Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 18, 1946
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 18, 1946 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Page |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Joe Page | Pitcher |
| Bill Dickey | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom McBride | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Roy Partee | Catcher |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 18, 1946
Top 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Page
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Page
The ball gets by Niarhos for a passed ball. Williams scores. Doerr moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Page
York strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Johnson
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Johnson
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Partee vs. Page
Partee hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Johnson
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Johnson
Page bunts in front of the plate. Partee fields it and throws to first for the out. Niarhos moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double. Niarhos scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Johnson
Keller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Page
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Page
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Johnson
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lindell for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Johnson
Niarhos hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Niarhos reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Johnson
Page hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Page
York hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Higgins reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Partee vs. Page
Partee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Page
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Johnson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Page
Snuffy Stirnweiss now playing third base.
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Johnson
Keller takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Lindell bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Brown
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niarhos vs. Brown
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Page
York hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Brown
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Brown
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Brown
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Page
Partee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Page
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Henrich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Page
McBride hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Brown
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Brown
Keller bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Brown
Lindell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Klinger
Bob Klinger now pitching.
Gordon is hit by the pitch. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niarhos vs. Klinger
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Page fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Page. Williams scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Page
York hits a fly ball into left field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Page
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Doerr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Partee vs. Page
Partee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klinger vs. Page
Klinger strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Klinger
Wally Moses now playing right field. Bud Souchock pinch hits for Joe Page.
Souchock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Klinger
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Klinger
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/18/1946, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rizzuto P, ss 5 1 1 1 McBride T, rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 0 0 0 0
Stirnweiss S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss 3 0 2 0
Henrich T, 1b 4 0 2 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 2 0
DiMaggio J, lf 2 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Keller C, rf 3 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lindell J, cf 3 0 1 1 DiMaggio D, cf 2 1 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Higgins M, 3b 4 0 2 2
Niarhos G, c 4 1 2 0 Partee R, c 3 0 0 0
Page J, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson E, p 2 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown M, p 1 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 8 3 31 4 9 2
New York 002 000 010 -- 3
Boston 100 100 02x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Page J (L) 8.0 9 4 3 4 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E* 5.0 6 2 2 2 4
Brown M 2.1 2 1 1 2 0
Klinger B (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Page J
DP -- New York 2, Boston 2
LOB -- New York 8, Boston 8
2B -- Doerr B 2, Rizzuto P, Niarhos G, Higgins M 2, Williams T
SH -- Page J, Lindell J, Doerr B
HBP -- by Klinger B (Gordon J)
PB -- Niarhos G
T -- 2:12
A -- 33437
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
