BOXSCORE: 1949 Washington Nationals At 1949 Cleveland Indians       5/18/1949

  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       4  0  2  0 .301     E.Valo RF,LF        4  1  3  0 .262  
  W.Marshall LF       4  0  0  0 .252     E.Stanky 2B         0  0  0  0 .276  
  B.Doerr 2B          3  0  1  0 .313     T.Henrich 1B        3  0  1  1 .264  
  J.Mize 1B           4  0  0  0 .278   E-J.Heath PH          0  0  0  0 .700  
  B.Stewart RF        1  0  0  0 .236   F-G.Hodges 1B         0  0  0  0 .300  
A-J.Dimaggio PR,RF    1  0  0  0 .286     J.Groth CF          4  0  1  0 .203  
  V.Stephens SS       4  0  0  0 .214   G-S.Spence CF         0  0  0  0 .217  
  H.Majeski 3B        2  0  0  0 .302     A.Robinson C        4  0  0  0 .316  
B-P.Suder 3B          2  1  1  1 .364   H-R.Campanella C      0  0  0  0 .341  
  J.Garagiola C       4  0  1  0 .250     E.Joost SS          3  1  1  1 .221  
  D.Newcombe P        3  0  0  0 .143     R.Sievers 3B        3  1  1  1 .257  
                                        C-J.Pesky 3B          1  0  0  0 .340  
                                          A.Pafko LF          3  0  1  0 .250  
                                        D-B.Kennedy RF        1  0  0  0 .206  
                                          B.Lemon P           3  0  0  0 .111  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  5  1                 Totals      29  3  8  3

A-Pinch Ran For Stewart In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Majeski In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Sievers In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Pafko In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Henrich In 7th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Heath In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Groth In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Robinson In 9th Inning

INJURY: Bud Stewart INJURED (for 0 more games) in 4th inning
INJURY: Hank Majeski INJURED (for 0 more games) in 5th inning

Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  5  0
Indians......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 1    -  3  8  0

Nationals (18-16)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Newcombe LOSS(2-5)      8       8   3   3   3   6   2 122   5.40  A1
Totals                    8       8   3   3   3   6   2

Indians (23-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon WIN(6-3)          9       5   1   1   2   5   1 121   3.88  A1
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2   5   1

ATTENDANCE- 20,785 DATE- Tuesday, May 18th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Indians: 0
HOME RUNS- P.Suder(1st), E.Joost(4th), R.Sievers(2nd)
RBIs- P.Suder(3rd), T.Henrich(18th), E.Joost(18th), R.Sievers(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Stanky-3
WALKS- B.Doerr, J.Dimaggio, E.Stanky, J.Heath, E.Joost
HIT BY PITCH- B.Stewart
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dimaggio, B.Doerr, V.Stephens-2, D.Newcombe, T.Henrich, J.Groth,
             A.Robinson, E.Joost, R.Sievers, B.Kennedy
2-out RBI- R.Sievers, P.Suder
RLISP 2-out- B.Lemon, W.Marshall, E.Joost, J.Groth-2, V.Stephens-2
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 0 for 3  Indians: 1 for 7
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Johnny Mize robbed Aaron Robinson of a base hit.

Bob Lemon pitched a complete game and Elmer Valo had 3 base hits as the
Cleveland Indians bested the Washington Nationals 3 to 1 at Municipal
Stadium.

Lemon(6-3) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He gave up just
5 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.36 to 3.88.
Cleveland rapped out 8 hits for the night.  

Don Newcombe(2-5) was the loser.  He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.

SCORESHEET: 1949 Washington Nationals at 1949 Cleveland Indians
D.Dimagg-A1  A1:K       B1:Si>12   *6*:Si     *8*:G/13
                                              
                                              
W.Marsha-A1  A2:G/13    B2:G/43    C2:G/3>12  D2:G/43
                                              
                                              
B.Doerr-A1   A3:K       *4*:G/43   C3:W>b1    D3:Si
                                              
                                              
J.Mize-A1    *2*:G/43   B4:G/43    C4:FO/3    D4:P/4
                                              
                                              
B.Stewar-A1  A5:F/8     B5:HBP     C5:W>23 1  *9*:G/53
J.Dimagg-B6                        2 b1       
                                              
V.Stephe-A1  A6:K       B6:G/63    C6:K       D6:G/43
                                              
                                              
H.Majesk-A1  *3*:G/53   *5*:G/43   *7*:F/9    D7:HR>b#
P.Suder-C1                                    
                                              
J.Garagi-A1  A8:Si      B8:L/4     C8:G/43    D8:G/13
                                              
                                              
D.Newcom-A1  A9:Force/  B9:G/31    C9:K
             46>1o b1              
                                   

E.Valo-A1    A1:F/8     *3*:Si     *5*:Si     D1:Si
                                              
                                              
E.Stanky-A1  A2:W>b1    B2:Sac/14  C2:Sac/54  D2:Sac/34
                        >12        >12        >12
                                              
T.Henric-A1  A3:P/4     B3:Si>2#   C3:K       D3:IW>b1
J.Heath-D3                                    
G.Hodges-D5                                   
J.Groth-A1   A4:F/7     B4:Si>13   C4:K       D4:Force/
S.Spence-D9                                   54>1o b1
                                              
A.Robins-A1  *2*:K      B5:FC/31>  *6*:G/43   *8*:G/3
R.Campan-D9             3o 12                 
                                              
E.Joost-A1   A6:W>b1    B6:K       C6:F/8     D6:HR>b#
                                              
                                              
R.Siever-A1  A7:K       *4*:F/7    C7:HR>b#   D7:G/31
J.Pesky-C9                                    
                                              
A.Pafko-A1   A8:Si>12   B8:F/9     C8:L/4     D8:K
B.Kenned-C9                                   
                                              
B.Lemon-A1   A9:F/9     B9:F/9     *7*:G/43