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1948 Cleveland Indians (#49) 4, 1918 Boston Red Sox (#81) 0
MVP: Dale Mitchell (Cle 1948) .368/.368/.684, 0 HR, 7 RBI
This may have been a sweep, but all of the games were close and usually exciting. Cleveland led Game 1 4-3 after 8, but Boston tied it up in the 9th to send it to extra innings. The Red Sox then scored 2 in the 10th, on a Babe Ruth solo home run, and a wild pitch that scored Wally Schang. Only 3 batters came to the plate in the bottom of the 10th. Unfortunately for Boston, it was Dale Mitchell, who doubled, Lou Boudreau, who walked on 4 straight pitches, and Ken Keltner, who hit a 3-run walk-off home run. Game 2 was a pitchers' duel and was scoreless until Cleveland scored 2 in the bottom of the 6th. Boston came back in the 9th again, with an RBI triple by George Whiteman. But Russ Christopher came in to pitch for the Indians and stranded him there. Game 3 made it the 3rd straight game where Boston attempted a 9th inning comeback. But they started off down 6-0, so their 3 runs weren't enough. There was no late-game magic for the Sox in Game 4, but there was for the Indians. Boston led 2-1, but gave up 4 in the 8th as the Indians finished them off.
Scores:
Cle 7 Bos 6 (10)
Cle 2 Bos 1
Cle 6 Bos 3
Cle 5 Bos 2
The 1948 Indians' next opponent will be the 1911 A's, who had a 1st round bye.
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