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Miley BB CD 1948 World Series Game 6
Called by Mel Allen and Jim Britt

Masi's pinch-hit double off Bearden in the eighth brings the Braves within one, but Bearden retires the next four batters to preserve Lemon's victory.



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Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Braves 3

World Series Game 6 Played on Monday, October 11, 1948 (D) at Braves Field

CLE A    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4 10  0
BOS N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 9 0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Kennedy lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Doby rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
Gordon 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 3
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Tucker cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 1
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 12 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 2
Lemon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Bearden p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 6 27 15
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Tucker-Robinson, Lemon-Boudreau-Robinson, Gordon-Boudreau-Robinson, Hegan-Gordon.
BATTING - 
2B: Mitchell (1,off Voiselle); Boudreau (4,off Voiselle).
HR: Gordon (1,6th inning off Voiselle 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Boudreau (1,by Voiselle).
Team LOB: 7.
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Holmes rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
Elliott 3b 3 1 3 0 1 0 4 3
Rickert lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Conatser ph,cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Salkeld c 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
Masi ph,c 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
M. McCormick cf,lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Stanky 2b 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 2
Ryan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Voiselle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. McCormick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sisti ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3 5 1 27 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Elliott-Stanky-Torgeson.
BATTING - 
2B: Torgeson (3,off Lemon); Masi (1,off Bearden).
SH: Voiselle (1,off Lemon).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemon W(2-0) 7.1 8 3 3 4 1 0 31
Bearden SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Totals 9 9 3 3 5 1 0 37
BK: Lemon (1).
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Voiselle L(0-1) 7 7 3 3 2 2 1 30
Spahn 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 8
Totals 9 10 4 4 2 6 1 38
HBP: Voiselle (1,Boudreau).
Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill Stewart, 2B - Bill Grieve, 3B - George Barr, 
LF - Babe Pinelli, RF - Joe Paparella