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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 28, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 28, 1947 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 5,238 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Pellagrini | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Junior Wooten | Center Fielder |
| Ed Lyons | Second Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Tom McBride | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 28, 1947
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Haefner
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Johnson
Wooten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Johnson
Lyons hits a line drive into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Johnson
Coan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Johnson
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky misplays the ball. That's an error on Pesky. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Johnson
Sullivan bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Johnson
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride scores. Yost scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haefner vs. Johnson
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wooten vs. Johnson
Wooten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Haefner
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Culberson vs. Haefner
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Earl Johnson.
Culberson hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pellagrini vs. Haefner
Pellagrini hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Lyons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Stobbs
Coan takes first base on ball four. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Stobbs
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mele. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Lyons scores. Coan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Stobbs
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Stobbs
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Stobbs
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to second for the out. Vernon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stobbs
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Stobbs
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Stobbs
Wooten hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Stobbs
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a popup towards short. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Haefner
Matt Batts pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts.
Batts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Haefner
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Stobbs
Matt Batts now catching.
Coan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Stobbs
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Stobbs
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Stobbs
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Haefner
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Stobbs
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stobbs
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Batts and he is out, Pesky applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stobbs
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Stobbs
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wooten vs. Stobbs
Don Gutteridge now playing second base.
Wooten hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Stobbs
Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Stobbs
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Stobbs
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Stobbs
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Haefner
Batts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Haefner
Roy Partee pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Partee hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Haefner
Pellagrini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Deal
Cot Deal now pitching.
Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Deal
Sullivan hits a line drive towards right. Mele catches it and throws to first to double up Yost. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Deal
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haefner vs. Deal
There goes Evans. The throw from Batts and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haefner vs. Deal
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wooten vs. Deal
Wooten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Wooten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Haefner
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1947 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Pellagrini E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Wooten J, cf 5 0 0 0
Pesky J, ss 4 0 0 0 Lyons E, 2b 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Coan G, rf 2 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 2 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 1 2 2
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0 McBride T, lf 3 1 0 0
Gutteridge D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 2 1 1 0
Mele S, rf 4 0 1 0 Sullivan J, ss 2 0 0 1
Jones J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Evans A, c 4 0 2 2
Tebbetts B, c 1 0 1 0 Haefner M, p 4 0 2 0
Batts M, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Culberson L, ph 1 0 0 1
Stobbs C, p 1 0 0 0
Partee R, ph 1 0 0 0
Deal C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 10 1 30 5 9 5
Boston 001 000 000 -- 1
Washington 023 000 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (L) 2.0 3 2 1 1 0
Stobbs C 5.0 3 3 3 5 1
Deal C 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner M (W) 9.0 10 1 1 0 3
E -- Pesky J
DP -- Boston 2, Washington 3
LOB -- Boston 6, Washington 8
2B -- Vernon M
SB -- Evans A
CS -- Sullivan J
SH -- Sullivan J
T -- 1:41
A -- 5238
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