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Thursday, October 7, 1948
, Braves Field
Attendance: 39,633, Time of Game: 2:14
Indians
4
 at Braves
1
W: Bob Lemon (1-0)
L: Warren Spahn (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  1    4  8  1
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  3

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dale Mitchell LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .222 -0.024 0.68 0.037 -0.061 -0.5 1 0
Allie Clark RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.035 0.72 0.008 -0.044 -0.3 2 0 SH
   Bob Kennedy RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.039 0.53 0.039 0.000 0.9 0 0
Lou Boudreau SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .556 0.172 0.72 0.185 -0.014 1.3 4 2 2B
Joe Gordon 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 0.057 1.16 0.123 -0.066 0.1 2 3
Ken Keltner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.108 0.91 0.000 -0.108 -1.2 0 0
Larry Doby CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .375 .875 0.121 0.74 0.146 -0.026 0.8 0 0 2B
Eddie Robinson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .452 -0.012 0.81 0.030 -0.042 -0.1 8 3
Jim Hegan C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .452 -0.064 1.04 0.020 -0.084 -0.5 7 0 IW
Bob Lemon P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.089 0.94 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 3 6
Team Totals 36 4 8 4 2 3 .222 .541 0.057 0.84 0.588 -0.534 -0.5 27 14
2B: L Doby (1, off W Spahn); L Boudreau (1, off W Spahn).
SH: A Clark (1, off W Spahn).
IBB: J Hegan (1, by W Spahn).
TB: L Doby 3; L Boudreau 3; D Mitchell; E Robinson; J Gordon; B Kennedy.
RBI: L Doby (1); B Kennedy (1); L Boudreau (1); J Gordon (1).
2-out RBI: B Kennedy.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Boudreau-J Gordon-E Robinson; J Gordon-L Boudreau-E Robinson.
E: J Gordon (1).

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Holmes RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.179 1.60 0.000 -0.179 -1.6 2 1
Al Dark SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .125 .250 0.009 0.82 0.056 -0.048 0.3 0 2
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .762 0.036 1.33 0.141 -0.106 -0.2 14 1
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .143 .286 -0.123 1.61 0.066 -0.189 -0.4 1 4 GDP
Marv Rickert LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.092 0.86 0.000 -0.092 -0.8 5 0
Bill Salkeld C 1 0 1 0 2 0 .500 1.300 0.120 0.97 0.120 0.000 1.0 2 0
   Phil Masi C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.023 0.90 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 1 0
Mike McCormick CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .667 0.092 1.40 0.134 -0.042 0.5 1 0
Eddie Stanky 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 1.000 -0.101 1.73 0.042 -0.144 -0.4 1 4 2B,SH,GDP
Warren Spahn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.128 1.88 0.000 -0.128 -1.1 0 1
   Red Barrett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank McCormick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.039 1.53 0.000 -0.039 -0.2
   Nels Potter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Sanders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.56 0.000 -0.016 -0.3
Team Totals 32 1 8 1 3 5 .250 .596 -0.444 1.31 0.559 -1.006 -3.5 27 13
2B: E Stanky (1, off B Lemon).
SH: E Stanky (1, off B Lemon).
TB: E Stanky 2; M McCormick 2; E Torgeson 2; A Dark; B Salkeld; B Elliott.
GIDP: E Stanky (1); B Elliott (1).
RBI: B Elliott (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Holmes-E Torgeson.
E: A Dark 2 (2); B Elliott (3).
Outfield Assists: T Holmes (E Robinson at 1st base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: E Torgeson (2nd base by B Lemon).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Lemon, W (1-0) 9 8 1 0 3 5 0 0.00 36 71 0.444 1.31 3.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 0 3 5 0 0.00 36 71 0.444 0.84 3.5

