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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 (2)

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Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 (2)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1947 (D) at Fenway Park

CLE A    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  6  0
BOS A    0  2  5    1  0  x  -   8 12  1
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mitchell lf                   3   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Keltner 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Edwards rf                    3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Boudreau ss                   2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Gordon 2b                     2   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Fleming 1b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
Metkovich cf                  3   2   2   0       0   0       0   0
Hegan c                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ruszkowski ph,c             1   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Gettel p                      1   0   1   1       0   0       0   2
  Linde p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Groth p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bockman ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Gromek p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Rosen ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       24   3   6   3       3   2      15   6
BATTING - 
2B: Metkovich (20,off Ferriss); Bockman (2,off Ferriss).
Team LOB: 6.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moses rf                      3   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Pesky ss                      3   0   1   1       0   0       1   2
Mele cf                       4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Williams lf                   3   1   1   1       1   0       3   0
Doerr 2b                      3   2   2   1       0   0       1   2
Jones 1b                      2   2   1   0       1   1       4   0
Batts c                       3   1   3   3       0   0       2   0
Dente 3b                      1   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Ferriss p                     3   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Totals                       25   8  12   8       4   2      18   4
FIELDING - 
E: Moses (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Jones (19,off Gettel); Ferriss (5,off Gettel); Williams (38,off Gettel).
3B: Mele (8,off Gettel); Doerr 2 (10,off Gettel,off Gromek).
SH: Dente (2,off Gettel); Pesky (8,off Gromek).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gettel L(10-9)                2     7   5   5   1   0   0  14
Linde                         0.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   6
Groth                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Gromek                        2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10
Totals                        5    12   8   8   4   2   0  31
Gettel faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Linde 1-1; Groth 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ferriss W(12-10)              6     6   3   3   3   2   0  27
WP: Ferriss (6).
Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - Bill Grieve, 3B - Hal Weafer
Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 10135
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox           
1. Mitchell            lf        Moses               rf
2. Keltner             3b        Pesky               ss
3. Edwards             rf        Mele                cf
4. Boudreau            ss        Williams            lf
5. Gordon              2b        Doerr               2b
6. Fleming             1b        Jones               1b
7. Metkovich           cf        Batts               c
8. Hegan               c         Dente               3b
9. Gettel              p         Ferriss             p

INDIANS 1ST: Mitchell flied out to left; Keltner struck out;
Edwards singled to center; Boudreau walked [Edwards to second];
Gordon walked [Edwards to third, Boudreau to second]; Fleming
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Moses grounded out (first unassisted); Pesky flied
out to right; Mele singled to left; Williams walked [Mele to
second]; Doerr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Metkovich doubled to left; Hegan flied out to
center [Metkovich to third]; Gettel singled to pitcher
[Metkovich scored]; Mitchell forced Gettel (second to
shortstop); Keltner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Jones doubled to left; Batts singled to center
[Jones scored]; Dente out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Batts to second]; Ferriss doubled to right [Batts
scored]; Moses made an out to shortstop; Pesky grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Boudreau grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gordon lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Mele tripled to center; Williams doubled to center
[Mele scored]; Doerr tripled to right [Williams scored]; LINDE
REPLACED GETTEL (PITCHING); Jones walked; Batts singled to left
[Jones to second, Doerr scored]; Dente forced Batts (third to
shortstop) [Jones to third]; Ferriss flied out to left; Moses
singled to center [Dente to second, Jones scored]; Pesky singled
to right [Moses to third, Dente scored]; GROTH REPLACED LINDE
(PITCHING); Mele made an out to second; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 1, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 4TH: Fleming grounded out (second to pitcher); Metkovich
singled to right [Metkovich to second (error by Moses)];
RUSZKOWSKI BATTED FOR HEGAN; Ruszkowski walked; BOCKMAN BATTED
FOR GROTH; Bockman doubled to left [Ruszkowski to third,
Metkovich scored]; Mitchell flied out to left [Ruszkowski
scored]; Keltner flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: RUSZKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GROMEK
REPLACED BOCKMAN (PITCHING); Williams flied out to right; Doerr
tripled to center; Jones struck out; Batts singled to left
[Doerr scored]; Dente walked [Batts to second]; Ferriss made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Edwards made an out to second; Boudreau grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gordon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Moses walked; Pesky out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Moses to second]; Mele struck out; Williams grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red
Sox 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Fleming singled to center; Ferriss threw a wild
pitch [Fleming to second]; Metkovich flied out to right;
Ruszkowski popped to third in foul territory; ROSEN BATTED FOR
GROMEK; Rosen made an out to first; game called for
darkness; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          3   6   0    6
 Red Sox          8  12   1    8
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