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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 5, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 5, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1948 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 34,138 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Bud Souchock | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Spec Shea | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Stan Spence | Right Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Matt Batts | Catcher |
Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 5, 1948
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shea
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Shea
Pesky takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spence vs. Shea
Spence hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Harris
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Shea
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Shea
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Shea
Batts hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Harris
Shea bunts towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Stirnweiss scores. Rizzuto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spence who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Henrich scores. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Shea
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Shea
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Shea
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harris scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Shea
Spence takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Harris
Lollar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Harris
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Shea
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Shea
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batts vs. Shea
Batts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindell. Batts reaches second base with a double. Doerr scores. Goodman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Embree
Red Embree now pitching.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Embree
DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards right. Henrich catches it and throws to first to double up Harris. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Embree
Pesky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich who is chasing the ball. Pesky reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Embree
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pesky scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Embree
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Embree
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Harris
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Harris
Frankie Crosetti pinch hits for Red Embree.
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gumpert
Randy Gumpert now pitching.
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gumpert
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Gumpert
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gumpert
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumpert
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Gumpert
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spence who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Souchock vs. Galehouse
Denny Galehouse now pitching.
Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Galehouse
Yogi Berra pinch hits for Sherm Lollar.
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Galehouse
There goes Berra. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Berra steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Galehouse
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Galehouse
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Randy Gumpert.
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra scores. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Galehouse
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching. Yogi Berra now catching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Page
Sam Mele pinch hits for Stan Spence.
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Page
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Page
Goodman hits a line drive towards the mound. Page reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Galehouse
Sam Mele now playing right field.
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Galehouse
Lindell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Galehouse
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Page
Batts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galehouse vs. Page
Wally Moses pinch runs for Matt Batts.
Galehouse bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1948, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 0 1 1 Henrich T, rf 5 1 1 2 Pesky J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lindell J, lf 5 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 0 2 DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 2 0 Spence S, rf 1 0 0 0 Johnson B, 3b 4 1 2 3 Mele S, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Souchock B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 4 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 3 3 3 Berra Y, ph-c 1 1 1 1 Goodman B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 2 1 2 0 Batts M, c 4 0 2 2 Shea S, p 1 0 0 0 Moses W, pr 0 1 0 0 Embree R, p 0 0 0 0 Harris M, p 2 1 0 0 Crosetti F, ph 1 0 0 0 Galehouse D, p 0 0 0 0 Gumpert R, p 0 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 1 0 0 1 Page J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 7 28 8 7 8 New York 004 000 030 -- 7 Boston 011 210 021 -- 8 1 out when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Shea S* 3.0 3 4 4 6 2 Embree R 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 Gumpert R 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Page J (L) 1.1 3 3 3 1 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Harris M+ 7.0 8 6 6 4 3 Galehouse D (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th DP -- New York 3, Boston 1 LOB -- New York 6, Boston 4 2B -- Henrich T, Batts M 3B -- Johnson B 2, DiMaggio J, Pesky J HR -- Doerr B 2 SB -- Berra Y SH -- Shea S, Galehouse D WP -- Harris M T -- 2:32 A -- 34138
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