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October 11, 1948 (Monday) The 1948 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference opened in London. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Braves 4-3 to win the World Series, four games to two. Born: Cecilia, singer-songwriter, in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain (d. 1976); Cynthia Clawson, gospel singer, in Houston, Texas.
1948 World SeriesCleveland Indians over Boston Braves (4-2) 1947 WS 1949 WS. Dates: October 6 - 11, 1948.
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A –81,897. Game played on Saturday, October 9, 1948 at Cleveland Stadium. Box Score Research by Baseball Almanac. The player names and pitcher names in the box score above can be clicked and their comprehensive single season & career statistics will be shown. If you would like to see a complete roster for either team, simply click the team name.
1948: The Greatest Show in Cleveland. The Cleveland Indians, under the wildly colorful and successful ownership of Bill Veeck, reach their first World Series in 28 years and match up against the Boston Braves, making their first Series journey in 34 years. The 1947 Season • 1948 Leaders and Honors • The 1949 Season.
Aug 7, 2017 · The whiff of a world championship hung in the air. A World Series record 86,288 patrons shoehorned their way into massive Cleveland Stadium. (The record stood for 11 years until the Chicago White Sox-Los Angeles Dodgers series in 1959, when the Dodgers played their home games at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The attendance exceeded 92,000 for each ...
Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4-3 at Braves Field to clinch series, 4 games to 2; Indians second championship in team history. Frank Loesser's musical "Where's Charley?", starring Ray Bolger, and directed by George Abbott, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 792 performances and wins a Tony Award.
