1948,The American League featured an outstanding pennant race in 1948 as New York, Boston, and Cleveland battled down to the last day. The Red Sox beat the Yankees twice on the final weekend of the season to force a one-game playoff with the Indians. Rookie knuckleballer Gene Bearden got the start for Cleveland and beat…
Then, in the pressure-packed situation of a one-game playoff for the ’48 AL championship, Boudreau lashed two bases-empty home runs and two singles as the Indians routed the Red Sox, 8-3, and won only the second pennant in club history. Boudreau’s 4-for-4 performance at Fenway Park backed the five-hit pitching of rookie lefthander Gene…
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