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Standings
CLE
@BOS		1
2
CLE
@BOS		9
3
CHW
@NYY		2
3
DET
@PHA		3
5
SLB
@WSH		6
2		 
(10)
NYG
@CIN		0
3
BRO
@STL		3
3
Friday, July 29, 1949,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 34,234, Time of Game: 2:20
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Indians
9
55-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
53-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bob Feller (8-8)
L: Chuck Stobbs (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         4  2  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    9 13  0
Red Sox         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dale Mitchell LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .310 .797 0.007 0.48 0.043 -0.036 0.4 3 0
Lou Boudreau SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 .278 .783 0.169 0.50 0.177 -0.008 1.4 1 4 HR,2B,GDP
Joe Gordon 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .249 .765 0.085 0.51 0.123 -0.038 0.1 1 1 3B,GDP
Larry Doby CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .291 .887 0.102 0.50 0.111 -0.009 1.1 2 1
Ken Keltner 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .240 .772 0.049 0.48 0.063 -0.014 0.4 1 4
Mickey Vernon 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .276 .781 0.015 0.71 0.054 -0.039 0.2 9 1
Bob Kennedy RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .261 .718 0.053 0.47 0.070 -0.016 0.6 2 0 HR
Jim Hegan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .690 -0.045 0.45 0.011 -0.056 -0.6 6 0 GDP
Gene Bearden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 .227 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Bob Feller P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .450 0.014 0.47 0.046 -0.032 0.4 0 1 SH
Team Totals 36 9 13 9 4 1 .361 1.036 0.449 0.51 0.698 -0.248 3.9 * 12
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: L Boudreau (16, off T Hughson).
3B: J Gordon (2, off T Hughson).
HR: B Kennedy (4, off T Hughson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); L Boudreau (3, off C Stobbs; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SH: B Feller (4, off T Hughson).
TB: L Boudreau 6; B Kennedy 5; J Gordon 4; J Hegan 2; K Keltner; D Mitchell; B Feller; M Vernon; L Doby.
GIDP: L Boudreau (13); J Gordon (10); J Hegan (4).
RBI: B Kennedy 2 (19); L Boudreau 2 (33); M Vernon (54); L Doby (50); B Feller (4); D Mitchell (29); J Gordon (61).
2-out RBI: B Feller; J Gordon; L Doby.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: L Doby (V Stephens at home plate).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dom DiMaggio CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .344 .928 0.033 0.63 0.069 -0.036 0.8 1 0 2B,SB
Johnny Pesky 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .771 -0.067 0.60 0.000 -0.067 -1.3 1 2
Ted Williams LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .338 1.127 0.050 0.69 0.077 -0.026 0.5 5 0
Vern Stephens SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 .938 0.043 0.74 0.084 -0.042 0.4 2 5 2B
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .279 .831 0.068 0.97 0.113 -0.045 0.4 4 3 2B
Billy Goodman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .730 -0.028 0.64 0.025 -0.053 -0.4 11 2
Tommy O'Brien RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .718 -0.021 0.67 0.020 -0.041 -0.4 1 0
Matt Batts C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .771 -0.061 0.83 0.023 -0.084 -1.0 2 0
Chuck Stobbs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .422 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tex Hughson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .050 .100 -0.066 0.82 0.000 -0.066 -0.9 0 0
   Al Zarilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .729 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Team Totals 36 3 10 3 2 3 .278 .677 -0.050 0.71 0.411 -0.461 -2.1 27 12
2B: D DiMaggio (21, off B Feller); B Doerr (18, off B Feller); V Stephens (23, off G Bearden).
TB: D DiMaggio 4; V Stephens 3; B Doerr 3; M Batts; B Goodman; T Williams.
RBI: B Doerr 2 (60); T Williams (103).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. V Stephens-B Doerr-B Goodman 2; B Goodman-V Stephens-B Goodman.
E: M Batts (3).
