Bearden Surprise Start and Three Homers Send Tribe to Series; Indians 8, Red Sox 3
October 4, 1948 After five and a half months and 155 big games, the Cleveland Indians finally won their biggest game of the season and clinched the…
Tribe Tied For First After Feller Three-Hitter; Indians 5, Red Sox 2
The American League pennant race is deadlocked at the top with just eight games remaining. Cleveland, who was four and a half games behind Boston just two…
Tribe Miscues Early Has Boston Take Game Late; Red Sox 8, Indians 4
In a best-of-three series for first place in the American League with the Boston Red Sox this week, the Indians could easily lay claim victory in two…
Lemon Shuts Down Sox and Regains First Place; Indians 9, Red Sox 0
Every time it looks like it could be the end of the road for the Cleveland Indians they seem to come back stronger. After a devastating defeat…
Stephens Homer Gives Boston Walkoff Win; Red Sox 9, Indians 8
August 24, 1948 In a best-of-three battle for the right to first place entering the last month of the season, the two teams looked as evenly as…
Boston Comes Back, Continues to Roll; Red Sox 8, Indians 7
July 30, 1948 Maybe nothing can stop the Boston Red Sox. Six runs in the first inning by the Cleveland Indians wasn’t enough as Bobby Doerr, Denny…
Tribe Swept Out of Boston, Fall Game and Half Back; Red Sox 3, Indians 0
July 25, 1948 The final touches were applied to a disastrous East Coast trip Sunday afternoon, when the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-0 in…
Early Lead Slides Away In Beantown; Red Sox 6, Indians 5
July 24, 1948 The Indians had an early lead after two innings and seemed to have control of the contest until the Boston Red Sox rallied for…
Boston Splinters Cleveland—Tribe Drops Third Straight; Red Sox 7, Indians 4
June 16, 1948 Coming into 1948, Cleveland’s Bob Feller and Boston’s Ted Williams were widely considered to be the best pitcher and hitter, respectively, in baseball. Despite…
Lemon Sour in Loss to Boston; Red Sox 7, Indians 3
June 15, 1948 Fresh off of an outstanding road trip, the first place Cleveland Indians opened up a 15-game home stand with a clunker Tuesday night, dropping…
Eight-Run Third Inning Snaps Tribe’s Win Streak; Red Sox 15, Indians 7
June 10, 1948 Two days ago, the Cleveland Indians snapped the Boston Red Sox five-game win streak. After a rainout yesterday, it seems turnabout is fair play….
Bearden and Boudreau Lead Boys to Fifth Win; Indians 2, Red Sox 0
June 8, 1948 Games are won and lost by mere inches at times, and Tuesday evening the Indians might have used a foot’s worth to narrowly defeat…