1949 AL Game: Clev. @ Bos.

July 30, 1949

  The Boston Red Sox won their 11th game in a row today by defeating the Cleveland Indians 4-2. The Red Sox scored all 4 runs in the 5th inning and Jack Kramer pitched a complete game for the win. The victory moved Boston within a 1/2 game of 1st place New York.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Cleveland Indians At 1949 Boston Red Sox             7/30/1949
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mitchell LF       5  1  0  1 .322     D.Dimaggio CF       4  1  2  1 .293  
  L.Boudreau SS       3  0  1  1 .327     J.Pesky 3B          4  1  2  1 .349  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  0  0  0 .227     T.Williams LF       3  0  1  1 .349  
  L.Doby CF           3  1  1  1 .293     V.Stephens SS       4  0  1  1 .288  
  K.Keltner 3B        3  0  1  0 .241     B.Doerr 2B          3  0  0  0 .304  
  M.Vernon 1B         4  0  0  0 .285     B.Goodman 1B        2  0  1  0 .265  
  B.Kennedy RF        4  1  1  0 .276     A.Zarilla RF        4  1  0  0 .276  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  1  0 .259     B.Tebbetts C        4  1  2  0 .292  
  E.Wynn P            2  0  2  0 .333     J.Kramer P          4  0  0  0 .111  
A-R.Boone PH          0  0  0  0 .271                                          
B-M.Tresh PR          0  0  0  0 .091                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  3  7  3                 Totals      32  4  9  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wynn In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Boone In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  7  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0    -  4  9  1
 
Indians (56-38)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wynn LOSS(6-4)          8       9   4   3   4   2   0   3.49
Totals                    8       9   4   3   4   2   0
 
Red Sox (59-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kramer WIN(4-3)         9       7   3   3   4   0   1   5.75
Totals                    9       7   3   3   4   0   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,778 DATE- Saturday, July 30th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- M.Vernon, V.Stephens
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(12th), E.Wynn, J.Pesky(20th)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(17th)
RBIs- D.Mitchell(41st), L.Boudreau(50th), L.Doby(61st), D.Dimaggio(41st),
      J.Pesky(41st), T.Williams(85th), V.Stephens(93rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Wynn
WALKS- L.Boudreau, L.Doby, K.Keltner, R.Boone, T.Williams, B.Doerr, B.Goodman-2
STRIKE OUTS- V.Stephens, J.Kramer
GIDP- D.Mitchell, M.Vernon, B.Goodman, A.Zarilla
RLISP 2-out- M.Vernon-2, B.Doerr, L.Boudreau, T.Williams, D.Mitchell,
             A.Zarilla-2, L.Doby, J.Kramer
TEAM RISP- Indians: 1 for 7  Red Sox: 4 for 11
 
Jack Kramer went the distance at Fenway Park as the seemingly unstoppable
Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4 to 3.
 
Boston came up with all the runs they needed in the 5th inning when they
tallied 4 runs on 5 hits.  Boston managed 9 hits in their victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was Kramer(4-3) who allowed 3 runs for the game. Early
Wynn(6-4) took the loss.  He pitched 8 innings and surrendered 9 hits and 4
walks.