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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		3
1
BOS
@CLE		5
8
PHA
@DET		3
5
WSH
@SLB		0
3
PIT
@BRO		2
3
PIT
@BRO		3
4		 
(11)
STL
@BSN		7
4
CIN
@NYG		0
8
CIN
@NYG		3
4
CHC
@PHI		7
2
Saturday, May 20, 1950,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 21,528, Time of Game: 2:25
Red Sox
5
19-13
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
8
15-11
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Bob Lemon (4-2)
L: Chuck Stobbs (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  2   0  0  0   1  0  1    5  8  1
Indians         2  0  0   1  2  0   3  0  X    8 11  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dom DiMaggio CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .331 .826 -0.082 0.83 0.019 -0.101 -0.5 3 0
Johnny Pesky 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .354 .931 -0.033 0.77 0.041 -0.074 -0.7 2 4
Ted Williams LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 .303 1.191 -0.037 0.92 0.041 -0.078 -0.4 2 0
Vern Stephens SS 2 1 2 2 3 0 .308 .934 0.203 0.95 0.203 0.000 2.8 2 2
Walt Dropo 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .361 1.146 -0.109 1.49 0.038 -0.146 -1.3 6 2
Al Zarilla RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .319 .793 -0.033 1.77 0.108 -0.140 0.0 1 1
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .236 .706 0.045 1.07 0.108 -0.064 0.3 2 0
Birdie Tebbetts C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .355 1.017 0.016 0.80 0.089 -0.073 0.2 5 2 HR
Chuck Stobbs P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .708 -0.025 0.62 0.013 -0.038 -0.2 1 1
   Charley Schanz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .660 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Jim Suchecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 8 5 5 3 .222 .623 -0.059 1.01 0.660 -0.718 0.1 24 12
HR: B Tebbetts (3, off B Lemon; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: B Tebbetts 4; V Stephens 2; A Zarilla; J Pesky; B Doerr; W Dropo; D DiMaggio.
RBI: V Stephens 2 (36); A Zarilla (11); B Doerr (22); B Tebbetts (12).
2-out RBI: V Stephens 2; A Zarilla; B Tebbetts; B Doerr.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Tebbetts-J Pesky.
PB: B Tebbetts (1).
E: W Dropo (5).
Outfield Assists: A Zarilla (L Doby at 2nd base).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dale Mitchell LF 4 2 3 0 1 1 .336 .837 0.130 0.67 0.154 -0.024 1.1 3 0 2B,CS
Bob Kennedy RF 3 3 1 0 2 0 .296 .885 -0.013 0.90 0.095 -0.108 0.2 4 0 CS
Luke Easter 1B 1 1 1 2 2 0 .253 .876 0.297 1.10 0.302 -0.005 3.1 11 0 HR,2·SH
Larry Doby CF 5 1 3 4 0 1 .392 1.045 0.141 0.94 0.174 -0.033 1.9 1 0
Al Rosen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .996 -0.100 0.76 0.000 -0.100 -1.8 3 3
Joe Gordon 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .216 .667 0.163 0.77 0.174 -0.011 1.3 2 4 HR,SB
Ray Boone SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .325 .788 -0.052 0.84 0.033 -0.085 -0.1 0 4
Ray Murray C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .785 -0.060 0.64 0.002 -0.063 -0.5 3 0
Bob Lemon P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .837 -0.065 0.60 0.000 -0.065 -1.5 0 1
Team Totals 31 8 11 8 7 4 .355 1.054 0.441 0.82 0.934 -0.494 3.6 27 12
2B: D Mitchell (6, off C Stobbs).
HR: J Gordon (3, off C Stobbs; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); L Easter (3, off C Stobbs; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SH: L Easter 2 (2, 2 off C Stobbs).
TB: J Gordon 5; L Easter 4; D Mitchell 4; L Doby 3; B Kennedy; R Boone.
RBI: L Doby 4 (20); L Easter 2 (11); R Boone (8); J Gordon (9).
2-out RBI: R Boone.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
E: B Lemon (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Gordon (2, 2nd base off C Stobbs/B Tebbetts).
