1948 World Series Game 5 Called by Mel Allen and Jim Britt After Elliott drives in 4 runs with a pair of homers, Boston breaks a 5-5 tie with 6 runs in the seventh, off four Cleveland pitchers. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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BOS N 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 - 11 12 0
CLE A 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 2
BATTING
Boston Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Holmes rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 10 1
Elliott 3b 4 3 2 4 1 1 1 3
Rickert lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 0
Salkeld c 4 2 1 1 1 0 8 0
M. McCormick cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Stanky 2b 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
Potter p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Spahn p 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Totals 39 11 12 10 4 5 27 8
BATTING -
HR: Elliott 2 (2,1st inning off Feller 2 on 1 out,3rd inning off Feller 0 on
2 out); Salkeld (1,6th inning off Feller 0 on 1 out).
SH: Dark (1,off Feller).
Team LOB: 6.
Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mitchell lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Boudreau ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Gordon 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 1
Keltner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
Judnich rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
Boone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Peck rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Hegan c 4 1 1 3 0 2 4 1
Feller p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Klieman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Christopher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paige p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Muncrief p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tipton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5 3 7 27 8
FIELDING -
E: Doby (1), Keltner (1).
BATTING -
2B: Boudreau (3,off Spahn).
HR: Mitchell (1,1st inning off Potter 0 on 0 out); Hegan (1,4th inning off
Potter 2 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Potter 3.1 5 5 5 2 0 2 17
Spahn W(1-1) 5.2 1 0 0 1 7 0 19
Totals 9 6 5 5 3 7 2 36
Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Feller L(0-2) 6.1 8 7 7 2 5 3 30
Klieman 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 3
Christopher 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2
Paige 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Muncrief 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Totals 9 12 11 11 4 5 3 44
BK: Paige (1).
Umpires: HP - George Barr, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Bill Stewart, 3B - Bill Grieve,
LF - Joe Paparella, RF - Babe Pinelli