Tribe Sink Red Sox in 9th 3-2

Second baseman Joe Gordon had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Cleveland Indians rallied impressively to win in dramatic style over Boston Red Sox, 3 to 2. Cleveland came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th inning scoring 2 runs using 3 hits. Bobby Avila opened up the inning nicely when he drew a walk. Bob Kennedy stepped into the batter's box and he smacked a single. After an out was recorded, Lou Boudreau stepped in and he doubled. Ray Boone was up next and he was walked intentionally. Gordon came to the plate and laced a base-hit. Al Benton, after tossing a perfect ninth, was credited with his 3rd save. Sam Zoldak(6-2) got the win allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning. Mel Parnell(13-3) ended up with the loss. Boudreau was feeling mighty fine as he answered questions in his office after the game, 'Now that was one fine ending! Did you see how the crowd just sat there in silence after the winning run scored? Here we are celebrating wildly, and the stadium is cloaked in virtual silence. Weird. but GREAT!'

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Cleveland Indians At 1950 Boston Red Sox             7/16/1950
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Boone SS          4  0  0  0 .339     D.Dimaggio CF       4  1  1  0 .298  
D-T.Tucker LF         0  0  0  0 .300     J.Pesky 3B          4  0  0  0 .297  
  J.Gordon 2B         5  1  4  2 .229     C.Vollmer LF        3  0  0  0 .318  
  A.Benton P          0  0  0  0 ----     V.Stephens SS       3  0  1  1 .284  
  L.Easter 1B         4  0  1  0 .313     W.Dropo 1B          3  0  1  0 .296  
  A.Rosen 3B          3  0  0  0 .310   A-B.Goodman 1B        0  0  0  0 .366  
  L.Doby CF           2  0  0  0 .329     B.Doerr 2B          4  1  2  0 .271  
  A.Clark LF          3  0  0  0 .218     A.Zarilla RF        4  0  2  1 .357  
B-B.Avila PH,2B       0  1  0  0 .355     M.Batts C           4  0  0  0 .266  
  B.Kennedy RF        3  0  1  0 .332     M.Parnell P         3  0  0  0 .263  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  0  0 .209     P.Marchildon P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Garcia P          3  0  0  0 .233   E-B.Tebbetts PH       1  0  0  0 .250  
  S.Zoldak P          0  0  0  0 .273                                          
C-L.Boudreau PH,SS    1  1  1  1 .285                                          
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         Totals      32  3  7  3                 Totals      33  2  7  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Dropo In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Clark In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Zoldak In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Boone In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Marchildon In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  3  7  1
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  7  0
 
Indians (55-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Garcia                  7 2/3   7   2   1   2   4   0 121   3.63
S.Zoldak WIN(6-2)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.67
A.Benton SAVE(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0  13   4.00
Totals                    9       7   2   1   2   4   0
 
Red Sox (52-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Parnell LOSS(13-3)      8 2/3   6   3   3   6   4   1 136   3.03
P.Marchildon              0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                    9       7   3   3   7   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,377 DATE- Sunday, July 16th 1950 TIME- Day 
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- L.Easter
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(8th), A.Zarilla-2(19th)
TRIPLES- B.Doerr-2(8th)
HOME RUNS- J.Gordon(13th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Doby(9th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- V.Stephens
WALKS- R.Boone, L.Easter, A.Rosen, L.Doby-2, B.Avila, B.Kennedy, C.Vollmer,
       W.Dropo
STRIKE OUTS- R.Boone, L.Easter, A.Clark, M.Garcia, D.Dimaggio, C.Vollmer,
             B.Doerr, M.Parnell
GIDP- A.Rosen, W.Dropo

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