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.
 

1949 AL Game Stories and Standings: Boston's on a Roll

July 29, 1949

 Now it's the Boston Red Sox that are red-hot and on a 10 game winning streak. Earlier this month it was the Cleveland Indians that won 10 in a row. All the while, the New York Yankees have been struggling a little in July going 12-12. This has allowed Boston and Cleveland both to inch closer to the 1st place Yankees.
  Today the Boston Red Sox took both games of a double-header from Cleveland. Boston is now in 2nd place, 1.5 games behind New York. Cleveland drops to 3rd place, 2.5 games behind.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 American League                Date: 7/29/1949
 
CLEVELAND AT BOSTON
Indians......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  8  0
Red Sox......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  3 1    -  5  8  0
Win:Dobson(9-6) Loss:Garcia(5-3) Save:Masterson(1st)
 
In a game at Fenway Park the smoking-hot Boston Red Sox got by the Cleveland
Indians by the score of 5 to 2.
 
Boston scored 3 runs in the 7th inning when they came up with 3 base hits.
The biggest moment was provided by Vern Stephens who thrilled the crowd when
he laced a base-knock bringing in two baserunners.  Both teams finished the
game with 8 hits.  
 
The winning pitcher was Joe Dobson(9-6) who allowed 2 runs in 8 and 1/3
innings. Walt Masterson gained credit for his 1st save.  Mike Garcia(5-3)
ended up with the loss.  
 
Boston won for the 9th straight time.
 
CLEVELAND AT BOSTON
Indians......... 0 0 2  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  4 10  0
Red Sox......... 2 0 1  0 0 2  0 0    -  5 11  2
Win:Stobbs(8-3) Loss:Bearden(1-12)
Homeruns- J.Hegan(5th), J.Pesky(1st)
 
Vern Stephens hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI and Chuck Stobbs went the distance
at Fenway Park as the seemingly unstoppable Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland
Indians by the count of 5 to 4.
 
Boston brought 2 runs across the plate in the 6th inning.  Boston banged out
11 hits on the night.  Stobbs(8-3) got the victory, allowing 4 runs for the
game. The loss was charged to Gene Bearden(1-12).  He was touched for 10 hits
and 4 walks in 5 innings.  
 
The winning ways continue for Boston.  They now have a record of 10-0 in
recent days.  With this loss, Cleveland has a 4-6 record of late, 56-37
overall.
 
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 New York NYA            58  34  .630 ----    60    59  33 .641   97  57 .630
1949 Boston BOA              58  37  .611  1.5          53  42 .558   96  58 .623
1949 Cleveland CLA           56  37  .602  2.5          55  38 .591   89  65 .578
1949 Detroit DEA             51  45  .531  9.0          51  45 .531   87  67 .565
1949 Philadelphia PHA        44  51  .463 15.5          52  43 .547   81  73 .526
1949 St. Louis SLA           42  52  .447 17.0          32  62 .340   53 101 .344
1949 Washington WAA          40  52  .435 18.0          35  57 .380   50 104 .325
1949 Chicago CHA             27  68  .284 32.5          39  56 .411   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     58   37  .611 31-14 27-23 17- 8 41-29  3- 4 13-12     10-0    Won 10
CHA     27   68  .284 18-33  9-35  7-20 20-48  4- 8  9-16     4-6     Lost 5
CLA     56   37  .602 35-16 21-21 20-13 36-24  6- 3 21- 9     4-6     Lost 2
DEA     51   45  .531 26-25 25-20 18-16 33-29  2- 4 11-12     5-5     Lost 1
NYA     58   34  .630 27-14 31-20 25-11 33-23  9- 2 12- 8     3-7     Won 1
PHA     44   51  .463 22-19 22-32 15-15 29-36  3- 7  9-16     5-5     Won 1
SLA     42   52  .447 22-29 20-23 16-24 26-28  8- 5 12-14     3-7     Won 1
WAA     40   52  .435 19-26 21-26 18-17 22-35  7- 9 16-16     5-5     Lost 1
TOTAL  376  376  .500


 