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Warren Spahn, L (0-1) 4.1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6.23 21 38 -0.162 1.09 -1.0
Red Barrett 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 10 1 0 0.111 0.69 1.5
Nels Potter 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 8 0 0 -0.005 0.37 -0.0
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 2 3 0 3.00 39 38 1 0 -0.056 1.31 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: W Spahn (1; J Hegan).
Pickoffs: B Lemon (1; E Torgeson, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Stewart, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - George Barr, 3B - Bill Summers, LF - Joe Paparella, RF - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 39,633.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Boston Braves
1 Dale Mitchell LF 1 Tommy Holmes RF
2 Allie Clark RF 2 Al 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 Larry Doby CF 6 Bill Salkeld C
7 Eddie Robinson 1B 7 Mike McCormick CF
8 Jim Hegan C 8 Eddie Stanky 2B
9 Bob Lemon P 9 Warren Spahn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-3 0 1-- OO BSN B. Elliott B. Lemon 15% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 1-3 1 12- OO BSN E. Stanky B. Lemon 14% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0-1 0 -2- R CLE J. Gordon W. Spahn 12% 57% Single to LF; Boudreau Scores; Gordon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 1-1 1 -2- R CLE L. Doby W. Spahn 12% 65% Single to RF; Gordon Scores; Doby to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 1-2 1 -23 O BSN W. Spahn B. Lemon 10% 56% Groundout: P-1B

