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| Radio network: | Mutual. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The DuMont Television Network was the world's first commercial Television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946 A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Walter Lanier "Red" Barber ( February 17, 1908, Columbus Mississippi – October 22, 1992) was an American Van Patrick (1916–1974 was a sports broadcaster, most notably for the Detroit Lions. A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total Major League Baseball on Mutual was the De facto title of the Mutual Broadcasting System 's (MBS national radio coverage of Major League Baseball | |||||||||
| Radio announcers: | Mel Allen and Jim Britt. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Mel Allen ( February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) was an American Sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary Jim Britt ( April 11, 1910 — December 31, 1980) was an American Sportscaster who broadcast Major League Baseball | |||||||||
| Umpires: | George Barr (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Bill Stewart (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL: outfield only), Joe Paparella (AL: outfield only) | |||||||||
| Future Hall of Famers: | Indians: Lou Boudreau, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Satchel Paige. In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making William Reed Summers ( November 10 1895 &ndash September 12 1966) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball William Joseph Stewart ( September 20 1894 - February 14 1964) was an American coach and sports official who was an Ice hockey Ralph Arthur "Babe" Pinelli, born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli ( October 18 1895 – October 22 1984) was an American Louis "Lou" Boudreau ( July 17, 1917, in Harvey Illinois &ndash August 10, 2001) was an American Major Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter Iowa) nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter" and Robert Granville Lemon ( September 22, 1920 &ndash January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige ( July 7, 1906 He appeared in the Major League All-Star Game in both 1952 and 1953. Braves: Billy Southworth (mgr. William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball ), Warren Spahn. Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League |
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The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Braves. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-games sweep The Indians spoiled a chance for the only all-Boston World Series by winning a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 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). In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter Iowa) nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter" and In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known interchangeably as the Robins in reference to their manager Wilbert
Both teams would meet again in the 1995 World Series - by this point, the Braves had moved to Atlanta, and both teams' nicknames were now considered by some critics as offensive to Native Americans (due to advancing social norms). The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States
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Summary
AL Cleveland Indians (4) vs NL Boston Braves (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Indians - 0, Boston Braves - 1 | October 6 | Braves Field | 40,135[1] |
| 2 | Cleveland Indians - 4, Boston Braves - 1 | October 7 | Braves Field | 39,633[2] |
| 3 | Boston Braves - 0, Cleveland Indians - 2 | October 8 | Cleveland Stadium | 70,306[3] |
| 4 | Boston Braves - 1, Cleveland Indians - 2 | October 9 | Cleveland Stadium | 81,897[4] |
| 5 | Boston Braves - 11, Cleveland Indians - 5 | October 10 | Cleveland Stadium | 86,288[5] |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians - 4, Boston Braves - 3 | October 11 | Braves Field | 40,103[6] |
Matchups
Game 1
Wednesday, October 6, 1948 at Braves Field in 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)
Game 2
Thursday, October 7, 1948 at Braves Field in 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)
Game 3
Friday, October 8, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium in 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)
Game 4
Saturday, October 9, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium in 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)
A new World Series single-game attendance record was set with 81,897 fans. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Braves Field was a Baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Braves Field was a Baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Braves Field was a Baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Braves Field was a Baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. John Franklin Sain ( September 25 1917 &ndash November 7 2006) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter Iowa) nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter" and Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Braves Field was a Baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. Robert Granville Lemon ( September 22, 1920 &ndash January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Henry Eugene "Gene" Bearden ( September 5, 1920 &ndash March 18, 2004) was a left-handed Knuckleball Pitcher Vernon Edgell Bickford ( August 17, 1920 - May 6, 1960) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Stephen Joseph "Steve" Gromek ( January 15 1920, Hamtramck Michigan – January 15 2002) was a Major League Baseball John Franklin Sain ( September 25 1917 &ndash November 7 2006) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby ( December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional Baseball player
Game 5
Sunday, October 10, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium in 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)
Satchel Paige appeared for the Indians, becoming the first black pitcher to take the mound in World Series history. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal Stadium) was a Baseball and American football stadium located in Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter Iowa) nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter" and Robert Irving Elliott ( November 26 1916 - May 4 1966) was an American Third baseman and Right fielder in William Franklin Salkeld ( March 8, 1917 - April 22, 1967) was a former professional Baseball player who played Catcher Loren Dale Mitchell ( August 23, 1921 – January 5, 1987) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball James Edward Hegan ( August 3, 1920 — June 17, 1984) was an American Catcher and coach in Major League Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige ( July 7, 1906 He appeared in the Major League All-Star Game in both 1952 and 1953.
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, 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) SV: Gene Bearden (1)
HRs: CLE – Joe Gordon (1)
Composite Box
1948 World Series (4-2): Cleveland Indians (A. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Braves Field was a Baseball park that formerly stood on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston Massachusetts. Robert Granville Lemon ( September 22, 1920 &ndash January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major William Symmes (Bill Voiselle ( January 29, 1919 - January 31, 2005) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Henry Eugene "Gene" Bearden ( September 5, 1920 &ndash March 18, 2004) was a left-handed Knuckleball Pitcher Joseph Lowell Gordon ( February 18 1915 &ndash April 14, 1978) nicknamed "Flash" in reference to the comic-book character The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. L. ) over Boston Braves (N. L. )
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 3 |
| Boston Braves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 6 |
| Total Attendance: 358,362 Average Attendance: 59,727 | ||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $6,772 Losing Player’s Share – $4,571[7] | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ 1948 World Series Game 1 - Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Braves. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ 1948 World Series Game 2 - Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Braves. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ 1948 World Series Game 3 - Boston Braves vs. Cleveland Indians. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ 1948 World Series Game 4 - Boston Braves vs. Cleveland Indians. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ 1948 World Series Game 5 - Boston Braves vs. Cleveland Indians. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ 1948 World Series Game 6 - Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Braves. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
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.
- Forman, Sean L. . 1948 World Series. Baseball-Reference. com - Major League Statistics and Information. . Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
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
- Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 1
- Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 2
- Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 3
- Audio: Game 5 radio broadcast, part 4
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