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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 31, 1948
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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 May 31, 1948 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Brissie |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Stan Spence | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Don White | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Herman Franks | Catcher |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Lou Brissie | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 31, 1948
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Brissie
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Hitchcock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Brissie
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hitchcock scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Brissie
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Brissie
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Brissie
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Brissie
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Brissie
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Dobson
Majeski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman 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, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Dobson
Franks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Dobson
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Brissie
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Franks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Brissie
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Dobson
Brissie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brissie
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Brissie
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Brissie
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Brissie
Doerr hits a line drive into left field. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Spence scores. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Brissie
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost has Stephens in a rundown. He throws to Majeski, who throws to Franks, who tags Stephens for the out. Doerr moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Brissie
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Valo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Majeski vs. Dobson
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Brissie
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Brissie
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brissie
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Brissie
Spence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franks vs. Dobson
Franks hits a line drive towards first. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Dobson
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brissie vs. Dobson
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Brissie
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Brissie
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Brissie
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Brissie
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Brissie
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder misplays the ball. That's an error on Suder. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Brissie
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Brissie
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brissie
Williams takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to third. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spence vs. Brissie
There's a wild pitch. Dobson scores. Hitchcock moves to third. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spence vs. Harris
Bubba Harris now pitching.
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Harris
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. Williams scores. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Harris
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain 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, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Dobson
Majeski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Dobson
Franks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Harris
George Binks now playing right field.
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Harris
Dobson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Franks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Harris
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Dobson
Suder 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, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Dobson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Harris
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spence for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Harris
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White 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, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Dobson
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Binks for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1948, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 0 Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0
Hitchcock B, 3b 4 2 1 0 White D, lf 4 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 4 2 2 3 Valo E, rf 3 0 1 0
Spence S, rf 4 1 0 0 Binks G, rf 1 0 0 0
Stephens V, ss 4 0 3 2 Fain F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 0 1 1 Majeski H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Jones J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 3 0 0 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0 Franks H, c 3 0 1 0
Dobson J, p 4 1 0 0 Suder P, 2b 3 0 1 0
Brissie L, p 2 0 0 0
Harris B, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 6 30 0 4 0
Boston 100 120 300 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie L (L) 6.1 6 7 6 5 4
Harris B 2.2 3 0 0 1 1
E -- White D, Suder P
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Valo E
3B -- Hitchcock B
HR -- Williams T
WP -- Brissie L
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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