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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 1950
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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 May 9, 1950 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1950 |
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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 | May 9, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 15,291 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Tom Wright | Right Fielder |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 1950
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Parnell
Kryhoski hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trucks
Wright hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Parnell, and towards Doerr, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth throws the ball in to Lipon who tags DiMaggio trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Trucks
Wright strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Parnell
Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trucks vs. Parnell
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Trucks
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Priddy out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kryhoski vs. Parnell
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Parnell, and towards Doerr, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Trucks
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Rogovin
Saul Rogovin now pitching.
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Rogovin
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogovin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Parnell
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Parnell
Joe Ginsberg pinch runs for Aaron Robinson. Don Kolloway pinch hits for Saul Rogovin.
Kolloway hits a popup off the glove of Doerr, and into shallow right field. Kolloway reaches second base with a double. Ginsberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ginsberg scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. White
Joe Ginsberg now catching. Hal White now pitching.
Parnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. White
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. White
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. White
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Williams reaches second base with a double. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. White
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Parnell
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Parnell
Groth hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kryhoski vs. Parnell
Kryhoski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ginsberg vs. Parnell
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. White
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. White
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. White
Dropo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. White
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Parnell
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Hal White.
Mullin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Parnell
Lipon 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--
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Parnell
Kell takes first base on ball four. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Parnell
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1950 -- Detroit at Boston (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Lipon J, ss 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 1 Priddy J, 2b 5 0 0 1 Pesky J, 3b 4 2 2 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 1 1 Wertz V, rf 5 0 2 0 Stephens V, ss 4 1 1 1 Evers H, lf 3 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 3 0 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 1 3 2 Robinson A, c 3 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 1 0 Ginsberg J, pr-c 1 1 0 0 Parnell M, p 3 0 1 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0 Rogovin S, p 0 0 0 0 Kolloway D, ph 1 0 1 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0 Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 1 9 1 34 6 13 6 Detroit 000 000 100 -- 1 Boston 011 012 10x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (L) 5.2 8 5 5 0 3 Rogovin S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 White H 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M (W) 9.0 9 1 1 4 5 DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 12, Boston 5 2B -- Tebbetts B, Kryhoski D 2, Pesky J, Stephens V, Robinson A, Kolloway D, Williams T HR -- Doerr B, Dropo W T -- 2:11 A -- 15291
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