1949 AL Game: Bsn. @ St. Louis; Dimaggio Hits for Cycle

July 23, 1949

  Boston's Dom Dimaggio became the 1st player to hit for the cycle in this 1949 MLB Season. Boston won the hard fought contest against the St. Louis Browns 10-7 and Dimaggio was a big reason why. Dom got the hardest hit to get, a triple, in his last at bat in the 8th inning.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Boston Red Sox At 1949 St. Louis Browns            7/23/1949
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       5  3  4  2 .277     B.Dillinger 3B      5  0  1  0 .336  
  J.Pesky 3B          4  1  1  1 .356     D.Kokos RF          4  1  1  0 .284  
  T.Williams LF       5  1  1  0 .338     J.Priddy 2B         3  2  2  1 .300  
  V.Stephens SS       2  1  1  3 .279     W.Platt LF          5  1  2  2 .285  
  B.Doerr 2B          4  1  1  3 .307     R.Sievers CF        4  1  0  0 .323  
  B.Goodman 1B        5  0  1  0 .247     P.Lehner 1B         5  0  2  1 .206  
  A.Zarilla RF        3  0  0  0 .282     S.Lollar C          4  1  2  1 .288  
  M.Batts C           4  1  1  0 .255   C-J.Graham PH         1  0  0  0 .252  
  C.Stobbs P          4  2  3  1 .345     E.Pellagrini SS     4  0  1  0 .260  
  E.Kinder P          0  0  0  0 .132     R.Embree P          3  1  2  1 .325  
                                          A.Papai P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-L.Moss PH           0  0  0  0 .298  
                                        B-G.Elder PR          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          T.Ferrick P         0  0  0  0 .091  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36 10 13 10                 Totals      38  7 13  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Papai In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Moss In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lollar In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 2 0 2  3 0 0  1 0 2  - 10 13  1
Browns.......... 3 1 0  0 1 1  0 0 1  -  7 13  2
 
Red Sox (51-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Stobbs WIN(7-3)         8      12   7   6   5   3   1   5.02
E.Kinder SAVE(2nd)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0   3.18
Totals                    9      13   7   6   5   5   1
 
Browns (40-48)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Embree LOSS(4-5)        6 2/3  10   8   6   4   2   2   4.75
A.Papai                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   6.27
T.Ferrick                 1       2   2   2   0   0   1   4.18
Totals                    9      13  10   8   4   2   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 3,290 DATE- Saturday, July 23rd 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Browns: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 3  Browns: 0
ERRORS- B.Goodman, B.Dillinger, E.Pellagrini
DOUBLES- D.Dimaggio(12th), J.Pesky(19th), M.Batts(6th), C.Stobbs, W.Platt(5th),
         S.Lollar(7th)
TRIPLES- D.Dimaggio(3rd)
HOME RUNS- D.Dimaggio(3rd), V.Stephens(17th), B.Doerr(11th), J.Priddy(5th)
RBIs- D.Dimaggio-2(39th), J.Pesky(37th), V.Stephens-3(76th), B.Doerr-3(63rd),
      C.Stobbs, J.Priddy(44th), W.Platt-2(15th), P.Lehner(11th), S.Lollar(31st),
      R.Embree
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Dimaggio, A.Zarilla
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Pesky
SACRIFICE FLIES- V.Stephens, B.Doerr
WALKS- V.Stephens-2, A.Zarilla-2, D.Kokos, J.Priddy-2, R.Sievers, L.Moss
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dimaggio, A.Zarilla, D.Kokos-2, R.Sievers-2, J.Graham
GIDP- J.Priddy, W.Platt, R.Sievers
2-out RBI- V.Stephens-2, W.Platt, P.Lehner, S.Lollar, C.Stobbs, D.Dimaggio-2,
           R.Embree
RLISP 2-out- E.Pellagrini, W.Platt, D.Dimaggio, D.Kokos, M.Batts-2, B.Dillinger,
             J.Graham
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 3 for 9  Browns: 4 for 13
 
Dom Dimaggio hit for the cycle and had 2 RBI at Sportsman's Park where the
Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 10 to 7.
 
Dimaggio was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he provided
much of the offense for the visitors.  He laced a one-base hit in the 1st
inning, doubled in the 3rd inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning
and tripled in the 8th inning.  Even though they scored in 5 different
innings, St. Louis was not able to pull off the win.  
 
