October 8, 1948 World Series Game 3, Braves at Indians

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1948 World Series Game 3

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

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 70,306

Friday, October 8, 1948
Time of Game: 1:36

Braves

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Indians         0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    2  5  0

W: Gene Bearden (1-0), L: Vern Bickford (0-1)

Indians

Batting Stats

Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Holmes RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .167              2   0   
A Dark SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .417              3   2   2B
M McCormick LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .600              6   0   
B Elliott 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400              2   1   
F McCormick 1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              5   1   GDP
C Conatser CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   GDP
P Masi C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
E Stanky 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .873              2   3   
V Bickford P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   SH
  B Voiselle P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  C Ryan PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Barrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   0   5   0    0   4                         24   7

Batting Events

2B: A Dark (1, off G Bearden).

SH: V Bickford (1, off G Bearden).

TB: A Dark 2; F McCormick; B Elliott; E Stanky; M McCormick.

GIDP: C Conatser (1); F McCormick (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Fielding Events

DP: 1. A Dark-E Stanky-F McCormick.

E: A Dark (3).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Mitchell LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .237              2   0   
L Doby CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .364  .871              1   0   
L Boudreau SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .481              1   2   GDP
J Gordon 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .333              3   4   
K Keltner 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .091  .258              0   4   
W Judnich RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .125              1   0   
E Robinson 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .522             14   0   
J Hegan C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .522              5   0   
G Bearden P                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667              0   6   2B
Totals                       28   2   5   1    5   1                         27  16

Batting Events

2B: G Bearden (1, off V Bickford).

TB: G Bearden 3; E Robinson; J Hegan; L Doby.

GIDP: L Boudreau (1).

RBI: J Hegan (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

Fielding Events

DP: 2. K Keltner-J Gordon-E Robinson; G Bearden-J Gordon-E Robinson.

Pitching Stats

Boston Braves                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Bickford, L (0-1)            3.1   4   2   1    5   1   0   2.70   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 4     42    -     1.09  -0.13
B Voiselle                     3.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 1          3-0    0.64   0.19
R Barrett                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     5   2   1    5   1   0          33     -       ·  ·      7·15· 1· 5          3-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Bearden, W (1-0)             9     5   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 5     81    -     1.13   0.57
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

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

Time of Game: 1:36.

