WALKS- V.Stephens, J.Mize, B.Doerr, T.Henrich, E.Stanky
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dimaggio, V.Stephens, K.Keltner-2, J.Heath, J.Hegan, R.Northey,
             B.Feller-2, G.Hodges, W.Marshall, E.Stanky, B.Lemon-2
GIDP- V.Stephens, K.Keltner, A.Pafko, G.Hodges, E.Robinson
RLISP 2-out- J.Hegan, E.Stanky, G.Hodges, V.Stephens, B.Hitchcock, J.Mize
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 5  Indians: 0 for 8

Jeff Heath had 2 base hits and Bob Feller delivered 9 solid innings as the
Washington Nationals defeated the Cleveland Indians in 13 innings 2 to 1 at
Cleveland Stadium.

Neither team managed to score in the first nine innings. Washington ended up
winning it in the 13th inning.  Heath led off the inning for Washington when
he lined a single.  Buddy Rosar next to the plate and he doubled knocking in
a run.  Bob Chesnes then delivered a base-hit scoring the final run of the
inning.  Both teams finished the game with 8 hits.  

The winning pitcher was Chesnes(2-0) who allowed no runs in 3 innings. Chesnes
got relief help from Kirby Higbe who gained credit for his 1st save.  Bob
Lemon(0-1) took the loss.  He was stingy with the baserunners, allowing just
5 hits and 3 walks in 12 innings.


SCORESHEET: 1948 Washington Nationals at 1948 Cleveland Indians
D.Dimagg-A1  A1:Si      B1:P/6     C1:G/31    D1:E/6>b2  *11*:K     F1:F/9
                                                                    
                                                                    
V.Stephe-A1  A2:G-DP/6  *4*:G/63   C2:W>b1    D2:Si>2o   E2:K       F2:Si>12
             43>1o                                                  
                                                                    
J.Dimagg-A1  A3:G/53    B3:G/53    C3:F/7     *9*:F/8    E3:L/6     F3:FO/2
                                                                    
                                                                    
J.Mize-A1    *2*:L/4    B4:G/43    *7*:G/43   D4:F/7     *12*:W>b1  F4:Force/
                                                                    54>1o b1
                                                                    
B.Doerr-A1   A5:E/2     *5*:F/9    C5:Si      D5:W>b1    E5:Force/
                                                         54>1o b1
                                                         
K.Keltne-A1  A6:K       B6:F/7     C6:L/6     D6:K       E6:G-DP/5
                                                         43>1o
                                                         
J.Heath-A1   A7:K       B7:Do      C7:G/3     *10*:G/31  *13*:Si
                                                         
                                                         
J.Hegan-A1   *3*:G/43   B8:K       *8*:G/63   D8:K       E8:Do>1#
R.Northe-D8                                              
B.Rosar-E1                                               
B.Feller-A1  A9:K       *6*:K      C9:G/13    D9:F/8     E9:Si>2#
P.Cavarr-D9                                              
B.Chesne-E1+                                             

J.Pesky-A1   A1:FO/2    *4*:G/43   C1:L/4     D1:L/4     *12*:Tr
                                                         
                                                         
E.Valo-A1    A2:Si      B2:G/13    *7*:F/8    D2:G/43    E2:G/23
                                                         
                                                         
A.Pafko-A1   A3:G-DP/6  B3:G/63    C3:G/43    *10*:G/13  E3:G/13
             43>1o                                       
                                                         
T.Henric-A1  *2*:Si     *5*:G/13   C4:Tr      D4:G/43    E4:W>b1
                                                         
                                                         
G.Hodges-A1  A5:G-DP/4  B5:Tr      C5:K       D5:F/8     E5:F/7
B.Hitchc-E5  63>1o                                       
R.Campan-E6                                              
W.Marsha-A1  A6:L/4     B6:K       *8*:G/31   *11*:F/7   *13*:F/8
                                                         
                                                         
E.Stanky-A1  *3*:Tr     B7:K       C7:W>b1    D7:G/43    E7:Tr
                                                         
                                                         
E.Robins-A1  A8:F/7     *6*:G/63   C8:G-DP/3  D8:Si      E8:SF/9>3
                                   63>1o                 #
                                                         
B.Lemon-A1   A9:L-DP/3  B9:P/3     *9*:K      D9:K       E9:G/53
E.Riddle-E6  5>3o                                        
H.Pollet-E6+