Baserunning
SB: D DiMaggio (6, 2nd base off G Bearden/J Hegan).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gene Bearden 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 5.03 4 33 -0.148 1.03 -1.9
Bob Feller, W (8-8) 8.2 7 0 0 2 3 0 4.17 34 2 2 0.199 0.67 4.0
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 3 0 3.00 38 33 2 2 0.051 0.51 2.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Stobbs, L (5-3) 0 3 4 4 3 0 1 4.44 6 25 -0.346 1.12 -4.9
Tex Hughson 9 10 5 5 1 1 1 5.29 35 3 1 -0.104 0.40 1.0
Team Totals 9 13 9 9 4 1 2 9.00 41 25 3 1 -0.450 0.71 -3.9
C Stobbs faced 6 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Feller (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Grieve, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 34,234.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Boston Red Sox
1 Dale Mitchell LF 1 Dom DiMaggio CF
2 Lou Boudreau SS 2 Johnny Pesky 3B
3 Joe Gordon 2B 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Larry Doby CF 4 Vern Stephens SS
5 Ken Keltner 3B 5 Bobby Doerr 2B
6 Mickey Vernon 1B 6 Billy Goodman 1B
7 Bob Kennedy RF 7 Tommy O'Brien RF
8 Jim Hegan C 8 Matt Batts C
9 Gene Bearden P 9 Chuck Stobbs P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 1-- RR CLE L. Boudreau C. Stobbs 14% 68% Home Run; Mitchell Scores
t2 4-3 2 -2- R CLE J. Gordon T. Hughson 10% 68% Triple to CF; Boudreau Scores
b1 1-4 1 -23 RR BOS B. Doerr B. Feller -10% 54% Single to LF; Williams Scores; Stephens Scores
b1 1-4 1 1-- BOS V. Stephens G. Bearden -8% 64% Double to LF; Williams to 3B
t2 5-3 2 --3 R CLE L. Doby T. Hughson 7% 75% Single to CF; Gordon Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE D. Mitchell C. Stobbs 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- RR CLE L. Boudreau C. Stobbs 14% 68% Home Run; Mitchell Scores
t1 2-0 0 --- CLE J. Gordon C. Stobbs 3% 70% Single to LF
t1 2-0 0 1-- CLE L. Doby C. Stobbs 4% 74% Walk; Gordon to 2B
t1 2-0 0 12- CLE K. Keltner C. Stobbs 5% 79% Walk; Gordon to 3B; Doby to 2B
t1 2-0 0 123 R CLE M. Vernon C. Stobbs 5% 85% Single to CF; Gordon Scores; Doby to 3B; Keltner to 2B
Tex Hughson replaces Chuck Stobbs pitching and batting 9th
t1 3-0 0 123 RO CLE B. Kennedy T. Hughson -1% 83% Flyball: RF; Doby Scores
t1 4-0 1 12- OO CLE J. Hegan T. Hughson -4% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- BOS D. DiMaggio G. Bearden -3% 76% Single to CF
b1 0-4 0 1-- BOS J. Pesky G. Bearden -2% 74% DiMaggio Steals 2B
b1 0-4 0 -2- O BOS J. Pesky G. Bearden 2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P; DiMaggio to 3B
b1 0-4 1 --3 R BOS T. Williams G. Bearden -4% 71% Single to RF; DiMaggio Scores
b1 1-4 1 1-- BOS V. Stephens G. Bearden -8% 64% Double to LF; Williams to 3B
Bob Feller replaces Gene Bearden pitching and batting 9th
b1 1-4 1 -23 RR BOS B. Doerr B. Feller -10% 54% Single to LF; Williams Scores; Stephens Scores
b1 3-4 1 1-- O BOS B. Goodman B. Feller 3% 57% Flyball: LF
b1 3-4 2 1-- BOS T. O'Brien B. Feller -2% 55% Walk; Doerr to 2B
b1 3-4 2 12- BOS M. Batts B. Feller -2% 54% Wild Pitch; Doerr to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
b1 3-4 2 -23 O BOS M. Batts B. Feller 6% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 9-1-2
t2 4-3 0 --- O CLE B. Feller T. Hughson -2% 57% Flyball: 2B
t2 4-3 1 --- O CLE D. Mitchell T. Hughson -2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 4-3 2 --- CLE L. Boudreau T. Hughson 2% 58% Double to CF
t2 4-3 2 -2- R CLE J. Gordon T. Hughson 10% 68% Triple to CF; Boudreau Scores
t2 5-3 2 --3 R CLE L. Doby T. Hughson 7% 75% Single to CF; Gordon Scores
t2 6-3 2 1-- CLE K. Keltner T. Hughson 1% 76% Single to CF; Doby to 2B
t2 6-3 2 12- O CLE M. Vernon T. Hughson -3% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Bob Feller facing 9-1-2
b2 3-6 0 --- O BOS T. Hughson B. Feller 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-6 1 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio B. Feller 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-6 2 --- O BOS J. Pesky B. Feller 1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 7-8-9
t3 6-3 0 --- R CLE B. Kennedy T. Hughson 6% 84% Home Run
t3 7-3 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan T. Hughson -1% 83% Flyball: 1B
t3 7-3 1 --- O CLE B. Feller T. Hughson -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 7-3 2 --- O CLE D. Mitchell T. Hughson -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Bob Feller facing 3-4-5
