54 Indians continue their dominance...

At Cleveland Stadium, the defending champs Indians shut out the 1935 Cubs 2-0. A 2nd inning homer by Vic Wertz was all the runs Bob Lemon needed to contain Chicago. Despite both teams getting a combined 22 hits, this was a pitcher's duel. Phil Cavarretta's 1st inning injury probably had some impact on the Cubs chances..but not much. The win was credited to Lemon (1-0) who went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs. Lemon got relief help from Don Mossi who gained credit for his 1st save. Larry French(0-1) took the loss. He surrendered 2 runs and 10 hits in 8 innings. Coming off their World Series win in League 8, 1954 Indians continue winning in League 9 improving to 3-0.

 Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Galan LF,1B       5  0  4  0 .615     A.Smith LF          4  0  1  0 .385  
  B.Herman 2B         5  0  2  0 .500     B.Avila 2B          4  0  2  0 .286  
  P.Cavarretta 1B     1  0  0  0 .300     A.Rosen 3B          4  0  1  0 .385  
A-F.Lindstrom LF      4  0  0  0 .000     L.Doby CF           4  0  0  0 .100  
  C.Klein RF          5  0  0  0 .077     V.Wertz 1B          4  1  2  1 .308  
  G.Hartnett C        4  0  0  0 .077     D.Philley RF        4  1  1  0 .417  
  F.Demaree CF        4  0  2  0 .500     J.Hegan C           3  0  1  0 .500  
  S.Hack 3B           4  0  2  0 .273     G.Strickland SS     2  0  1  0 .500  
  B.Jurges SS         4  0  1  0 .222     B.Lemon P           3  0  1  1 .333  
  L.French P          3  0  1  0 .333     D.Mossi P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-K.O'Dea PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  0 12  0                 Totals      32  2 10  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cavarretta In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For French In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Phil Cavarretta INJURED (for 0 more games) in 1st inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0 12  0
Indians......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  2 10  1
 
Cubs (0-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.French LOSS(0-1)        8      10   2   2   1   5   1 130   2.25
Totals                    8      10   2   2   1   5   1
 
Indians (3-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Lemon WIN(1-0)          8 1/3  12   0   0   0   4   0 138   0.00
D.Mossi SAVE(1st)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                    9      12   0   0   0   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,650 DATE- Monday, May 13th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:13  Indians: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Indians: 0
ERRORS- B.Lemon
DOUBLES- B.Herman-2(3rd), G.Strickland(1st)
HOME RUNS- V.Wertz(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Hegan
WALKS- G.Strickland
STRIKE OUTS- B.Herman, C.Klein-2, G.Hartnett, L.French, B.Avila, L.Doby,
             V.Wertz, J.Hegan, B.Lemon
GIDP- V.Wertz
2-out RBI- B.Lemon