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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 3, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 3, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 3, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tex Hughson |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Jones 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Jake Jones | First Baseman |
Roy Partee | Catcher |
Eddie Pellagrini | Third Baseman |
Tex Hughson | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 3, 1947
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hughson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Hughson
Henrich strikes out. Partee drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Henrich out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Hughson
Lindell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henrich. Williams reaches second base with a double. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hughson
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Hughson
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hughson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hughson
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. There goes Johnson trying to get to third. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Pellagrini, who tags Johnson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Hughson
Rizzuto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Newsom
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Hughson
Newsom 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hughson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Hughson
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughson vs. Newsom
Hughson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
There goes Pesky. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Hughson
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hughson
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Hughson
McQuinn bunts towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Lindell moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Hughson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Hughson
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Hughson
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Lindell scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsom vs. Hughson
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hughson
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Hughson
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Lindell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Murphy
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henrich moves to third. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Murphy
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Murphy
Robinson takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Murphy
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pellagrini vs. Newsom
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Newsom
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Murphy
Newsom hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Murphy
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Murphy
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Murphy
Lindell takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Murphy
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Lindell moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Murphy
McQuinn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Murphy
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lindell scores. DiMaggio scores. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Dorish
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Dorish
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Dorish
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Newsom
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dorish
Henrich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Dorish
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dorish
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Henrich goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Dorish
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dorish
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Pesky catches it and throws to first to double up McQuinn. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Newsom
Sam Mele pinch hits for Fritz Dorish.
Mele hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Zuber
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsom vs. Zuber
Lonny Frey pinch runs for Aaron Robinson.
Newsom bunts towards the mound. Zuber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Zuber
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Zuber
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. Rizzuto scores. There goes Stirnweiss trying to get to third. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Pellagrini, who tags Stirnweiss for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Zuber
Lindell 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
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newsom
Ralph Houk now catching.
Doerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindell. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pellagrini vs. Newsom
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pellagrini vs. Newsom
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1947, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 1 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 6 3 4 2 Pesky J, ss 4 0 3 0 Lindell J, lf 5 2 2 1 DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 4 1 Williams T, lf 4 0 2 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 1 2 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, 3b 5 0 2 3 Jones J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Robinson A, c 3 0 2 1 Partee R, c 3 0 0 0 Frey L, pr 0 1 0 0 Pellagrini E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Houk R, c 0 0 0 0 Hughson T, p 1 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 1 1 Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 5 0 0 0 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0 Mele S, ph 1 1 1 1 Zuber B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 11 18 10 34 2 8 2 New York 010 123 022 -- 11 Boston 000 100 010 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Newsom B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hughson T (L)* 4.0 7 4 4 2 4 Murphy J 1.2 5 3 3 3 0 Dorish F 2.1 3 2 1 0 0 Zuber B 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- DiMaggio D DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- New York 10, Boston 6 2B -- Williams T, Doerr B HR -- DiMaggio D, Mele S CS -- Pesky J SH -- McQuinn G T -- 2:20 A -- 0
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