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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on September 20, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Joe Rue 3B: Bill Grieve |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Ed Lyons | Second Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Right Fielder |
| Tom McBride | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Junior Wooten | Center Fielder |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merl Combs | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 20, 1947
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Johnson
There goes Yost. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Doerr applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Johnson
Lyons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Johnson
Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Johnson
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lyons scores. Coan moves to third. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coan scores. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Johnson
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Pesky fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Wynn
Cecil Travis now playing third base.
Combs hits a popup towards short. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wynn
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Wynn
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Wynn
There's a wild pitch. Pesky moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pesky scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Wynn
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Dorish
Wooten 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 -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Dorish
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Dorish
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Combs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Wynn
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wynn
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wynn
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Dorish
Eddie McGah now catching.
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Dorish
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Dorish
There goes Coan. The throw from McGah and he is safe. Coan steals second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Dorish
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Dorish
Vernon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Dorish
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorish vs. Wynn
Dorish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Wynn
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wynn
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Dorish
Sullivan 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 -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Dorish
Wooten strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Dorish
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wynn
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Wynn
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mele vs. Wynn
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Wynn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Dorish
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Travis for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Dorish
Lyons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Dorish
Coan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Coan reaches second base with a double. Lyons moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spence vs. Dorish
Stan Spence pinch hits for Tom McBride.
Spence hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Dorish
Vernon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Dorish
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGah vs. Wynn
Stan Spence now playing center field. Junior Wooten now playing left field.
McGah hits a popup towards the mound. Wynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorish vs. Wynn
Dorish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Wynn
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Dorish
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Dorish
Wooten hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Dorish
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wynn
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wynn
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Dorish
Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Dorish
Lyons strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Dorish
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Dorish
Spence 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 7
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Wynn
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Wynn
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wynn
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Dorish
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dorish
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Dorish
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGah vs. Wynn
McGah hits a fly ball into left field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wynn
Wally Moses pinch hits for Fritz Dorish.
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Wynn
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Ferriss
Dave Ferriss now pitching.
Wooten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferriss covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Ferriss
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Ferriss
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Ferriss
Buddy Lewis pinch hits for Ed Lyons.
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Ferriss
Coan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele who is chasing the ball. Coan reaches third base with a triple. Travis scores. Lewis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spence vs. Ferriss
Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coan scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Vernon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wynn
Jerry Priddy now playing second base.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Wynn
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams bunts towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Wynn
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Wynn
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1947, game 1 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 1 0 1 0 Combs M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Travis C, 3b 4 1 0 0 Pesky J, ss 4 2 2 0
Lyons E, 2b 3 1 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 3 0
Lewis B, ph 0 1 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 0 1
Priddy J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Coan G, rf 5 2 5 2 Mele S, rf 4 0 1 1
McBride T, lf 2 1 1 1 Jones J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Spence S, ph-cf 3 0 1 1 Tebbetts B, c 1 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 1 McGah E, c 2 0 0 0
Evans A, c 4 0 1 1 Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Sullivan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Dorish F, p 2 0 0 0
Wooten J, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0
Wynn E, p 4 0 1 0 Ferriss D, p 0 0 0 0
Smith E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 32 3 8 3
Washington 300 000 003 -- 6
Boston 100 100 001 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (L) 0.2 5 3 3 0 0
Dorish F 7.1 3 0 0 3 6
Ferriss D 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Smith E 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 8, Boston 3
2B -- Coan G
3B -- Coan G
SB -- Coan G
CS -- Yost E
SH -- Williams T
WP -- Wynn E
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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