The victory was credited to Chuck Stobbs(7-3) who went 8 innings, allowing 7
runs. Ellis Kinder recorded the save, his 2nd.  The loss was charged to Red
Embree(4-5).  He was touched for 10 hits and 4 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.
 

1949 AL Game: NY @ Clev.

July 21, 1949

  Vic Raschi and the New York Yankees put an end to the surging Cleveland Indians 12 game winning streak today by defeating the Indians 6-3. For Raschi (pictured) it was his 15th Win of the season, most in MLB this year. He needed help from Joe Page in the bottom of the 9th who got his AL leading 12th Save of the season. By salvaging the 3rd game of the series, New York moved to 2.5 games ahead of the 2nd place Indians.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York Yankees At 1949 Cleveland Indians           7/21/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Bauer RF          5  1  1  1 .223     D.Mitchell LF       5  0  1  0 .331  
  P.Rizzuto SS        5  0  0  0 .264     T.Tucker CF         4  0  0  0 .220  
  T.Henrich 1B        4  2  2  0 .341     M.Vernon 1B         4  0  1  0 .289  
  J.Dimaggio CF       4  1  1  2 .349     J.Gordon 2B         4  0  1  0 .219  
  Y.Berra C           5  0  2  1 .279     L.Boudreau 3B       3  1  2  0 .323  
  B.Brown 3B          4  2  1  0 .300     R.Boone SS          3  2  0  1 .269  
  C.Keller LF         3  0  1  0 .200     B.Kennedy RF        3  0  1  1 .274  
  S.Stirnweiss 2B     2  0  1  1 .282     J.Hegan C           3  0  1  1 .258  
  V.Raschi P          4  0  1  1 .262   A-L.Doby PH           1  0  0  0 .288  
  J.Page P            0  0  0  0 .167     E.Wynn P            3  0  0  0 .333  
                                          S.Paige P           0  0  0  0 .083  
                                        B-K.Keltner PH        1  0  1  0 .246  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 10  6                 Totals      34  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hegan In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Paige In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 1 0 0  2 0 1  0 1 1  -  6 10  0
Indians......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  2
 
Yankees (56-30)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Raschi WIN(15-3)        8 2/3   7   3   3   4   2   0   3.38
J.Page SAVE(12th)         0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   3.47
Totals                    9       8   3   3   4   3   0
 
Indians (53-32)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wynn LOSS(6-3)          7 1/3   8   5   5   4   3   1   3.32
S.Paige                   1 2/3   2   1   0   0   1   0   2.04
Totals                    9      10   6   5   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,898 DATE- Thursday, July 21st 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Indians: 1
ERRORS- R.Boone, J.Hegan
DOUBLES- B.Kennedy(17th)
TRIPLES- J.Dimaggio(2nd), L.Boudreau(5th)
HOME RUNS- H.Bauer(7th)
RBIs- H.Bauer(25th), J.Dimaggio-2(25th), Y.Berra(62nd), S.Stirnweiss(13th),
      V.Raschi, R.Boone(38th), B.Kennedy(26th), J.Hegan(36th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Henrich(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dimaggio
WALKS- T.Henrich, C.Keller, S.Stirnweiss-2, T.Tucker, L.Boudreau, R.Boone,
       B.Kennedy
STRIKE OUTS- H.Bauer, P.Rizzuto-2, V.Raschi, T.Tucker, J.Gordon, E.Wynn
GIDP- H.Bauer, M.Vernon
WILD PITCHES- V.Raschi
2-out RBI- J.Hegan, B.Kennedy
RLISP 2-out- V.Raschi, J.Hegan, H.Bauer, B.Kennedy, T.Tucker-2
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 3 for 8  Indians: 2 for 7
 
The New York Yankees bested the Cleveland Indians by a 6 to 3 score at
Municipal Stadium.
 
New York came up with 2 runs in the 4th inning with the help of 3 hits.  They
ended up being the winning runs.  New York rapped out 10 hits for the
afternoon.  
 
Vic Raschi(15-3) went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs for the win. Joe Page
gained credit for his 12th save.  Early Wynn(6-3) ended up with the loss.  
 

