1948 World Series

Infobox World Series Expanded


year = 1948
champion = Cleveland Indians (4)
champion_manager = Lou Boudreau (player/manager)
champion_games = 97-58, .626, GA: 1
runnerup = Boston Braves (2)
runnerup_manager = Billy Southworth
runnerup_games = 91-62, .595, GA: 6½
date = October 6–October 11
MVP =
television = NBC, CBS, ABC, DuMont
announcers = Red Barber and Van Patrick
radio_network = Mutual.
radio_announcers = Mel Allen and Jim Britt.
umpires = George Barr (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL: outfield only), Joe Paparella (AL: outfield only)
HOFers = Indians: Lou Boudreau, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Satchel Paige.
Braves: Billy Southworth (mgr.), Warren Spahn.
ALCS =
NLCS =

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. 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 (as well as their last to the present date).

Both teams would meet again in the 1995 World Series - by this point, the Braves had moved to Atlanta.

ummary

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

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, October 6, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Cleveland|RoadAbr=CLE
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=4|RE=0
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=1|HH=2|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Johnny Sain (1-0)|LP=Bob Feller (0-1)|SV=|

Game 2

Thursday, October 7, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Cleveland|RoadAbr=CLE
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=4|RH=8|RE=1
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=8|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bob Lemon (1-0)|LP=Warren Spahn (0-1)|SV=|

The second game made television history when a live broadcast of the Indians–Braves matchup was shown aboard the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's "Marylander" passenger train travelling between Washington, D.C. and New York City, using a receiver operated by Bendix Corporation technicians.cite news|title=Train Television Shows Ball Game |date=October 8, 1948 |publisher="The New York Times" |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A17FB3E59157A93CAA9178BD95F4C8485F9&scp=1&sq=B%26O&st=p |format=pdf |accessdate=2008-05-22 ] An Associated Press reporter observing the demonstration said, "Technically, it was surprisingly good."

Game 3

Friday, October 8, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OhioLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=5|RE=1
Home=Cleveland|HomeAbr=CLE
H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=5|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Gene Bearden (1-0)|LP=Vern Bickford (0-1)|SV=|

Game 4

Saturday, October 9, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OhioLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=7|RE=0
Home=Cleveland|HomeAbr=CLE
H1=1|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=5|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Steve Gromek (1-0)|LP=Johnny Sain (1-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Marv Rickert (1)|HomeHR=Larry Doby (1)|

A new World Series single-game attendance record was set with 81,897 fans.

Game 5

Sunday, October 10, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OhioLinescore
Road=Boston|RoadAbr=BOS
R1=3|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=6|R8=0|R9=0|RR=11|RH=12|RE=0
Home=Cleveland|HomeAbr=CLE
H1=1|H2=0|H3=0|H4=4|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=5|HH=6|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Warren Spahn (1-1)|LP=Bob Feller (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=Bob Elliott 2 (2), Bill Salkeld (1)|HomeHR=Dale Mitchell (1), Jim Hegan (1)|

Satchel Paige appeared for the Indians, becoming the first black pitcher to take the mound in World Series history.

The previous night's single-game attendance record was broken with 86,288 fans.

Game 6

Monday, October 11, 1948 at Braves Field in Boston, MassachusettsLinescore
Road=Cleveland|RoadAbr=CLE
R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=2|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=4|RH=10|RE=0
Home=Boston|HomeAbr=BOS
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=2|H9=0|HR=3|HH=9|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bob Lemon (2-0)|LP=Bill Voiselle (0-1)|SV=Gene Bearden (1)
RoadHR=Joe Gordon (1)|HomeHR=|

Composite Box

1948 World Series (4-2): Cleveland Indians (A.L.) over Boston Braves (N.L.)Linescore
Road=Cleveland Indians
R1=2|R2=0|R3=3|R4=7|R5=1|R6=2|R7=0|R8=1|R9=1|RR=17|RH=38|RE=3
Home=Boston Braves
H1=4|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=0|H6=1|H7=7|H8=3|H9=0|HR=17|HH=43|HE=6Total Attendance: 358,362 Average Attendance: 59,727Winning Player’s Share: – $6,772 Losing Player’s Share – $4,571cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsshares.shtml|title=World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares|accessdate=2008-05-07|publisher=Baseball Almanac] |

Notes

References

*Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. "The World Series." 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 219-224)
*Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). "The Baseball Encyclopedia" (5th ed.), p. 2156. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
*cite web |author=Forman, Sean L. |title=1948 World Series |date= |work=Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1948_WS.shtml |accessdate=2007-12-09

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1948_WS.shtml 1948 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1948 1948 World Series at "WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)"]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1948ws.shtml 1948 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/YPS_1948.htm 1948 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_48ws_clebob Baseball's Best: 1948 World Series]
* [http://otr.net/r/spor/17.ram Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 1]
* [http://otr.net/r/spor/18.ram Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 2]
* [http://otr.net/r/spor/19.ram Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 3]
* [http://otr.net/r/spor/20.ram Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 4]