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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1946-05-23 · Day game · League Park IV · 10 innings · Att: 7500 · 2:21

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Red Embree earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
CLE	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12

W: Red Embree L: Randy Heflin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Art Passarella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Metkovich	5	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Pesky	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ted Williams	3	0	0	0	2	0
Bobby Doerr	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Lazor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rip Russell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Klinger	3	0	2	2	0	1
Randy Heflin	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Boudreau	4	0	1	0	2	0
Gene Woodling	4	0	1	1	1	0
Mickey Rocco	5	0	3	1	0	0
Hank Edwards	4	0	1	0	1	1
Dutch Meyer	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Keltner	3	1	0	0	1	1
Frankie Hayes	4	0	2	0	1	0
Buster Mills	3	1	1	1	0	0
Red Embree	3	0	1	0	0	1
Les Fleming	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Seerey	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Klinger	6.0	8	2	2
Randy Heflin	3.2	4	5	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Embree	10.0	7	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Metkovich: K
Johnny Pesky: 6/P
Ted Williams: 8/F

Bot 1

Lou Boudreau: 9/F
Gene Woodling: 43
Mickey Rocco: 8/F

Top 2

Bobby Doerr: 6/P
Rudy York: 43
Johnny Lazor: K

Bot 2

Hank Edwards: D
Dutch Meyer: 63
Ken Keltner: 43
Frankie Hayes: 53

Top 3

Rip Russell: 9/F
Hal Wagner: D9/L
Bob Klinger: S9/9L.2-H
George Metkovich: 8/F
Johnny Pesky: 9/F

Bot 3

Buster Mills: S8
Red Embree: 14/SH.1-2
Lou Boudreau: PO2(E1).2-3
Lou Boudreau: 8/F
Gene Woodling: W
Mickey Rocco: S.3-H;1-2
Hank Edwards: K

Top 4

Ted Williams: W
Bobby Doerr: 46(1)/FO
Rudy York: 8/F
Johnny Lazor: 13

Bot 4

Dutch Meyer: 53
Ken Keltner: W
Frankie Hayes: D8/F8D.1-3
Buster Mills: 63.3-H
Red Embree: K

Top 5

Rip Russell: S7
Hal Wagner: WP.1-2
Hal Wagner: S.2-3
Bob Klinger: S.3-H;1-2
George Metkovich: 1/BP
Johnny Pesky: 9/F
Ted Williams: 43

Bot 5

Lou Boudreau: S
Gene Woodling: 46(1)/FO
Mickey Rocco: S.1-2
Hank Edwards: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Dutch Meyer: FC1.3XH(12);1-2

Top 6

Bobby Doerr: 3/P
Rudy York: 6/P
Johnny Lazor: 43

Bot 6

Ken Keltner: 63
Frankie Hayes: S
Buster Mills: 8/F
Red Embree: S.1-2
Lou Boudreau: 7/F

Top 7

Rip Russell: 7/F
Hal Wagner: 13
Bob Klinger: K

Bot 7

Gene Woodling: 5/P
Mickey Rocco: 13
Hank Edwards: 43

Top 8

George Metkovich: 13
Johnny Pesky: D
Ted Williams: IW
Bobby Doerr: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dutch Meyer: S5
Ken Keltner: 53/SH.1-2
Frankie Hayes: W
Les Fleming: 7/F
Red Embree: 63

Top 9

Rudy York: 6/P
Johnny Lazor: K
Rip Russell: 63

Bot 9

Lou Boudreau: W
Gene Woodling: 13/SH.1-2
Mickey Rocco: PO2(14)
Mickey Rocco: S
Hank Edwards: W.1-2
Dutch Meyer: W.2-3;1-2
Ken Keltner: K

Top 10

Hal Wagner: 7/F
Randy Heflin: S
George Metkovich: 6(1)/FO
Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
Ted Williams: 8/F

Bot 10

Frankie Hayes: 5/P
Pat Seerey: S8
Red Embree: 14/SH.1-2
Lou Boudreau: IW
Gene Woodling: S9/F9DW.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

The pickoff throw hit Mills and caromed into RF
Misjudged by Metkovich

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