1948 World Series

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The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Braves. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914 but the Indians spoiled a chance for the only all-Boston World Series by winning a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox. Though superstar pitcher Bob Feller failed to win either of his two starts, the Indians won the Series in six games to capture their second championship and their first since 1920.

Managers: Lou Boudreau (Cleveland), Billy Southworth (Boston)

Umpires: George Barr (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL: outfield only), Joe Paparella (AL: outfield only)

Television: NBC (Red Barber announcing)

Contents 1 Summary 2 Matchups 2.1 Game 1, October 6 2.2 Game 2, October 7 2.3 Game 3, October 8 2.4 Game 4, October 9 2.5 Game 5, October 10 2.6 Game 6, October 11 3 Trivia 4 External links

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AL Cleveland Indians (4) vs. NL Boston Braves (2)

Game Score Date Attendance 1 Boston 1, Cleveland 0 October 6 40,135 2 Cleveland 4, Boston 1 October 7 39,633 3 Cleveland 2, Boston 0 October 8 70,306 4 Cleveland 2, Boston 1 October 9 81,897 5 Boston 11, Cleveland 5 October 10 86,288 6 Cleveland 4, Boston 3 October 11 40,103 [edit] Matchups [edit] Game 1, October 6 Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 2 2 WP: Johnny Sain (1-0)  LP: Bob Feller (0-1)   [edit] Game 2, October 7 Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 1 Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 3 WP: Bob Lemon (1-0)  LP: Warren Spahn (0-1)   [edit] Game 3, October 8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Cleveland 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0 WP: Gene Bearden (1-0)  LP: Vern Bickford (0-1)   [edit] Game 4, October 9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Cleveland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0 WP: Steve Gromek (1-0)  LP: Johnny Sain (1-1)   HRs:  BOS – Marv Rickert (1)  CLE – Larry Doby (1) [edit] Game 5, October 10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 11 12 0 Cleveland 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2 WP: Warren Spahn (1-1)  LP: Bob Feller (0-2)   HRs:  BOS – Bob Elliott 2 (2), Bill Salkeld (1)  CLE – Dale Mitchell (1), Jim Hegan (1) [edit] Game 6, October 11 Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 10 0 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 0 WP: Bob Lemon (2-0)  LP: Bill Voiselle (0-1)   HRs:  CLE – Joe Gordon (1) [edit] Trivia 42-year old Negro Leagues star Satchel Paige appeared in Game 5 for the Indians, becoming the first black pitcher in World Series history. [edit] External links 1948 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com 1948 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com) 1948 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com 1948 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org Baseball's Best: 1948 World Series Modern Major League Baseball World Series 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007   This baseball-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.