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, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Mitchell W. Spahn -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE A. Clark W. Spahn -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE L. Boudreau W. Spahn -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BSN T. Holmes B. Lemon 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- BSN A. Dark B. Lemon -2% 45% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Dark to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- BSN E. Torgeson B. Lemon -6% 39% Single to RF; Dark to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R BSN B. Elliott B. Lemon -7% 32% Single to LF; Dark Scores/unER; Torgeson to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- O BSN M. Rickert B. Lemon 5% 37% Torgeson Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b1 1-0 2 1-- O BSN M. Rickert B. Lemon 2% 39% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Gordon W. Spahn -2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O CLE K. Keltner W. Spahn -2% 35% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 2 --- CLE L. Doby W. Spahn 2% 38% Double (LF-CF)
t2 0-1 2 -2- CLE E. Robinson W. Spahn 1% 39% Walk
t2 0-1 2 12- O CLE J. Hegan W. Spahn -5% 34% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- BSN B. Salkeld B. Lemon -3% 31% Single to RF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O BSN M. McCormick B. Lemon 3% 34% Bunt Popfly: P
b2 1-0 1 1-- BSN E. Stanky B. Lemon -3% 31% Walk; Salkeld to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- O BSN W. Spahn B. Lemon 2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B; Salkeld to 3B; Stanky to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -23 O BSN T. Holmes B. Lemon 5% 39% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O CLE B. Lemon W. Spahn -3% 36% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 1 --- O CLE D. Mitchell W. Spahn -2% 34% Foul Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 2 --- O CLE A. Clark W. Spahn -1% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- BSN A. Dark B. Lemon -3% 30% Single to LF
b3 1-0 0 1-- O BSN E. Torgeson B. Lemon 3% 33% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 1 1-- O BSN B. Elliott B. Lemon 3% 35% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 1-- O BSN M. Rickert B. Lemon 2% 37% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- CLE L. Boudreau W. Spahn 8% 45% Double to RF (Deep RF Line)
t4 0-1 0 -2- R CLE J. Gordon W. Spahn 12% 57% Single to LF; Boudreau Scores; Gordon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 1-1 0 -2- O CLE K. Keltner W. Spahn -5% 52% Foul Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 1 -2- R CLE L. Doby W. Spahn 12% 65% Single to RF; Gordon Scores; Doby to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 2-1 1 -2- O CLE E. Robinson W. Spahn -4% 61% Flyball: LF
t4 2-1 2 -2- CLE J. Hegan W. Spahn 1% 62% Intentional Walk
t4 2-1 2 12- O CLE B. Lemon W. Spahn -4% 58% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 6-7-8
b4 1-2 0 --- BSN B. Salkeld B. Lemon -5% 53% Walk
b4 1-2 0 1-- BSN M. McCormick B. Lemon -7% 45% Single to LF; Salkeld to 2B
b4 1-2 0 12- O BSN E. Stanky B. Lemon 1% 46% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Salkeld to 3B; McCormick to 2B
b4 1-2 1 -23 O BSN W. Spahn B. Lemon 10% 56% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-2 2 -23 O BSN T. Holmes B. Lemon 8% 64% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Warren Spahn facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- CLE D. Mitchell W. Spahn 4% 68% Single to LF
t5 2-1 0 1-- O CLE A. Clark W. Spahn -2% 66% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mitchell to 2B
t5 2-1 1 -2- R CLE L. Boudreau W. Spahn 10% 76% Single to CF; Mitchell Scores
Red Barrett replaces Warren Spahn pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-1 1 1-- O CLE J. Gordon R. Barrett -1% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boudreau to 2B
t5 3-1 2 -2- O CLE K. Keltner R. Barrett -3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
b5 1-3 0 --- O BSN A. Dark B. Lemon 3% 75% Strikeout
b5 1-3 1 --- O BSN E. Torgeson B. Lemon 2% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1-3 2 --- O BSN B. Elliott B. Lemon 1% 78% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Red Barrett facing 6-7-8
t6 3-1 0 --- O CLE L. Doby R. Barrett -2% 77% Strikeout
t6 3-1 1 --- CLE E. Robinson R. Barrett 2% 79% Single to CF
t6 3-1 1 1-- OO CLE J. Hegan R. Barrett -4% 75% Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 5-6-7
b6 1-3 0 --- O BSN M. Rickert B. Lemon 3% 78% Popfly: SS
b6 1-3 1 --- BSN B. Salkeld B. Lemon -4% 74% Walk
b6 1-3 1 1-- BSN M. McCormick B. Lemon -6% 68% Single to CF; Salkeld to 2B
b6 1-3 1 12- OO BSN E. Stanky B. Lemon 14% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Red Barrett facing 9-1-2
Phil Masi replaces Bill Salkeld playing C batting 6th
t7 3-1 0 --- O CLE B. Lemon R. Barrett -2% 81% Flyball: RF
t7 3-1 1 --- O CLE D. Mitchell R. Barrett -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- CLE A. Clark R. Barrett 1% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clark to 1B
t7 3-1 2 1-- CLE L. Boudreau R. Barrett 1% 82% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Clark to 2B; Boudreau to 1B
t7 3-1 2 12- O CLE J. Gordon R. Barrett -3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 9-1-2
Frank McCormick pinch hits for Red Barrett (P) batting 9th
b7 1-3 0 --- O BSN F. McCormick B. Lemon 4% 83% Strikeout
b7 1-3 1 --- O BSN T. Holmes B. Lemon 3% 85% Popfly: SS
b7 1-3 2 --- O BSN A. Dark B. Lemon 2% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Nels Potter facing 5-6-7
Nels Potter replaces Frank McCormick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 0 --- O CLE K. Keltner N. Potter -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- O CLE L. Doby N. Potter -1% 85% Strikeout
t8 3-1 2 --- O CLE E. Robinson N. Potter -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 3-4-5
Bob Kennedy replaces Allie Clark playing RF batting 2nd
b8 1-3 0 --- BSN E. Torgeson B. Lemon -8% 76% Single to CF
b8 1-3 0 1-- OO BSN B. Elliott B. Lemon 15% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 1-3 2 --- O BSN M. Rickert B. Lemon 2% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Nels Potter facing 8-9-1
t9 3-1 0 --- CLE J. Hegan N. Potter 1% 94% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hegan to 1B
t9 3-1 0 1-- O CLE B. Lemon N. Potter -0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hegan to 2B
t9 3-1 1 -2- O CLE D. Mitchell N. Potter -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hegan to 3B
t9 3-1 2 --3 R CLE B. Kennedy N. Potter 4% 96% Single to RF; Hegan Scores/unER
t9 4-1 2 1-- O CLE L. Boudreau N. Potter -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 6-7-8
b9 1-4 0 --- O BSN P. Masi B. Lemon 2% 98% Foul Flyball: C
b9 1-4 1 --- O BSN M. McCormick B. Lemon 1% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-4 2 --- BSN E. Stanky B. Lemon -1% 98% Double (LF-CF)
Ray Sanders pinch hits for Nels Potter (P) batting 9th
b9 1-4 2 -2- O BSN R. Sanders B. Lemon 2% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Braves 1.

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