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| 1948 World Series Game 1
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Braves Field, Attendance: 40,135 |
Wednesday, October 6, 1948 Time of Game: 1:42 |
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Indians
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Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 2 2
W: Johnny Sain (1-0), L: Bob Feller (0-1) |
Braves
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Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D Mitchell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 0 L Doby CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 3 0 L Boudreau SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 2 1 J Gordon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 1 1 SB K Keltner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 1 1 W Judnich RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 2 0 E Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 1 J Hegan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 2 1 SB B Feller P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 1 4 SH Totals 32 0 4 0 0 6 24 9
Boston Braves AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Holmes RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 5 0 A Dark SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 E Torgeson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 4 0 SB B Elliott 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 M Rickert LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 5 0 B Salkeld C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 5 1 SH P Masi PR-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 M McCormick CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 0 SH E Stanky 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0 1 IW S Sisti PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Sain P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 Totals 24 1 2 1 3 2 27 3
Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Feller, L (0-1) 8 2 1 1 3 2 0 1.12 29 - · · 10·12· 1· 2 73 - 1.29 0.20 Totals 8 2 1 1 3 2 0 29 - · · 10·12· 1· 2 -
Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Sain, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 0 6 0 0.00 33 - · · 6·17· 2· 4 85 - 1.38 0.70 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 6 0 33 - · · 6·17· 2· 4 -
Cleveland Indians Boston Braves 1. Dale Mitchell LF 1. Tommy Holmes RF 2. Larry Doby CF 2. Alvin Dark SS 3. Lou Boudreau SS 3. Earl Torgeson 1B 4. Joe Gordon 2B 4. Bob Elliott 3B 5. Ken Keltner 3B 5. Marv Rickert LF 6. Wally Judnich RF 6. Bill Salkeld C 7. Eddie Robinson 1B 7. Mike McCormick CF 8. Jim Hegan C 8. Eddie Stanky 2B 9. Bob Feller P 9. Johnny Sain P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b8 | 2 | 12- | R | 29% | 87% | 0-0 | BSN | T. Holmes | B. Feller | Single; Masi Scores; Sisti to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Holmes to 2B | |
| t9 | 2 | -2- | O | 11% | 100% | 0-1 | CLE | W. Judnich | J. Sain | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | 12- | O | -8% | 59% | 0-0 | BSN | J. Sain | B. Feller | Lineout: RF | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | -8% | 89% | 0-1 | CLE | K. Keltner | J. Sain | Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Keltner to 2B | ||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 7% | 91% | 0-1 | CLE | L. Boudreau | J. Sain | Flyball: CF |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CLE | D. Mitchell | J. Sain | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Doby | J. Sain | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Boudreau | J. Sain | Foul Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | BSN | T. Holmes | B. Feller | Flyball: CF | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | BSN | A. Dark | B. Feller | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | E. Torgeson | B. Feller | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Gordon | J. Sain | Strikeout Looking | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | CLE | K. Keltner | J. Sain | Single to LF | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | CLE | W. Judnich | J. Sain | Lineout: RF | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | CLE | E. Robinson | J. Sain | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Elliott | B. Feller | Flyball: RF | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | BSN | M. Rickert | B. Feller | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Salkeld | B. Feller | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Hegan | J. Sain | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hegan to 1B | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | CLE | B. Feller | J. Sain | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | CLE | D. Mitchell | J. Sain | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | -1% | 52% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Doby | J. Sain | Hegan Steals 2B | ||
| t3 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 55% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Doby | J. Sain | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | BSN | M. McCormick | B. Feller | Popfly: SS | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | BSN | E. Stanky | B. Feller | Popfly: 3B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | J. Sain | B. Feller | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Boudreau | J. Sain | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Gordon | J. Sain | Single to CF | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CLE | K. Keltner | J. Sain | Strikeout, Gordon Steals 2B | |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 56% | 0-0 | CLE | W. Judnich | J. Sain | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 53% | 0-0 | BSN | T. Holmes | B. Feller | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | BSN | A. Dark | B. Feller | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 53% | 0-0 | BSN | E. Torgeson | B. Feller | Walk | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Elliott | B. Feller | Torgeson Steals 2B | ||
| b4 | 2 | -2- | O | -4% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Elliott | B. Feller | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | CLE | E. Robinson | J. Sain | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Hegan | J. Sain | Single to LF | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | CLE | B. Feller | J. Sain | Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Hegan to 2B | |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | O | 5% | 57% | 0-0 | CLE | D. Mitchell | J. Sain | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 5% | 61% | 0-0 | BSN | M. Rickert | B. Feller | Single to LF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 59% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Salkeld | B. Feller | Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Rickert to 2B | |
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | -5% | 55% | 0-0 | BSN | M. McCormick | B. Feller | Popfly: 2B | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | O | -5% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | E. Stanky | B. Feller | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | -5% | 45% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Doby | J. Sain | Single to CF | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 47% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Boudreau | J. Sain | Groundout: 2B-1B; Doby to 2B | |
| t6 | 1 | -2- | O | 5% | 52% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Gordon | J. Sain | Flyball: LF | |
| t6 | 2 | -2- | O | 5% | 57% | 0-0 | CLE | K. Keltner | J. Sain | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 54% | 0-0 | BSN | J. Sain | B. Feller | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | BSN | T. Holmes | B. Feller | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | A. Dark | B. Feller | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | CLE | W. Judnich | J. Sain | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 57% | 0-0 | CLE | E. Robinson | J. Sain | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 59% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Hegan | J. Sain | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -4% | 55% | 0-0 | BSN | E. Torgeson | B. Feller | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -3% | 52% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Elliott | B. Feller | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | BSN | M. Rickert | B. Feller | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 55% | 0-0 | CLE | B. Feller | J. Sain | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 58% | 0-0 | CLE | D. Mitchell | J. Sain | Lineout: CF | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 61% | 0-0 | CLE | L. Doby | J. Sain | Foul Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Feller facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 6% | 67% | 0-0 | BSN | B. Salkeld | B. Feller | Walk | ||
| Phil Masi pinch runs for Bill Salkeld (C) batting 6th; Phil Masi pinch runs for Bill Salkeld (C) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 65% | 0-0 | BSN | M. McCormick | B. Feller | Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Masi to 2B | |
| b8 | 1 | -2- | 2% | 67% | 0-0 | BSN | E. Stanky | B. Feller | Intentional Walk | ||
| Sibby Sisti pinch runs for Eddie Stanky (2B) batting 8th; Sibby Sisti pinch runs for Eddie Stanky (2B) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 12- | O | -8% | 59% | 0-0 | BSN | J. Sain | B. Feller | Lineout: RF | |
| b8 | 2 | 12- | R | 29% | 87% | 0-0 | BSN | T. Holmes | B. Feller | Single; Masi Scores; Sisti to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Holmes to 2B | |
| b8 | 2 | -23 | O | -3% | 84% | 1-0 | BSN | A. Dark | B. Feller | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Johnny Sain facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Phil Masi moves from PR to C; Phil Masi moves from PR to C; Sibby Sisti moves from PR to 2B; Sibby Sisti moves from PR to 2B | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 7% | 91% | 0-1 | CLE | L. Boudreau | J. Sain | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 5% | 96% | 0-1 | CLE | J. Gordon | J. Sain | Foul Flyball: SS | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | -8% | 89% | 0-1 | CLE | K. Keltner | J. Sain | Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Keltner to 2B | ||
| t9 | 2 | -2- | O | 11% | 100% | 0-1 | CLE | W. Judnich | J. Sain | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1. | |||||||||||
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