CS: B Kennedy (1, 3rd base by J Suchecki/B Tebbetts); D Mitchell (2, 2nd base by C Stobbs/B Tebbetts).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Stobbs, L (2-1) 6 10 8 8 4 1 2 4.58 31 17 -0.454 0.97 -5.1
Charley Schanz 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9.82 5 2 1 0.009 0.37 0.9
Jim Suchecki 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 8 8 7 4 2 9.00 40 17 2 1 -0.442 1.01 -3.6
C Stobbs faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Lemon, W (4-2) 9 8 5 5 5 3 1 5.15 41 49 0.059 1.01 -0.1
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 5 3 1 5.00 41 49 0.059 0.82 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Boyer, 1B - Art Passarella, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 21,528.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Dom DiMaggio CF 1 Dale Mitchell LF
2 Johnny Pesky 3B 2 Bob Kennedy RF
3 Ted Williams LF 3 Luke Easter 1B
4 Vern Stephens SS 4 Larry Doby CF
5 Walt Dropo 1B 5 Al Rosen 3B
6 Al Zarilla RF 6 Joe Gordon 2B
7 Bobby Doerr 2B 7 Ray Boone SS
8 Birdie Tebbetts C 8 Ray Murray C
9 Chuck Stobbs P 9 Bob Lemon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 3-3 1 1-- RR CLE L. Easter C. Stobbs 22% 79% Home Run; Kennedy Scores
b4 2-3 0 --- R CLE J. Gordon C. Stobbs 13% 56% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 -23 RR CLE L. Doby C. Stobbs 11% 74% Single to RF; Mitchell Scores; Kennedy Scores; Doby to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 2-2 2 12- R BOS B. Doerr B. Lemon -11% 40% Single to 1B; Stephens Scores; Zarilla to 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- R BOS A. Zarilla B. Lemon -11% 51% Single to LF; Williams Scores; Stephens to 2B

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio B. Lemon 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Pesky B. Lemon 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS T. Williams B. Lemon -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- BOS V. Stephens B. Lemon -2% 51% Walk; Williams to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O BOS W. Dropo B. Lemon 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE D. Mitchell C. Stobbs 3% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- CLE B. Kennedy C. Stobbs 5% 64% Single to LF; Mitchell to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O CLE L. Easter C. Stobbs -0% 63% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mitchell to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 RR CLE L. Doby C. Stobbs 11% 74% Single to RF; Mitchell Scores; Kennedy Scores; Doby to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 2-0 1 -2- O CLE A. Rosen C. Stobbs -2% 72% Flyball: CF
b1 2-0 2 -2- CLE J. Gordon C. Stobbs 1% 72% Walk
b1 2-0 2 12- O CLE R. Boone C. Stobbs -3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- O BOS A. Zarilla B. Lemon 2% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- O BOS B. Doerr B. Lemon 2% 73% Flyball: RF
t2 0-2 2 --- R BOS B. Tebbetts B. Lemon -9% 64% Home Run
t2 1-2 2 --- BOS C. Stobbs B. Lemon -1% 63% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t2 1-2 2 1-- O BOS D. DiMaggio B. Lemon 2% 65% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- O CLE R. Murray C. Stobbs -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-1 1 --- O CLE B. Lemon C. Stobbs -1% 62% Groundout: P-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- CLE D. Mitchell C. Stobbs 1% 63% Walk
b2 2-1 2 1-- O CLE B. Kennedy C. Stobbs -2% 61% Mitchell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
t3 1-2 0 --- O BOS J. Pesky B. Lemon 3% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 1 --- BOS T. Williams B. Lemon -3% 61% Walk
t3 1-2 1 1-- BOS V. Stephens B. Lemon -4% 56% Walk; Williams to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- O BOS W. Dropo B. Lemon 5% 62% Flyball: 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- R BOS A. Zarilla B. Lemon -11% 51% Single to LF; Williams Scores; Stephens to 2B
t3 2-2 2 12- R BOS B. Doerr B. Lemon -11% 40% Single to 1B; Stephens Scores; Zarilla to 2B
t3 3-2 2 12- O BOS B. Tebbetts B. Lemon 4% 44% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 2-3-4
b3 2-3 0 --- O CLE B. Kennedy C. Stobbs -3% 41% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 2-3 1 --- CLE L. Easter C. Stobbs 3% 45% Walk
b3 2-3 1 1-- O CLE L. Doby C. Stobbs -2% 43% Single to RF; Easter to 3B; Doby out at 2B/RF-2B
b3 2-3 2 --3 O CLE A. Rosen C. Stobbs -4% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 9-1-2
t4 3-2 0 --- O BOS C. Stobbs B. Lemon 2% 41% Flyball: 3B
t4 3-2 1 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio B. Lemon 2% 42% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 3-2 2 --- O BOS J. Pesky B. Lemon 1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 6-7-8
