Tigers @ Red Sox
September 2, 1942

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 5 0
Red Sox 2 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 5 0
Red Sox 3 9 0

Johnny Pesky Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .341
OBP .333 .391
At Bats 3 455
Hits 1 155
• Singles 1 124
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 37

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 9 2
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Fenway Park - September 2, 1942
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Single
Al Benton
Dixie Parsons
Rudy York
Jimmy Bloodworth
Pinky Higgins
Johnny Lipon
Barney McCosky
Doc Cramer
Ned Harris
Johnny Pesky
Paul Campbell
Johnny Peacock
Pete Fox

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 5 0 3
Boston Red Sox 3 9 0 9
Winning Pitcher Charlie Wagner
Losing Pitcher Al Benton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Pesky
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. Peacock moves to third. Campbell moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Paul Campbell pinch runs for Joe Cronin. DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Cronin pinch hits for Charlie Wagner. Cronin is walked intentionally. Peacock moves to second.
Bottom 9 Peacock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Pete Fox pinch runs for Bobby Doerr. Tabor bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third.
Bottom 9 Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Doerr reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Higgins hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to third.
Top 9 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McCosky reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lupien hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bloodworth hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Benton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lupien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benton for the out.
Top 8 Parsons hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lipon hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws to second to double up York.
Top 7 Harris takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. York moves to second.
Top 7 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tabor hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Doerr hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Finney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lupien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Lupien reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wagner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Peacock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tabor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doerr strikes out.
Top 5 Benton strikes out.
Top 5 Parsons hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finney for the out.
Bottom 4 Lupien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 York hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCosky scores.
Top 4 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. McCosky reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Peacock hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cramer hits a popup towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Benton strikes out.
Top 3 Parsons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Parsons reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Tabor strikes out.
Bottom 2 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Benton, and towards Bloodworth, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lipon strikes out.
Top 2 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. York scores.
Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. York moves to third.
Top 2 York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. York reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Lupien hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third.
Bottom 1 Pesky bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.