Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Red Sox 13 @ Tigers 12
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1950

(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 18, 1950 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 13 to 12.

Game Summary

DateMay 18, 1950 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 13 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 13
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 12 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 12
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherAl Papai  
Losing PitcherFred Hutchinson  
SaveJoe Dobson  
Game Winning RBIVern Stephens 

Game Info

DateMay 18, 1950 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherMickey McDermott  
Home Starting PitcherFred Hutchinson  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance16,110 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Bill Summers
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Grieve

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dom DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Johnny Pesky  Third Baseman 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
Vern Stephens  Shortstop 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Al Zarilla  Right Fielder 
Bobby Doerr  Second Baseman 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Mickey McDermott  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Lipon  Shortstop 
Jerry Priddy  Second Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Vic Wertz  Right Fielder 
Hoot Evers  Left Fielder 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Aaron Robinson  Catcher 
Dick Kryhoski  First Baseman 
Fred Hutchinson  Pitcher 
Red Rolfe  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers - May 18, 1950 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others


All Plays in Game (back to top)

Red Sox 13 @ Tigers 12
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1950

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Bottom 9


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.

Download MP3 version


Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/18/1950 -- Boston at Detroit (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf        3  3  1  0   Lipon J, ss           3  3  1  1   
Pesky J, 3b           6  2  4  2   Priddy J, 2b          5  1  1  2   
Williams T, lf        2  2  1  2   Kell G, 3b            6  1  3  5   
Stephens V, ss        6  1  1  3   Wertz V, rf           6  0  1  2   
Dropo W, 1b           5  0  1  2   Evers H, lf           4  1  2  0   
Zarilla A, rf         5  1  1  1   Groth J, cf           4  1  1  0   
Doerr B, 2b           5  1  1  0   Robinson A, c         0  0  0  0   
Tebbetts B, c         4  1  1  1   Ginsberg J, ph-c      2  1  1  0   
McDermott M, p        2  1  1  1   Kryhoski D, 1b        4  2  1  2   
Papai A, p            2  0  0  0   Hutchinson F, p       1  0  0  0   
Johnson E, p          0  0  0  0   Trout D, p            0  1  0  0   
Dobson J, p           0  1  0  0   Mullin P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Calvert P, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Kolloway D, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   White H, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Keller C, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Berry N, pr           0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 13 12 12                        37 12 11 12

Boston           400 700 011 -- 13
Detroit          001 600 032 -- 12

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDermott M*          3.0  4  6  6  5  1
Papai A (W)           4.1  4  4  4  4  1
Johnson E+            0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Dobson J (S)          1.2  2  2  2  3  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (L)#     3.0  6  7  7  2  0
Trout D               2.0  3  4  3  0  1
Calvert P             3.0  2  1  0  3  1
White H               1.0  1  1  1  3  0
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

E -- Wertz V, Lipon J 2
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 10
2B -- Evers H, McDermott M, Kell G 2
3B -- Stephens V
SB -- DiMaggio D
HBP -- by Trout D (DiMaggio D)
T -- 2:45
A -- 16110

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score