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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox
1946-05-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 30713 · 2:17
Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 6–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Jim Bagby earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
W: Jim Bagby L: Bob Feller SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Case | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Edwards | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Seerey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Les Fleming | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Keltner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Hayes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dutch Meyer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Conway | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Feller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Woodling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lemon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Metkovich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Rudy York | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dom DiMaggio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hal Wagner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Pellagrini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Bagby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
 Tom Ferrick | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bagby | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Case: K
- Hank Edwards: 9/L
- Pat Seerey: W
- Les Fleming: D9/9L.1-H
- Ken Keltner: 63
Bot 1
- George Metkovich: W
- Johnny Pesky: S7.1-2
- Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Doerr: K
- Rudy York: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Frankie Hayes: S7
- Dutch Meyer: 13.1-2
- Jack Conway: 43
- Bob Feller: 6/P
Bot 2
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Hal Wagner: S9/L89.1-3
- Eddie Pellagrini: 1/BP
- Jim Bagby: K
- George Metkovich: SB2
- George Metkovich: W
- Johnny Pesky: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Ted Williams: 43
Top 3
- George Case: S7
- Hank Edwards: 7
- Pat Seerey: 3/P/FL
- Les Fleming: 7/F7D
Bot 3
- Bobby Doerr: 2/FL
- Rudy York: K/C
- Dom DiMaggio: S8
- Hal Wagner: S8.1-3
- Eddie Pellagrini: K
Top 4
- Ken Keltner: 6/P
- Frankie Hayes: S/78
- Dutch Meyer: 53/G25.1-2
- Jack Conway: S8.2-H
- Bob Feller: 8
Bot 4
- Jim Bagby: 43
- George Metkovich: 7/L
- Johnny Pesky: S7/L
- Ted Williams: D8/F78D.1-H
- Bobby Doerr: K
Top 5
- George Case: 8/L8D
- Hank Edwards: S/89
- Pat Seerey: S8/L78XDW.1-3;BX2(84)
- Les Fleming: 43
Bot 5
- Rudy York: S9
- Dom DiMaggio: K
- Hal Wagner: S8.1-3(E8)
- Eddie Pellagrini: K+SB2
- Jim Bagby: K
Top 6
- Ken Keltner: 53
- Frankie Hayes: W
- Dutch Meyer: WP.1-2
- Dutch Meyer: S8.2-3
- Jack Conway: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
Bot 6
- George Metkovich: 7
- Johnny Pesky: W
- Ted Williams: HR/L89XD.1-H
- Bobby Doerr: K
- Rudy York: 9
Top 7
- Gene Woodling: S7.B-2(E7)
- George Case: 8/L8D
- Hank Edwards: 4/P
- Pat Seerey: 5/FL
Bot 7
- Dom DiMaggio: S7
- Hal Wagner: 8
- Eddie Pellagrini: 7
- Jim Bagby: 13
Top 8
- Les Fleming: 43
- Ken Keltner: 8/L8D
- Frankie Hayes: 4/P
Bot 8
- George Metkovich: S8
- Johnny Pesky: S1/BG.1-H(E1/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Ted Williams: 2/FL
- Bobby Doerr: 13
- Rudy York: K
Top 9
- Dutch Meyer: D7/F7DW
- Jack Conway: 43
- Bob Lemon: S4/G.2-3
- George Case: W.1-2
- Hank Edwards: 2/FL
- Pat Seerey: 64(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Weather: cold
- Metkovich: glittering diving catch of sinking liner
- Bagby: 20 pitches in the first inning
- Pellagrini: nice play
- Case: good catch
- Wind-aided flyball double; Edwards misjudged it
- Into the visitors' bullpen
- Doerr: good stop kept it in the infield
- Bob Feller: 142 pitches (53 balls); Jim Bagby: 120 pitches