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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 16, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 16, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,520 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Jones |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Tommy O'Brien | Center Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
| Paul Campbell | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Hank Riebe | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 16, 1949
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Parnell
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Parnell
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Trucks
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Trucks
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Parnell
Riebe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Parnell
Eddie Lake pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Parnell
Berry takes first base on ball four. Riebe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Parnell
Campbell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr catches it. Berry is attempting to advance to second base. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Grissom
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grissom
Williams bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Grissom
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Grissom
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zarilla vs. Grissom
Zarilla hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Grissom
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Grissom
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Grissom
Parnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Grissom
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Grissom
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grissom
Williams hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon 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 -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Parnell
Riebe hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Parnell
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Grissom
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Grissom
Doerr hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Grissom
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Grissom
O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Grissom
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Grissom
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Parnell
Berry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Berry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Parnell
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Grissom
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Grissom
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grissom
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Grissom
Stephens hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Grissom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Grissom
Zarilla hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Grissom
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Grissom
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Parnell
Riebe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Parnell
Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Parnell
Campbell takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Stuart
Marlin Stuart now pitching.
Parnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Stuart
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Stuart
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Goodman trying to get to second. Wertz throws the ball in to Berry who tags Goodman for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Stuart
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Berry fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky juggles the ball. That's an error on Pesky. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1949 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Berry N, 2b 3 1 2 0
Pesky J, 3b 6 1 3 1 Campbell P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 5 2 2 2 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 1
Stephens V, ss 3 1 0 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 3 3 2 Evers H, lf 4 0 1 0
Zarilla A, rf 4 1 1 3 Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien T, cf 3 1 1 0 Lipon J, ss 3 0 0 0
Tebbetts B, c 3 2 1 3 Riebe H, c 3 0 1 0
Parnell M, p 5 0 1 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Lake E, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 1 0 0 0
Kolloway D, ph 1 0 0 0
Stuart M, p 0 0 0 0
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39 11 13 11 30 1 4 1
Boston 213 401 000 -- 11
Detroit 000 001 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 3.0 5 6 5 3 1
Grissom M 5.0 6 5 5 6 0
Stuart M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Lipon J, Doerr B, Pesky J
DP -- Boston 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Detroit 5
2B -- Doerr B, Berry N
HR -- Williams T, Tebbetts B, Zarilla A, Doerr B
T -- 1:57
A -- 20520
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