b3 3-7 0 --- BOS T. Williams B. Feller -3% 79% Walk
b3 3-7 0 1-- O BOS V. Stephens B. Feller 3% 82% Foul Flyball: C
b3 3-7 1 1-- O BOS B. Doerr B. Feller 3% 84% Strikeout
b3 3-7 2 1-- O BOS B. Goodman B. Feller 2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 2-3-4
t4 7-3 0 --- CLE L. Boudreau T. Hughson 2% 88% Walk
t4 7-3 0 1-- OO CLE J. Gordon T. Hughson -3% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 7-3 2 --- O CLE L. Doby T. Hughson -1% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Bob Feller facing 7-8-9
b4 3-7 0 --- O BOS T. O'Brien B. Feller 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-7 1 --- BOS M. Batts B. Feller -2% 84% Single to RF
b4 3-7 1 1-- O BOS T. Hughson B. Feller 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-7 2 1-- O BOS D. DiMaggio B. Feller 2% 88% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 5-6-7
t5 7-3 0 --- O CLE K. Keltner T. Hughson -1% 87% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 7-3 1 --- O CLE M. Vernon T. Hughson -1% 87% Foul Flyball: C
t5 7-3 2 --- CLE B. Kennedy T. Hughson 1% 87% Single to LF
t5 7-3 2 1-- CLE J. Hegan T. Hughson 1% 88% Single to LF; Kennedy to 2B
t5 7-3 2 12- R CLE B. Feller T. Hughson 5% 93% Single to RF; Kennedy Scores; Hegan to 3B
t5 8-3 2 1-3 O CLE D. Mitchell T. Hughson -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Bob Feller facing 2-3-4
b5 3-8 0 --- O BOS J. Pesky B. Feller 2% 93% Lineout: SS
b5 3-8 1 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Feller 1% 94% Flyball: RF
b5 3-8 2 --- BOS V. Stephens B. Feller -1% 93% Single to LF
b5 3-8 2 1-- O BOS B. Doerr B. Feller 1% 94% Double to CF; Stephens out at Hm/CF-SS-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 2-3-4
t6 8-3 0 --- O CLE L. Boudreau T. Hughson -1% 94% Flyball: SS
t6 8-3 1 --- O CLE J. Gordon T. Hughson -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 8-3 2 --- O CLE L. Doby T. Hughson -0% 93% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Bob Feller facing 6-7-8
b6 3-8 0 --- BOS B. Goodman B. Feller -2% 91% Single to CF
b6 3-8 0 1-- O BOS T. O'Brien B. Feller 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B; Goodman to 2B
b6 3-8 1 -2- O BOS M. Batts B. Feller 2% 95% Flyball: LF
b6 3-8 2 -2- O BOS T. Hughson B. Feller 2% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 5-6-7
t7 8-3 0 --- O CLE K. Keltner T. Hughson -0% 96% Flyball: LF
t7 8-3 1 --- O CLE M. Vernon T. Hughson -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 8-3 2 --- O CLE B. Kennedy T. Hughson -0% 95% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Bob Feller facing 1-2-3
b7 3-8 0 --- BOS D. DiMaggio B. Feller -2% 93% Single to LF
b7 3-8 0 1-- O BOS J. Pesky B. Feller 2% 95% Flyball: RF
b7 3-8 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams B. Feller 2% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 3-8 2 1-- O BOS V. Stephens B. Feller 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 8-9-1
t8 8-3 0 --- CLE J. Hegan T. Hughson 0% 98% Single to LF
t8 8-3 0 1-- O CLE B. Feller T. Hughson -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hegan to 2B
t8 8-3 1 -2- R CLE D. Mitchell T. Hughson 1% 99% Single to CF; Hegan Scores
t8 9-3 1 1-- CLE L. Boudreau T. Hughson 0% 99% E2 on Foul Ball
t8 9-3 1 1-- OO CLE L. Boudreau T. Hughson -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Indians' Bob Feller facing 5-6-7
b8 3-9 0 --- O BOS B. Doerr B. Feller 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 3-9 1 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Feller 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-9 2 --- O BOS T. O'Brien B. Feller 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-3, Red Sox' Tex Hughson facing 3-4-5
t9 9-3 0 --- O CLE J. Gordon T. Hughson -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 9-3 1 --- O CLE L. Doby T. Hughson -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 9-3 2 --- O CLE K. Keltner T. Hughson -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Indians' Bob Feller facing 8-9-1
b9 3-9 0 --- O BOS M. Batts B. Feller 0% 100% Flyball: LF
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Tex Hughson (P) batting 9th
b9 3-9 1 --- O BOS A. Zarilla B. Feller 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 3-9 2 --- BOS D. DiMaggio B. Feller -0% 100% Double to CF
b9 3-9 2 -2- O BOS J. Pesky B. Feller 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

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