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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 19, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 19, 1946 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 19, 1946 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 19, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tex Hughson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 57,130 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Metkovich | Right Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Rip Russell | Third Baseman |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Tex Hughson | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Jimmy Outlaw | Center Fielder |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Paul Richards | Catcher |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 19, 1946
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Newhouser
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams strikes out. There goes Pesky. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Newhouser
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Doerr moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell juggles the ball. That's an error on Russell. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Hughson
Mayo hits a line drive towards short. Pesky catches it and throws to first to double up Lake. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Hughson
Outlaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newhouser
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Newhouser
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Hughson
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hughson
Kell hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Hughson
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughson vs. Newhouser
Hughson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Newhouser
Metkovich hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky hits a line drive towards short. Lake reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Hughson
Newhouser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Hughson
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Hughson
Outlaw strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Newhouser
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Hughson
Mullin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hughson
Kell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newhouser
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Newhouser
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughson vs. Newhouser
Hughson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Newhouser
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Outlaw. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Hughson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Hughson
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Hughson
Newhouser 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Newhouser
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Hughson
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Hughson
Outlaw hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg 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, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Hughson
Mullin hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newhouser
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Newhouser
Wagner hits a fly ball towards left. Wakefield settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wakefield. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Newhouser
Tom McBride pinch hits for Tex Hughson.
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mullin throws the ball in to Lake who tags McBride trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wagner scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Johnson
Earl Johnson now pitching.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Johnson
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newhouser vs. Johnson
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to third for the out. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Johnson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Newhouser
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Johnson
Mayo 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 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Johnson
Outlaw hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Johnson
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Newhouser
York strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Newhouser
Russell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/19/1946, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (D) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Metkovich G, rf 4 0 1 0 Lake E, ss 4 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss 3 0 0 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 1 0 Outlaw J, cf 4 1 2 1 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 1 1 York R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 1 1 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 0 0 Mullin P, rf 3 0 1 0 Russell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Wagner H, c 3 1 1 0 Richards P, c 3 0 0 0 Hughson T, p 2 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 3 0 0 0 McBride T, ph 1 0 1 1 Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 1 31 3 7 3 Boston 000 000 100 -- 1 Detroit 010 002 00x -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hughson T (L) 6.0 6 3 3 0 5 Johnson E 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newhouser H (W) 9.0 4 1 0 3 9 E -- Russell R, Wakefield D DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 4 2B -- Metkovich G HR -- Greenberg H, Outlaw J, Wakefield D SB -- Pesky J T -- 1:53 A -- 57130
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