October 6, 1948 World Series Game 1, Indians at Braves

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1948 World Series Game 1

Game 1
BSN  1
CLE  0
Game 2
CLE  4
@BSN  1
Game 3
CLE  2
BSN  0
Game 4
CLE  2
BSN  1
Game 5
BSN 11
@CLE  5
Game 6
CLE  4
@BSN  3

Braves Field, Attendance: 40,135

Wednesday, October 6, 1948
Time of Game: 1:42

Indians

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

Batting Stats

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

Batting Events

SH: B Feller (1, off J Sain).

TB: K Keltner; J Hegan; J Gordon; L Doby.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Baserunning Events

SB: J Gordon (1, 2nd base off J Sain/B Salkeld); J Hegan (1, 2nd base off J Sain/B Salkeld).

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

Batting Events

SH: B Salkeld (1, off B Feller); M McCormick (1, off B Feller).

IBB: E Stanky (1, by B Feller).

TB: T Holmes; M Rickert.

RBI: T Holmes (1).

2-out RBI: T Holmes.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Fielding Events

E: B Elliott 2 (2).

Baserunning Events

SB: E Torgeson (1, 2nd base off B Feller/J Hegan).

Pitching Stats

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           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: B Feller (1; E Stanky).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Barr, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Bill Stewart, 3B - Bill Grieve, LF - Joe Paparella, RF - Babe Pinelli.

Time of Game: 1:42.

Attendance: 40,135.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
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

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
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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