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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1949-08-28 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 73982 · 3:08

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Bob Lemon earned the win. Mickey Vernon went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
CLE	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8

W: Bob Lemon L: Jack Kramer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Passarella · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Pesky	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Williams	4	0	2	1	1	0
Vern Stephens	3	0	0	0	2	2
Bobby Doerr	4	0	2	0	1	0
Al Zarilla	5	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	0	0	1	1
Billy Hitchcock	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Kramer	4	0	0	0	0	3

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dale Mitchell	5	0	2	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	5	1	2	1	0	0
Luke Easter	3	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Doby	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Gordon	4	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Boudreau	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Hegan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Lemon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Thurman Tucker	1	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Kramer	10.1	8	4	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Lemon	11.0	5	5	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: 63
Johnny Pesky: 8
Ted Williams: W
Vern Stephens: K/C

Bot 1

Dale Mitchell: 43
Mickey Vernon: 43
Luke Easter: 43

Top 2

Bobby Doerr: S7
Al Zarilla: SB2
Al Zarilla: 7
Birdie Tebbetts: 13.2-3
Billy Hitchcock: K/C

Bot 2

Larry Doby: 5/FL
Joe Gordon: 8
Lou Boudreau: 43

Top 3

Jack Kramer: K/C
Dom DiMaggio: 2/FL
Johnny Pesky: 8

Bot 3

Bob Kennedy: K/C
Jim Hegan: 53
Bob Lemon: S8
Dale Mitchell: 6

Top 4

Ted Williams: 3/G
Vern Stephens: K
Bobby Doerr: W
Al Zarilla: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Mickey Vernon: HR
Luke Easter: 43
Larry Doby: 43
Joe Gordon: 3/FL

Top 5

Birdie Tebbetts: 53
Billy Hitchcock: 8
Jack Kramer: 53

Bot 5

Lou Boudreau: W
Bob Kennedy: 64(1)/FO
Jim Hegan: W.1-2
Bob Lemon: 8
Dale Mitchell: 43

Top 6

Dom DiMaggio: 53
Johnny Pesky: 63
Ted Williams: D/78
Vern Stephens: W
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Mickey Vernon: 6
Luke Easter: 7
Larry Doby: D8
Joe Gordon: 53

Top 7

Al Zarilla: 13
Birdie Tebbetts: W
Billy Hitchcock: 9
Jack Kramer: K

Bot 7

Lou Boudreau: 8
Bob Kennedy: S7
Jim Hegan: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Dom DiMaggio: S4
Johnny Pesky: 41.1-2
Ted Williams: S4.2-H
Vern Stephens: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bob Lemon: 7
Dale Mitchell: S9
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-3
Thurman Tucker: W.1-2
Larry Doby: K
Joe Gordon: 7

Top 9

Bobby Doerr: 7
Al Zarilla: 43
Birdie Tebbetts: K

Bot 9

Lou Boudreau: 8
Bob Kennedy: 63
Jim Hegan: 13

Top 10

Billy Hitchcock: 63
Jack Kramer: K/C
Dom DiMaggio: K

Bot 10

Bob Lemon: 9
Dale Mitchell: S8
Mickey Vernon: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 11

Johnny Pesky: 7
Ted Williams: 31
Vern Stephens: W
Bobby Doerr: S8.1-2
Al Zarilla: 1/G

Bot 11

Thurman Tucker: 13
Larry Doby: D8
Joe Gordon: IW
Lou Boudreau: FC4.1X2(4E6);2-H(NR)(UR);B-1