1949 NL Game: Cin. @ NY

July 21, 1949

 Cincinnati's Walker Cooper hit 3 homeruns and drove in 8 runs in the Reds 14-7 victory over the New York Giants today. Cooper (pictured) was 4 for 5 on the day and the 8 RBI tied him with Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner for the most in 1 game in the NL this season.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Cincinnati Reds At 1949 New York Giants              7/21/1949
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Walker RF         4  2  2  1 .277     H.Thompson 2B       5  2  3  2 .333  
  P.Lowrey LF         5  2  2  1 .276     W.Lockman LF        4  1  1  1 .269  
  G.Hatton 3B         3  3  1  2 .278     B.Thomson CF        5  2  2  2 .326  
  W.Cooper C          5  3  4  8 .272     J.Mize 1B           4  0  1  0 .216  
  V.Stallcup SS       6  0  2  1 .240     W.Marshall RF       5  0  1  1 .270  
  J.Wyrostek CF       5  0  0  0 .239     M.Irvin 3B          4  0  0  0 .167  
  E.Erautt P          0  0  0  0 .083     B.Rigney SS         3  0  1  0 .309  
  J.Bloodworth 1B     5  0  0  0 .295     R.Mueller C         4  1  1  1 .220  
  B.Adams 2B          5  2  2  0 .253     C.Hartung P         1  1  0  0 .216  
  H.Wehmeier P        4  1  1  0 .138     H.Behrman P         1  0  1  0 .200  
A-L.Merriman CF       1  1  0  0 .162     K.Higbe P           0  0  0  0 .250  
                                        B-B.Kerr PH           1  0  0  0 .243  
                                          A.Hansen P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 14 14 13                 Totals      37  7 11  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wehmeier In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Higbe In 8th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  3 3 1  0 3 4  - 14 14  0
Giants.......... 1 0 2  1 2 0  0 0 1  -  7 11  5
 
Reds (33-52)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Wehmeier WIN(5-5)       7 1/3   9   6   6   3   4   3   5.63
E.Erautt SAVE(1st)        1 2/3   2   1   1   1   1   0   3.36
Totals                    9      11   7   7   4   5   3
 
Giants (45-39)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Hartung                 4 1/3   5   6   5   2   2   1   4.95
H.Behrman LOSS(3-3)       2 2/3   4   4   4   3   0   0   4.50
K.Higbe                   1       3   0   0   0   0   0   6.11
A.Hansen                  1       2   4   0   1   0   1   3.10
Totals                    9      14  14   9   6   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,044 DATE- Thursday, July 21st 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Giants: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0  Giants: 1
ERRORS- H.Thompson, B.Thomson, B.Rigney-3
DOUBLES- W.Cooper(9th), J.Mize(12th)
TRIPLES- H.Thompson(1st)
HOME RUNS- W.Cooper-2(15th), H.Thompson(3rd), B.Thomson(13th), R.Mueller(2nd)
RBIs- H.Walker(14th), P.Lowrey(22nd), G.Hatton-2(25th), W.Cooper-8(58th),
      V.Stallcup(27th), H.Thompson-2(8th), W.Lockman(45th), B.Thomson-2(59th),
      W.Marshall(36th), R.Mueller(13th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Walker-2(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Lockman
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Walker
WALKS- H.Walker, P.Lowrey, G.Hatton-3, W.Cooper, J.Mize, M.Irvin, B.Rigney,
       C.Hartung
STRIKE OUTS- H.Wehmeier-2, W.Lockman, M.Irvin, B.Rigney, R.Mueller, C.Hartung
GIDP- J.Bloodworth
2-out RBI- R.Mueller, G.Hatton, W.Cooper-3, W.Marshall
RLISP 2-out- W.Marshall, H.Wehmeier-2, W.Cooper-2, B.Adams, J.Mize-2, B.Kerr,
             M.Irvin
TEAM RISP- Reds: 8 for 19  Giants: 1 for 8
 
Walker Cooper smacked 2 homeruns and had 8 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds defeated
the New York Giants by the score of 14 to 7 at Polo Grounds.
 
