Audio from: Old Time Radio Programs, Baseball Games
https://archive.org/details/baseball_otr/Baseball-480000-WsGame5-BravesAtIndians.mp3#
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Cleveland Indians pitcher Mike Garcia.
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Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. What you are hearing is the World Series Game 5 - Braves at Indians 1948. The 1948 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1948 season. The 45th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians and the National League (NL) champion Boston Braves.

Let’s talk about the 1948 Cleveland Indians season which was the 48th in franchise history. When the regular season resulted in a first place tie, the Indians won a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox to advance to the World Series. Cleveland won the championship by defeating the Boston Braves 4 games to 2 for their first World Series win in 28 years. The Sporting News ranked the 1948 Indians the 9th-best team ever.

Let’s listen now to the WS Game 5 - Braves at Indians 1948.