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Gillette presents the exclusive play-by-play report of the fourth game of the 1948 World Series between the Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indians.

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Johnny Sane and Steve Gromek, two right-handers, one from Belleville, Arkansas, the other from Detroit, Michigan.

We'll face each other today in the fourth game of the World Series of 1948.

With Cleveland leading, two games to one one on the strength of consecutive pitching performances

by Bob Lemon and Gene Bearden, Billy Southworth had no other choice but his ace.

Gromek, not one of the Indians' three front-line hurlers, has won nine regular season games.

In some quarters, hereabouts,

Southpaw Sam Zoldak was favored for the Indian starting role today,

but since the bulk of Boston's batting strength is believed to be right-handed,

Gromack was a logical choice.

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