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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1948
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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 July 29, 1948 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1948 |
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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 | July 29, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 40,872 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
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 |
Stan Spence | Right Fielder |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Second Baseman |
Sam Vico | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1948
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Kramer
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Kramer
Vico hits a line drive towards short. Stephens catches it and throws to first to double up Lake. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kramer
Kell hits a line drive towards short. Stephens reaches out 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: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Trucks
Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Doerr scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kramer
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Kramer
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Kramer
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lipon vs. Kramer
Lipon hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Kramer
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Trucks
Kramer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Kramer
Trucks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Kramer
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Kramer
Vico hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Vico reaches second base with a double. Lake goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kramer
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Kramer
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Trucks
Spence hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kramer
Evers 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, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Kramer
Wakefield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kramer
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Trucks
Kramer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Kramer
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Kramer
Trucks hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Kramer
Lake hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Trucks
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kramer vs. Trucks
Kramer bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Spence moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Kramer
Vico hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Kramer
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Kramer
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Kramer
Evers hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Evers reaches second base with a double. Vico moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wakefield vs. Kramer
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lipon vs. Kramer
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive towards first. Vico reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spence vs. Trucks
Spence takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kramer vs. Trucks
Kramer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Kramer
Eddie Mayo pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayo for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Kramer
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Kramer
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Pierce
Hal Wagner now catching. Billy Pierce now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Pierce
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Pierce
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Kramer
Vico hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kramer
Kell 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, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kramer
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Pierce
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Pierce
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Pierce
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Pierce
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kramer
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Kramer
Wakefield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kramer
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1948 -- Boston at Detroit (N) Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 1 0 Lake E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Vico S, 1b 4 0 2 1 Williams T, lf 5 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 2 1 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 3 2 2 Evers H, cf 4 0 1 0 Spence S, rf 3 1 1 0 Wakefield D, lf 3 0 1 0 Goodman B, 1b 5 1 1 4 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 5 0 2 0 Swift B, c 2 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 3 1 1 1 Mayo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 1 0 Hutchinson F, ph 1 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 12 7 33 1 7 1 Boston 011 002 400 -- 8 Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Kramer J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (L) 7.0 11 8 8 5 3 Pierce B 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 6 2B -- Vico S, Evers H, Williams T HR -- Kramer J, Doerr B, Goodman B SH -- Kramer J T -- 2:27 A -- 40872
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