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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1931-09-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 1500 · 1:26

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Pete Appleton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7

W: Pete Appleton L: Milt Gaston SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Roy Van Graflan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Odell Hale	4	1	2	0	0
Bruce Connatser	4	1	2	0	0
Dick Porter	2	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	0	1	1	0
Johnny Hodapp	4	0	1	1	0
Luke Sewell	3	0	0	0	1
Ed Montague	3	0	1	0	0
Pete Appleton	3	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	0	1	0	0	0
Otis Miller	4	0	2	0	0	0
Marv Olson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Webb	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tom Oliver	3	0	1	0	1	0
John Smith	4	0	0	1	0	1
Hal Rhyne	4	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Storie	3	0	0	0	0	1
Milt Gaston	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sweeney	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Appleton	9.0	7	1	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Gaston	9.0	7	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Odell Hale: 43
Bruce Connatser: 4
Dick Porter: 7

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: 43
Otis Miller: 31
Marv Olson: 9

Top 2

Earl Averill: 8
Joe Vosmik: 8
Johnny Hodapp: 63

Bot 2

Earl Webb: 13
Tom Oliver: 8
John Smith: 43

Top 3

Luke Sewell: K
Ed Montague: S7
Pete Appleton: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Hal Rhyne: 5
Howie Storie: K
Milt Gaston: 63

Top 4

Odell Hale: S7
Bruce Connatser: 5/FL
Dick Porter: 8
Earl Averill: 4

Bot 4

Jack Rothrock: S9
Otis Miller: S7.1-2
Marv Olson: 25(2)/BG/FO.1-2
Earl Webb: 36(1)3(B)/GDP

Top 5

Joe Vosmik: 13
Johnny Hodapp: 8
Luke Sewell: 8

Bot 5

Tom Oliver: 6
John Smith: K
Hal Rhyne: 63

Top 6

Ed Montague: 43
Pete Appleton: 63
Odell Hale: 63

Bot 6

Howie Storie: 7/L
Milt Gaston: E6/TH
Jack Rothrock: 8/8D
Otis Miller: S1.1-2
Marv Olson: 43

Top 7

Bruce Connatser: D9/9L
Dick Porter: 14/SH.2-3
Earl Averill: 5/FL
Joe Vosmik: S/3.3-H
Johnny Hodapp: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Earl Webb: S
Tom Oliver: S9.1-3
John Smith: 8/F.3-H
Hal Rhyne: PO1(23)
Hal Rhyne: 5/FL

Top 8

Luke Sewell: 7/L
Ed Montague: 7/L
Pete Appleton: 3/G

Bot 8

Howie Storie: 13
Milt Gaston: 4
Jack Rothrock: 7

Top 9

Odell Hale: S8
Bruce Connatser: S/3.1-2
Dick Porter: E1/TH/SH.2-3;1-2
Earl Averill: 3/FL
Joe Vosmik: 4
Johnny Hodapp: S7.3-H(UR);2XH(72);1-2

Bot 9

Otis Miller: 7
Bill Sweeney: S7
Earl Webb: D7/7D.1-3
Tom Oliver: W
John Smith: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Hal Rhyne: 8