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July 16, 1949

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 11 13 2
Tigers 1 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 11 13 2
Tigers 1 4 1

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .251
OBP .000 .379
At Bats 3 195
Hits 0 49
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 36

Mel Parnell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 5 1
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Briggs Stadium - July 16, 1949
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Out
Mel Parnell
Birdie Tebbetts
Billy Goodman
Bobby Doerr
Johnny Pesky
Vern Stephens
Ted Williams
Tommy O'Brien
Al Zarilla
Johnny Groth
Vic Wertz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 11 13 2 10
Detroit Tigers 1 4 1 5
Winning Pitcher Mel Parnell
Losing Pitcher Virgil Trucks
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ted Williams
Attendance 20,520
Time of Game 1 hour 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Evers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky juggles the ball. That's an error on Pesky.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Berry fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Kell hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Campbell takes first base on ball four. Berry moves to second.
Bottom 8 Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Riebe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Zarilla hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stephens hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry scores.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Berry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Berry reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. Zarilla moves to second.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zarilla takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Doerr hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Riebe hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Parnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Zarilla hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Stephens takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Marv Grissom now pitching. Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Berry takes first base on ball four. Riebe moves to second.
Bottom 3 Eddie Lake pinch hits for Virgil Trucks. Lake strikes out.
Bottom 3 Riebe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Parnell hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tebbetts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second.
Top 3 Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Goodman moves to second.
Top 2 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second.
Top 2 Parnell strikes out.
Top 2 Tebbetts takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out.