b4 2-3 0 --- R CLE J. Gordon C. Stobbs 13% 56% Home Run
b4 3-3 0 --- O CLE R. Boone C. Stobbs -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-3 1 --- O CLE R. Murray C. Stobbs -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-3 2 --- O CLE B. Lemon C. Stobbs -1% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 3-4-5
t5 3-3 0 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Lemon 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 3-3 1 --- BOS V. Stephens B. Lemon -3% 50% Walk
t5 3-3 1 1-- O BOS W. Dropo B. Lemon 4% 54% Strikeout
t5 3-3 2 1-- O BOS A. Zarilla B. Lemon 3% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
b5 3-3 0 --- CLE D. Mitchell C. Stobbs 8% 65% Double to LF
b5 3-3 0 -2- O CLE B. Kennedy C. Stobbs -8% 57% Fielder's Choice SS; Mitchell out at 3B/SS-3B
b5 3-3 1 1-- RR CLE L. Easter C. Stobbs 22% 79% Home Run; Kennedy Scores
b5 5-3 1 --- O CLE L. Doby C. Stobbs -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 5-3 2 --- O CLE A. Rosen C. Stobbs -1% 77% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 7-8-9
t6 3-5 0 --- O BOS B. Doerr B. Lemon 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- O BOS B. Tebbetts B. Lemon 2% 83% Flyball: 3B
t6 3-5 2 --- O BOS C. Stobbs B. Lemon 1% 84% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 6-7-8
b6 5-3 0 --- CLE J. Gordon C. Stobbs 2% 86% Single to LF
b6 5-3 0 1-- CLE R. Boone C. Stobbs 2% 88% Gordon Steals 2B
b6 5-3 0 -2- O CLE R. Boone C. Stobbs -3% 85% Flyball: LF
b6 5-3 1 -2- O CLE R. Murray C. Stobbs -2% 83% Flyball: SS
b6 5-3 2 -2- CLE B. Lemon C. Stobbs 0% 83% Passed Ball; Gordon to 3B
b6 5-3 2 --3 O CLE B. Lemon C. Stobbs -3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
t7 3-5 0 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio B. Lemon 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-5 1 --- BOS J. Pesky B. Lemon -4% 80% Single to CF
t7 3-5 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams B. Lemon 4% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B; Pesky to 2B
t7 3-5 2 -2- R BOS V. Stephens B. Lemon -10% 74% Single to LF; Pesky Scores
t7 4-5 2 1-- BOS W. Dropo B. Lemon -4% 70% Single to LF; Stephens to 2B
t7 4-5 2 12- O BOS A. Zarilla B. Lemon 8% 78% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
b7 5-4 0 --- CLE D. Mitchell C. Stobbs 3% 81% Single to RF
b7 5-4 0 1-- CLE B. Kennedy C. Stobbs 4% 85% Walk; Mitchell to 2B
b7 5-4 0 12- CLE L. Easter C. Stobbs 5% 90% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Mitchell to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
b7 5-4 0 123 RR CLE L. Doby C. Stobbs 6% 97% Single to CF; Mitchell Scores; Kennedy Scores; Easter to 3B
Charley Schanz replaces Chuck Stobbs pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-4 0 1-3 O CLE A. Rosen C. Schanz -2% 95% Fielder's Choice 3B; Easter out at Hm/3B-C; Doby to 2B; Rosen to 1B
b7 7-4 1 12- O CLE J. Gordon C. Schanz -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 7-4 2 12- R CLE R. Boone C. Schanz 3% 97% Single to RF; Doby Scores; Rosen to 3B
b7 8-4 2 1-3 CLE R. Murray C. Schanz 0% 97% Walk; Boone to 2B
b7 8-4 2 123 O CLE B. Lemon C. Schanz -1% 96% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 8.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 7-8-9
t8 4-8 0 --- O BOS B. Doerr B. Lemon 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-8 1 --- O BOS B. Tebbetts B. Lemon 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
Tom Wright pinch hits for Charley Schanz (P) batting 9th
t8 4-8 2 --- O BOS T. Wright B. Lemon 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-4, Red Sox' Jim Suchecki facing 1-2-3
Jim Suchecki replaces Tom Wright (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-4 0 --- O CLE D. Mitchell J. Suchecki -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 8-4 1 --- CLE B. Kennedy J. Suchecki 0% 99% Walk
b8 8-4 1 1-- CLE L. Easter J. Suchecki 0% 99% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
b8 8-4 1 12- OO CLE L. Doby J. Suchecki -1% 98% Double Play: Strikeout, Kennedy Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 8.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
t9 4-8 0 --- BOS D. DiMaggio B. Lemon -2% 96% Single to CF
t9 4-8 0 1-- O BOS J. Pesky B. Lemon 2% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 4-8 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams B. Lemon 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 4-8 2 1-- R BOS V. Stephens B. Lemon -1% 99% Single to CF; DiMaggio Scores
t9 5-8 2 1-- O BOS W. Dropo B. Lemon 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 8.

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