Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Haefner
  
  DiMaggio bunts towards the right side of the infield. Robertson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pesky vs. Haefner
  
  Pesky bunts towards the mound. Haefner throws to first for one, and Robinson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Haefner
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Haefner
  
  Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Doerr vs. Haefner
  
  Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  O'Brien vs. Haefner
  
  O'Brien hits a line drive towards short. Dente reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Kramer
  
  Coan 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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lewis vs. Kramer
  
  Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robertson vs. Kramer
  
  Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vollmer vs. Kramer
  
  Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robertson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Robinson vs. Kramer
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Vollmer moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yost vs. Kramer
  
  Yost is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hitchcock vs. Haefner
  
  Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tebbetts vs. Haefner
  
  Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kramer vs. Haefner
  
  Kramer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DiMaggio vs. Haefner
  
  DiMaggio strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dente vs. Kramer
  
  Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Kramer
  
  Evans 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 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haefner vs. Kramer
  
  Haefner 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 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Haefner
  
  Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  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, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Haefner
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doerr vs. Haefner
  
  Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Kramer
  
  Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lewis vs. Kramer
  
  Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coan moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Robertson vs. Kramer
  
  Robertson 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, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Vollmer vs. Kramer
  
  Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coan scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Kramer
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Haefner
  
  O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hitchcock vs. Haefner
  
  Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tebbetts vs. Haefner
  
  Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kramer vs. Haefner
  
  Kramer hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Kramer
  
  Yost 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, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dente vs. Kramer
  
  Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Kramer
  
  There goes Dente. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Dente steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Kramer
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Haefner vs. Kramer
  
  Haefner 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 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Haefner
  
  DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pesky vs. Haefner
  
  Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Haefner
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Kramer
  
  Coan hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lewis vs. Kramer
  
  Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robertson vs. Kramer
  
  Robertson 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 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephens vs. Haefner
  
  Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doerr vs. Haefner
  
  Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Haefner
  
  O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vollmer vs. Kramer
  
  Vollmer 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, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Kramer
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Kramer
  
  Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dente vs. Kramer
  
  Dente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Evans vs. Kramer
  
  Evans 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 7

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hitchcock vs. Haefner
  
  Hitchcock hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tebbetts vs. Haefner
  
  Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Haefner, and towards Dente, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kramer vs. Haefner
  
  Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haefner vs. Kramer
  
  Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hitchcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haefner for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coan vs. Kramer
  
  Coan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lewis vs. Kramer
  
  Lewis takes first base on ball four. Coan moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robertson vs. Kramer
  
  Robertson hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coan moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Vollmer vs. Kramer
  
  There goes Lewis. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Vollmer vs. Kramer
  
  Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Haefner
  
  DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pesky vs. Haefner
  
  Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Haefner
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephens vs. Haefner
  
  Stephens hits a fly ball towards left. Coan catches it and throws to second to double up Williams, who tagged up and tried to advance to second. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Kramer
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Kramer
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dente vs. Kramer
  
  Dente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doerr vs. Haefner
  
  Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Brien vs. Haefner
  
  O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dente fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hitchcock vs. Haefner
  
  Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tebbetts vs. Haefner
  
  Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mele vs. Haefner
  
  Lou Stringer pinch runs for Birdie Tebbetts. Sam Mele pinch hits for Jack Kramer.
  
  Mele hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lewis throws the ball in to Dente who tags Mele trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/16/1949 -- Boston at Washington (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf        4  2  2  0   Coan G, lf            3  1  1  0   
Pesky J, 3b           3  0  0  0   Lewis B, rf           3  0  1  0   
Williams T, lf        3  0  2  1   Robertson S, 2b       4  1  1  0   
Stephens V, ss        4  0  1  0   Vollmer C, cf         4  0  1  1   
Doerr B, 2b           4  0  0  0   Robinson E, 1b        4  1  2  1   
O'Brien T, rf         4  0  1  0   Yost E, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Hitchcock B, 1b       4  0  0  0   Dente S, ss           4  0  2  1   
Tebbetts B, c         3  0  1  0   Evans A, c            3  0  0  0   
Stringer L, pr        0  0  0  0   Haefner M, p          3  0  0  0   
Kramer J, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Mele S, ph            1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  8  1                        32  3  9  3

Boston           100 000 010 --  2
Washington       101 001 00x --  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kramer J (L)          8.0  9  3  3  2  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Haefner M (W)         9.0  8  2  1  3  1

E -- Robinson E
DP -- Boston 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Washington 7
2B -- DiMaggio D
SB -- Dente S, Lewis B
SH -- Pesky J
T -- 2:03
A -- 5719

    

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