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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox
1947-09-12 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 4855 · 2:47
Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 11–6. Cleveland Indians put up 6 in the 4th. Bob Lemon earned the win and Ed Klieman picked up the save. Merl Combs went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
W: Bob Lemon L: Denny Galehouse SV: Ed Klieman
Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Hal Weafer · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Keltner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Edwards | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Boudreau | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Gordon | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Les Fleming | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 George Metkovich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Hegan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Lemon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Conway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Rosen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Mele | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Jones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Merl Combs | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Galehouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Ferriss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Fine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie McGah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leon Culberson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Gutteridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cot Deal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lemon | 8.2 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Ed Klieman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Galehouse | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Fine | 4.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Zuber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dale Mitchell: 13
- Ken Keltner: K
- Hank Edwards: 4
Bot 1
- Sam Mele: 63
- Johnny Pesky: W
- Dom DiMaggio: D8.1-3
- Ted Williams: IW
- Bobby Doerr: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Lou Boudreau: 53
- Joe Gordon: S8
- Les Fleming: 8
- George Metkovich: 8
Bot 2
- Jake Jones: S7
- Matt Batts: 5
- Merl Combs: S9.1-2
- Denny Galehouse: PO2(265)
- Denny Galehouse: K
Top 3
- Jim Hegan: 8/L
- Bob Lemon: D8
- Dale Mitchell: 8/L
- Ken Keltner: 9
Bot 3
- Sam Mele: 4/L
- Johnny Pesky: 3/G
- Dom DiMaggio: S1
- Ted Williams: W.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 8
Top 4
- Hank Edwards: 9
- Lou Boudreau: S1
- Joe Gordon: D7.1-H
- Les Fleming: 4
- George Metkovich: IW
- Jim Hegan: D8.1-H;2-H
- Bob Lemon: W
- Dale Mitchell: S9.B-2(TH);1-3;2-H
- Ken Keltner: S7.2-H;3-H
- Hank Edwards: K23
Bot 4
- Jake Jones: S7
- Matt Batts: W.1-2
- Merl Combs: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Dave Ferriss: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Lou Boudreau: 6
- Joe Gordon: T8
- Les Fleming: D8.3-H
- George Metkovich: 3/G
- Jim Hegan: 3
Bot 5
- Sam Mele: 8
- Johnny Pesky: 43
- Dom DiMaggio: E4
- Ted Williams: 3/G
Top 6
- Bob Lemon: 8
- Dale Mitchell: S9
- Ken Keltner: 8
- Hank Edwards: S8.1-2
- Lou Boudreau: S7.1-2;2-H
- Joe Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
- Les Fleming: D9.1-3;2-H;3-H
- George Metkovich: 8
Bot 6
- Bobby Doerr: 8
- Jake Jones: 4
- Matt Batts: S9
- Merl Combs: 5
Top 7
- Jim Hegan: D7
- Bob Lemon: 9.2-3
- Dale Mitchell: S7.3-H
- Ken Keltner: 6
- Hank Edwards: 43
Bot 7
- Tommy Fine: 13
- Sam Mele: W
- Johnny Pesky: 8
- Dom DiMaggio: S7.1-2
- Ted Williams: 8
Top 8
- Jack Conway: K
- Joe Gordon: 43
- Les Fleming: S9
- George Metkovich: S9.1-3
- Jim Hegan: 7
Bot 8
- Bobby Doerr: D7
- Jake Jones: W
- Eddie McGah: 2
- Merl Combs: HR.2-H;1-H
- Wally Moses: 31
- Sam Mele: W
- Johnny Pesky: T8.1-H
- Dom DiMaggio: 63
Top 9
- Bob Lemon: 31
- Dale Mitchell: 7
- Al Rosen: 8
Bot 9
- Leon Culberson: W
- Don Gutteridge: 64(1)/FO
- Jake Jones: 7
- Eddie McGah: W.1-2
- Merl Combs: S8.1-2;2-H
- Cot Deal: S8.1-3;2-H
- Sam Mele: 7