Cooper propelled Cincinnati to victory.  He doubled which was good for two
runs in the 4th inning, cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 5th
inning, laced a single knocking in a run in the 8th inning and lofted a
three-run bomb in the 9th inning.  Despite scoring in 5 separate innings, New
York could not get the win.  
 
Herm Wehmeier(5-5) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 6 runs. Eddie Erautt got the save, his 1st.  Hank Behrman(3-3) was
the loser in relief.  He was knocked around, surrendering 4 runs in 2 and 2/3
innings.  
 
'Everything seemed to click today,' Cooper said 'if it could only be this easy
all the time!'

1949 AL Game: NY @ Clev.

July 20, 1949

  The Cleveland Indian winning streak has reached 12 games and counting. In a well played game by both clubs, the Indians defeated the New York Yankees 3-2 tonight. Bob Feller pitched well enough and Bob Kennedy launched a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th leading Cleveland to victory. The Indians are now 1.5 games behind New York for the top spot in the AL.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York Yankees At 1949 Cleveland Indians           7/20/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Bauer RF          5  0  1  0 .224     D.Mitchell LF       3  0  1  0 .333  
  P.Rizzuto SS        5  1  2  0 .268   A-T.Tucker LF         1  0  0  0 .228  
  T.Henrich 1B        5  1  1  1 .339     R.Boone SS          3  0  0  0 .273  
  J.Dimaggio CF       5  0  2  0 .354     M.Vernon 1B         3  1  0  0 .289  
  Y.Berra C           4  0  0  0 .276     L.Doby CF           4  0  1  0 .289  
  B.Brown 3B          3  0  2  1 .301     J.Gordon 2B         2  1  0  0 .218  
  C.Keller LF         3  0  1  0 .176     L.Boudreau 3B       3  0  0  0 .320  
B-D.Kryhoski PR       0  0  0  0 .305     B.Kennedy RF        2  1  1  3 .273  
C-G.Woodling LF       0  0  0  0 .248     J.Hegan C           3  0  1  0 .257  
  S.Stirnweiss 2B     4  0  0  0 .277     B.Feller P          1  0  0  0 .282  
  E.Lopat P           3  0  1  0 .295                                          
  J.Page P            0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  2 10  2                 Totals      25  3  4  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Mitchell In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Keller In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kryhoski In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2 10  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0    -  3  4  1
 
Yankees (55-30)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Lopat LOSS(8-6)         7       4   3   3   3   1   1   3.23
J.Page                    1       0   0   0   2   1   0   3.48
Totals                    8       4   3   3   5   2   1
 
Indians (53-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Feller WIN(5-7)         9      10   2   2   1   5   0   3.65
Totals                    9      10   2   2   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,656 DATE- Wednesday, July 20th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11  Indians: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Indians: 0
ERRORS- J.Gordon
DOUBLES- T.Henrich(11th)
TRIPLES- P.Rizzuto(3rd)
HOME RUNS- B.Kennedy(4th)
RBIs- T.Henrich(72nd), B.Brown(13th), B.Kennedy-3(25th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Lopat, B.Feller
WALKS- B.Brown, R.Boone, M.Vernon, J.Gordon, B.Kennedy, B.Feller
HIT BY PITCH- C.Keller
STRIKE OUTS- T.Henrich, Y.Berra, C.Keller, S.Stirnweiss, E.Lopat, M.Vernon,
             L.Doby
GIDP- M.Vernon
WILD PITCHES- B.Feller
2-out RBI- B.Brown, B.Kennedy-3
RLISP 2-out- Y.Berra, H.Bauer-2, D.Mitchell, C.Keller, J.Hegan, L.Doby,
             J.Dimaggio
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 1 for 9  Indians: 2 for 7
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Yogi Berra blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Bob Feller completed the game without help from the bullpen at Municipal
Stadium where the seemingly unstoppable Cleveland Indians beat the New York
Yankees 3 to 2.
 
New York surrendered all of the runs Cleveland needed in the 7th inning
scoring 3 runners on 2 hits.  The key at-bat was by Bob Kennedy who made the
Cleveland fans a happy lot when he belted a three-run homer.  New York
threatened in the 9th but Cleveland was able to put down the rally.  
 