Attendance: 70,306.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Braves                             Cleveland Indians                            
1. Tommy Holmes                 RF       1. Dale Mitchell                LF
2. Alvin Dark                   SS       2. Larry Doby                   CF
3. Mike McCormick               LF       3. Lou Boudreau                 SS
4. Bob Elliott                  3B       4. Joe Gordon                   2B
5. Frank McCormick              1B       5. Ken Keltner                  3B
6. Clint Conatser               CF       6. Wally Judnich                RF
7. Phil Masi                     C       7. Eddie Robinson               1B
8. Eddie Stanky                 2B       8. Jim Hegan                     C
9. Vern Bickford                 P       9. Gene Bearden                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b4	1	12-	R	9%	81%	1-0	CLE	J. Hegan	V. Bickford	Single to CF; Keltner Scores; Robinson to 2B
t7	1	1--	OO	8%	89%	0-2	BSN	C. Conatser	G. Bearden	Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4	1	1--	OO	7%	69%	0-1	BSN	F. McCormick	G. Bearden	Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t7	0	---		-6%	76%	0-2	BSN	B. Elliott	G. Bearden	Single to LF
b3	1	12-	RO	6%	65%	0-0	CLE	L. Doby	V. Bickford	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bearden Scores/unER/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B); Doby to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	2%	52%	0-0	BSN	T. Holmes	G. Bearden	Groundout: SS-1B
t1	1	---	O	2%	54%	0-0	BSN	A. Dark	G. Bearden	Strikeout
t1	2	---	O	1%	55%	0-0	BSN	M. McCormick	G. Bearden	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Vern Bickford facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	-2%	53%	0-0	CLE	D. Mitchell	V. Bickford	Lineout: LF
b1	1	---		2%	55%	0-0	CLE	L. Doby	V. Bickford	Walk
b1	1	1--	OO	-5%	50%	0-0	CLE	L. Boudreau	V. Bickford	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 4-5-6
t2	0	---	O	2%	52%	0-0	BSN	B. Elliott	G. Bearden	Groundout: 3B-1B
t2	1	---		-3%	50%	0-0	BSN	F. McCormick	G. Bearden	Single to CF
t2	1	1--	O	2%	52%	0-0	BSN	C. Conatser	G. Bearden	Groundout: P-1B; McCormick to 2B
t2	2	-2-	O	3%	55%	0-0	BSN	P. Masi	G. Bearden	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Vern Bickford facing 4-5-6
b2	0	---	O	-2%	53%	0-0	CLE	J. Gordon	V. Bickford	Flyball: LF
b2	1	---	O	-2%	51%	0-0	CLE	K. Keltner	V. Bickford	Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2	2	---		1%	52%	0-0	CLE	W. Judnich	V. Bickford	Walk
b2	2	1--	O	-2%	50%	0-0	CLE	E. Robinson	V. Bickford	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 8-9-1
t3	0	---		-4%	46%	0-0	BSN	E. Stanky	G. Bearden	Single to RF
t3	0	1--	O	2%	48%	0-0	BSN	V. Bickford	G. Bearden	Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Sacrifice; Stanky to 2B
t3	1	-2-	O	3%	51%	0-0	BSN	T. Holmes	G. Bearden	Groundout: P-1B; Stanky to 3B
t3	2	--3	O	4%	56%	0-0	BSN	A. Dark	G. Bearden	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Vern Bickford facing 8-9-1
b3	0	---	O	-3%	53%	0-0	CLE	J. Hegan	V. Bickford	Foul Flyball: C
b3	1	---		5%	58%	0-0	CLE	G. Bearden	V. Bickford	Double to RF
b3	1	-2-		2%	60%	0-0	CLE	D. Mitchell	V. Bickford	Walk
b3	1	12-	RO	6%	65%	0-0	CLE	L. Doby	V. Bickford	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bearden Scores/unER/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B); Doby to 2B
b3	2	-2-		1%	66%	1-0	CLE	L. Boudreau	V. Bickford	Walk
b3	2	12-	O	-4%	62%	1-0	CLE	J. Gordon	V. Bickford	Flyball: LF
								1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 3-4-5
t4	0	---		-5%	58%	0-1	BSN	M. McCormick	G. Bearden	Single to CF
