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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 28, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 28, 1942 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1942 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 28, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal White |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Wagner |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 9,901 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Hal White | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Bill Conroy | Catcher |
Charlie Wagner | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 28, 1942
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Wagner
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Wagner
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Wagner
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Wagner
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. White
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. White
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. White
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wagner
Harris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Wagner
Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Higgins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hitchcock vs. Wagner
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Wagner
There go the runners. The throw from Conroy to Doerr covering second. The throw back to home, and Higgins is out at the plate. Hitchcock moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Wagner
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wagner
Johnny Peacock now catching.
White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. White
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. White
Fox hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Fox reaches second base with a double. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. White
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Fox scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. White
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White juggles the ball. That's an error on White. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. White
Wagner bunts for an out with unknown description. Doerr moves to third. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pesky vs. White
Pesky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Wagner
Bloodworth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Wagner
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Wagner
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Wagner
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Wagner
Harris takes first base on ball four. Bloodworth moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Wagner
Higgins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. White
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. White
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. White
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. White
There goes Tabor. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bloodworth applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. White
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. White
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Wagner
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wagner
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wagner
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Wagner
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. White
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. White
Wagner hits a line drive into center field. Cramer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cramer. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. White
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. White
Williams is walked intentionally. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. White
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Wagner
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Wagner
McCosky hits a line drive into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Wagner
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. White
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. White
White fires to first and picks off Tabor. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. White
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. White
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wagner
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Wagner
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Wagner
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. White
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. White
Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wagner
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Wagner
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Hal White.
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Wagner
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Wagner
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Hal Newhouser now pitching.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Newhouser
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Newhouser
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Newhouser
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hitchcock. Williams scores. Foxx moves to third. Tabor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a line drive into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Newhouser
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Wagner
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Wagner
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Wagner
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Wagner
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Newhouser
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Wagner
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Wagner
Tebbetts hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr catches it and throws to first to double up Hitchcock. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wagner
Don Ross pinch hits for Hal Newhouser.
Ross hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1942 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bloodworth J, 2b 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss 5 0 1 0 McCosky B, lf 3 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 1 2 1 0 York R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 2 1 2 Harris N, rf 2 0 1 0 Tabor J, 3b 2 1 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fox P, rf 4 1 1 1 Hitchcock B, ss 2 1 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 3 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 1 1 Conroy B, c 0 0 0 0 White H, p 2 0 1 0 Peacock J, c 4 0 0 0 Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner C, p 3 0 1 0 Newhouser H, p 0 0 0 0 Ross D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 6 1 31 6 7 6 Detroit 010 000 000 -- 1 Boston 022 000 20x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO White H (L) 6.0 7 4 4 4 1 Newhouser H 2.0 0 2 0 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wagner C (W) 9.0 6 1 1 6 2 E -- White H, Cramer D, Higgins P, Hitchcock B DP -- Boston 3 LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 8 2B -- Fox P 3B -- Higgins P HR -- Foxx J CS -- Higgins P, Tabor J SH -- Wagner C HBP -- by Wagner C (Bloodworth J) T -- 2:21 A -- 9901
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