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Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Braves 2 Β· 1948-10-06 to 1948-10-11 Β· 6 games Β· attendance 358,362 Β· season overview
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Games
| # | Date | Away at Home | Series | Park | Attendance | Win | Loss | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1948-10-06 | 0β1 | Braves Field | 40,135 | Johnny Sain | Bob Feller | ||
| 2 | 1948-10-07 | 1β1 | Braves Field | 39,633 | Bob Lemon | Warren Spahn | ||
| 3 | 1948-10-08 | 2β1 | Cleveland Stadium | 70,306 | Gene Bearden | Vern Bickford | ||
| 4 | 1948-10-09 | 3β1 | Cleveland Stadium | 81,897 | Steve Gromek | Johnny Sain | ||
| 5 | 1948-10-10 | 3β2 | Cleveland Stadium | 86,288 | Warren Spahn | Bob Feller | ||
| 6 | 1948-10-11 | 4β2 | Braves Field | 40,103 | Bob Lemon | Bill Voiselle | Gene Bearden |
The players
Cleveland Indians
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| Larry Doby | 6 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .318 |
| Lou Boudreau | 6 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Joe Gordon | 6 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .182 |
| Ken Keltner | 6 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .095 |
| Eddie Robinson | 6 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Jim Hegan | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .211 |
| Wally Judnich | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .077 |
| Bob Lemon | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gene Bearden | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Bob Feller | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Thurman Tucker | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Allie Clark | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Gromek | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Ray Boone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Rosen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Tipton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | WβL | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lemon | 2 | 2 | 2β0 | 0 | 16.1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1.65 |
| Bob Feller | 2 | 2 | 0β2 | 0 | 14.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5.02 |
| Gene Bearden | 2 | 1 | 1β0 | 1 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Gromek | 1 | 1 | 1β0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Bob Muncrief | 1 | 0 | 0β0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Satchel Paige | 1 | 0 | 0β0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Boston Braves
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | 6 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Al Dark | 6 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| Mike McCormick | 6 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .261 |
| Bob Elliott | 6 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Marv Rickert | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| Earl Torgeson | 5 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .389 |
| Eddie Stanky | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Bill Salkeld | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| Phil Masi | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Frank McCormick | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Johnny Sain | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Clint Conatser | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Warren Spahn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Nels Potter | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Bill Voiselle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Connie Ryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Ray Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sibby Sisti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vern Bickford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | G | GS | WβL | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sain | 2 | 2 | 1β1 | 0 | 17.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.06 |
| Warren Spahn | 3 | 1 | 1β1 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Bill Voiselle | 2 | 1 | 0β1 | 0 | 10.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.53 |
| Nels Potter | 2 | 1 | 0β0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.44 |
| Red Barrett | 2 | 0 | 0β0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vern Bickford | 1 | 1 | 0β1 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 |