The winning pitcher was Feller(5-7) who allowed 2 runs for the game. Eddie
Lopat(8-6) took the loss.  With the win, Cleveland continues their noteworthy
winning streak. Lou Boudreau held court after the contest, 'Everything is
coming up aces right now.  It is important for our team to ride this wave as
long as we can.  Every win is important.'

1949 AL Game: NY @ Clev.

July 19, 1949

 The smoking-hot Cleveland Indians are hosting the 1st place New York Yankees for a 3 game set at Municipal Stadium. The game today saw a great pitching duel between Bob Lemon and Allie Reynolds. Lemon and the Indians ended up defeating the Yankees 2-1 with an 8th inning rally. Cleveland has now won 11 games in a row and have moved within 2.5 games of the AL leaders.

BOXSCORE: 1949 New York Yankees At 1949 Cleveland Indians           7/19/1949
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Woodling LF       4  0  0  0 .248     D.Mitchell LF       3  1  0  0 .333  
  P.Rizzuto SS        3  0  1  1 .266     R.Boone SS          3  0  1  1 .277  
  T.Henrich 1B        4  0  0  0 .341     M.Vernon 1B         3  0  1  1 .292  
  J.Dimaggio CF       4  0  2  0 .351     L.Doby CF           4  0  0  0 .289  
  Y.Berra C           4  0  1  0 .280     J.Gordon 2B         3  0  0  0 .220  
  B.Brown 3B          1  0  1  0 .293     L.Boudreau 3B       3  0  0  0 .323  
  C.Mapes RF          3  0  0  0 .213     B.Kennedy RF        3  0  0  0 .271  
  S.Stirnweiss 2B     2  1  0  0 .289     J.Hegan C           1  0  0  0 .256  
  A.Reynolds P        3  0  2  0 .263   A-K.Keltner PR        0  0  0  0 .242  
C-D.Kryhoski PH       1  0  0  0 .305   B-M.Tresh C           0  0  0  0 .091  
                                          B.Lemon P           2  1  2  0 .231  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  1  7  1                 Totals      25  2  4  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Hegan In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Keltner In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Reynolds In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  7  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2    -  2  4  0
 
Yankees (55-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Reynolds LOSS(8-6)      8       4   2   2   4   2   0   3.25
Totals                    8       4   2   2   4   2   0
 
Indians (52-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Lemon WIN(10-4)         9       7   1   1   6   1   0   2.73
Totals                    9       7   1   1   6   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,400 DATE- Tuesday, July 19th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:09
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Indians: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Indians: 3
DOUBLES- J.Dimaggio(5th), B.Lemon
RBIs- P.Rizzuto(27th), R.Boone(37th), M.Vernon(51st)
STOLEN BASES- P.Rizzuto(6th), S.Stirnweiss(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Woodling, R.Boone, B.Lemon
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Rizzuto
WALKS- B.Brown-3, C.Mapes, S.Stirnweiss-2, D.Mitchell, M.Vernon, J.Hegan-2
STRIKE OUTS- S.Stirnweiss, L.Doby-2
GIDP- C.Mapes-2, D.Mitchell
2-out RBI- R.Boone, M.Vernon
RLISP 2-out- J.Dimaggio, L.Doby-2, R.Boone, S.Stirnweiss-2, C.Mapes, T.Henrich,
             L.Boudreau
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 0 for 8  Indians: 2 for 10
 
Bob Lemon went the distance as the red-hot Cleveland Indians beat the New York
Yankees by a score of 2 to 1.
 
Cleveland had the game winning rally in the 8th inning with 2 runs on 3 hits.
After an out was recorded, Jim Hegan initiated the scoring spurt when he drew
a walk.  Lemon followed next and he doubled.  After another out, Ray Boone
then banged out a single scoring a run.  Mickey Vernon followed and he laced
a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning.  Neither team was able to
score until the 7th inning.  
 
The win went to Lemon(10-4) who allowed 1 run in the game. The loss was
charged to Allie Reynolds(8-6).  For Cleveland, the victory kept their
winning streak on the march. 'Everything seems to be going right for us' said
Lou Boudreau.  'I've got the easiest job in the league right now!'