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Red Sox 9 @ Athletics 8
Shibe Park
July 4, 1946

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 4, 1946 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1946 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 9 H: 19 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 9
Hits: 19
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 8 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherClem Dreisewerd  
Losing PitcherLou Knerr  
SaveMike Ryba  
Game Winning RBIDom DiMaggio 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1946 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Zuber  
Home Starting PitcherRuss Christopher  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance25,998 
Time of Game2 hours 52 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Boyer
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: Eddie Rommel

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Leon Culberson  Right Fielder 
Johnny Pesky  Shortstop 
Dom DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
Bobby Doerr  Second Baseman 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Rip Russell  Third Baseman 
Hal Wagner  Catcher 
Bill Zuber  Pitcher 
Joe Cronin  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Elmer Valo  Right Fielder 
Barney McCosky  Center Fielder 
Bruce Konopka  First Baseman 
Sam Chapman  Left Fielder 
Buddy Rosar  Catcher 
Hank Majeski  Third Baseman 
Gene Handley  Second Baseman 
Jake Caulfield  Shortstop 
Russ Christopher  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Red Sox 9 @ Athletics 8
Shibe Park
July 4, 1946

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/4/1946, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Culberson L, rf       5  0  2  2   Valo E, rf            3  1  1  0   
Pesky J, ss           5  2  3  1   McCosky B, cf         3  1  0  0   
DiMaggio D, cf        5  1  4  1   Konopka B, 1b         5  2  1  1   
Williams T, lf        5  2  2  2   Chapman S, lf         4  1  2  1   
Doerr B, 2b           5  0  1  1   Rosar B, c            1  0  0  0   
York R, 1b            5  1  1  0   Desautels G, c        2  0  2  1   
Russell R, 3b         5  1  1  1   Majeski H, 3b         4  1  0  2   
Wagner H, c           4  1  2  1   Handley G, 2b         2  0  0  0   
Zuber B, p            2  0  0  0   McQuinn G, ph         1  0  0  0   
Klinger B, p          0  0  0  0   Suder P, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Lazor J, ph           1  0  1  0   Caulfield J, ss       3  0  0  0   
Johnson E, p          0  0  0  0   Derry R, ph           1  1  1  1   
Brown M, p            0  0  0  0   Knerr L, p            0  0  0  0   
Dreisewerd C, p       0  0  0  0   Wallaesa J, ph        1  1  1  1   
McBride T, ph         1  1  1  0   Christopher R, p      2  0  0  0   
Ryba M, p             1  0  1  0   Savage B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Stainback T, ph       0  0  0  0   
                                   Fagan E, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hall I, ph-ss         2  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  9 19  9                        36  8  9  8

Boston           000 105 021 --  9
Philadelphia     000 130 301 --  8

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zuber B               4.2  2  4  3  6  3
Klinger B             0.1  0  0  0  1  1
Johnson E*            1.0  2  2  2  3  0
Brown M               0.2  3  1  1  0  0
Dreisewerd C (W)      0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Ryba M (S)            2.0  2  1  1  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Christopher R         5.2 10  6  6  1  8
Savage B              0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Fagan E               1.0  2  0  0  0  1
Knerr L (L)           2.0  6  3  3  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Culberson L, Fagan E
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Philadelphia 11
2B -- Chapman S, Russell R, Desautels G 2, York R
3B -- Derry R, Pesky J
HR -- Williams T, Wallaesa J
SB -- Valo E, DiMaggio D
SH -- Culberson L
PB -- Wagner H
T -- 2:52
A -- 25998

    

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