t4	0	1--	O	4%	62%	0-1	BSN	B. Elliott	G. Bearden	Flyball: CF
t4	1	1--	OO	7%	69%	0-1	BSN	F. McCormick	G. Bearden	Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Vern Bickford facing 5-6-7
b4	0	---		3%	72%	1-0	CLE	K. Keltner	V. Bickford	Walk
b4	0	1--	O	-3%	69%	1-0	CLE	W. Judnich	V. Bickford	Strikeout
b4	1	1--		3%	72%	1-0	CLE	E. Robinson	V. Bickford	Single to LF; Keltner to 2B
b4	1	12-	R	9%	81%	1-0	CLE	J. Hegan	V. Bickford	Single to CF; Keltner Scores; Robinson to 2B
b4	1	12-		4%	85%	2-0	CLE	G. Bearden	V. Bickford	Single to LF; Robinson to 3B; Hegan to 2B
								Bill Voiselle replaces Vern Bickford pitching and batting 9th; Bill Voiselle replaces Vern Bickford pitching and batting 9th
b4	1	123	O	-5%	80%	2-0	CLE	D. Mitchell	B. Voiselle	Foul Flyball: 3B
b4	2	123	O	-5%	75%	2-0	CLE	L. Doby	B. Voiselle	Groundout: 1B-P
								1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 6-7-8
t5	0	---	O	3%	78%	0-2	BSN	C. Conatser	G. Bearden	Groundout: 3B-1B
t5	1	---	O	2%	80%	0-2	BSN	P. Masi	G. Bearden	Groundout: 3B-1B
t5	2	---	O	1%	81%	0-2	BSN	E. Stanky	G. Bearden	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Bill Voiselle facing 3-4-5
b5	0	---	O	-1%	80%	2-0	CLE	L. Boudreau	B. Voiselle	Popfly: 3B
b5	1	---	O	-1%	79%	2-0	CLE	J. Gordon	B. Voiselle	Groundout: 3B-1B
b5	2	---	O	-1%	78%	2-0	CLE	K. Keltner	B. Voiselle	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 9-1-2
t6	0	---	O	3%	81%	0-2	BSN	B. Voiselle	G. Bearden	Groundout: SS-1B
t6	1	---	O	2%	83%	0-2	BSN	T. Holmes	G. Bearden	Groundout: 2B-1B
t6	2	---		-3%	80%	0-2	BSN	A. Dark	G. Bearden	Double to LF
t6	2	-2-	O	4%	85%	0-2	BSN	M. McCormick	G. Bearden	Popfly: 2B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Bill Voiselle facing 6-7-8
b6	0	---	O	-1%	83%	2-0	CLE	W. Judnich	B. Voiselle	Flyball: CF
b6	1	---	O	-1%	82%	2-0	CLE	E. Robinson	B. Voiselle	Popfly: 2B
b6	2	---	O	-1%	82%	2-0	CLE	J. Hegan	B. Voiselle	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 4-5-6
t7	0	---		-6%	76%	0-2	BSN	B. Elliott	G. Bearden	Single to LF
t7	0	1--	O	5%	81%	0-2	BSN	F. McCormick	G. Bearden	Strikeout
t7	1	1--	OO	8%	89%	0-2	BSN	C. Conatser	G. Bearden	Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Bill Voiselle facing 9-1-2
b7	0	---	O	-1%	88%	2-0	CLE	G. Bearden	B. Voiselle	Groundout: SS-1B
b7	1	---	O	-1%	87%	2-0	CLE	D. Mitchell	B. Voiselle	Popfly: SS
b7	2	---		1%	87%	2-0	CLE	L. Doby	B. Voiselle	Single to RF
b7	2	1--	O	-1%	86%	2-0	CLE	L. Boudreau	B. Voiselle	Popfly: SS
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 7-8-9
t8	0	---	O	4%	90%	0-2	BSN	P. Masi	G. Bearden	Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t8	1	---	O	2%	93%	0-2	BSN	E. Stanky	G. Bearden	Groundout: P-1B
								Connie Ryan pinch hits for Bill Voiselle (P) batting 9th; Connie Ryan pinch hits for Bill Voiselle (P) batting 9th
t8	2	---	O	1%	94%	0-2	BSN	C. Ryan	G. Bearden	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Red Barrett facing 4-5-6
								Red Barrett replaces Connie Ryan (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Red Barrett replaces Connie Ryan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8	0	---	O	-1%	93%	2-0	CLE	J. Gordon	R. Barrett	Flyball: LF
b8	1	---	O	-0%	93%	2-0	CLE	K. Keltner	R. Barrett	Flyball: RF
b8	2	---	O	-0%	92%	2-0	CLE	W. Judnich	R. Barrett	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Gene Bearden facing 1-2-3
t9	0	---	O	4%	96%	0-2	BSN	T. Holmes	G. Bearden	Groundout: P-1B
t9	1	---	O	2%	99%	0-2	BSN	A. Dark	G. Bearden	Groundout: 2B-1B
t9	2	---	O	1%	100%	0-2	BSN	M. McCormick	G. Bearden	Popfly: SS
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Indians 2.

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