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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 4, 1942 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Marchildon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Wagner |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,314 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Stewart |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Bill Knickerbocker | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Phil Marchildon | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lupien | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Bill Conroy | Catcher |
| Charlie Wagner | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 4, 1942
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Wagner
Miles 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lupien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Wagner
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Marchildon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Marchildon
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marchildon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Marchildon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Wagner
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Marchildon
Lupien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Marchildon
There goes Lupien. The throw from Swift and he is out, Knickerbocker applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Marchildon
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marchildon
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Marchildon
There goes Fox. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Fox steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Marchildon
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conroy vs. Marchildon
Marchildon fires to second, and they've got Tabor trapped. There's the throw to Siebert who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McNair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Wagner
The ball gets by Conroy for a passed ball. McNair moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swift vs. Wagner
Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McNair scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marchildon vs. Wagner
Marchildon bunts towards first. Lupien scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Wagner
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Swift moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conroy vs. Marchildon
Conroy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Marchildon
Wagner bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Knickerbocker covering, for the out. Conroy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Marchildon
There's a wild pitch. Conroy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Marchildon
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Conroy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Marchildon
Pesky hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Wagner
Knickerbocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Siebert reaches third base with a triple. Knickerbocker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suder vs. Wagner
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marchildon
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Marchildon
Lupien takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Marchildon
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Marchildon fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Lupien moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Marchildon
Fox hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tabor vs. Marchildon
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Lupien scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conroy vs. Marchildon
There goes Tabor. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Tabor steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conroy vs. Marchildon
Conroy hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Wagner
Swift hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marchildon vs. Wagner
Marchildon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Wagner
Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Marchildon
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Marchildon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Marchildon
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Marchildon
Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Marchildon
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lupien vs. Marchildon
Lupien strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Wagner
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lupien scoops it up and throws to first, with Wagner covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert 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 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Marchildon
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marchildon
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Marchildon
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Wagner
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Wagner
There goes McNair. The throw from Conroy and he is safe. McNair steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Wagner
Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McNair scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marchildon vs. Wagner
Marchildon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Wagner
Miles takes first base on ball four. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple. Swift scores. Miles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knickerbocker vs. Wagner
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Marchildon
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Bill Conroy.
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Marchildon
Lou Finney pinch hits for Charlie Wagner.
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Marchildon
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marchildon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Marchildon
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker misplays the ball. That's an error on Knickerbocker. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Marchildon
Williams is hit by the pitch. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lupien vs. Marchildon
Lupien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ryba
Johnny Peacock now catching. Mike Ryba now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Ryba
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Ryba
Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Ryba
McNair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Ryba
Swift strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Marchildon
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marchildon
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Marchildon
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marchildon vs. Ryba
Marchildon hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Ryba
Miles 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 -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Ryba
Valo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Marchildon
Peacock hits a popup towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judd vs. Marchildon
Oscar Judd pinch hits for Mike Ryba.
Judd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Marchildon
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1942 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Miles D, cf 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 1 1
Valo E, rf 5 0 1 2 Pesky J, ss 4 0 0 0
Knickerbocker B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Williams T, lf 1 1 0 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Lupien T, 1b 3 1 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Suder P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Fox P, rf 3 1 0 0
McNair E, ss 4 2 2 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 2 3
Swift B, c 4 1 2 2 Conroy B, c 1 1 0 0
Marchildon P, p 3 0 0 0 Peacock J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Wagner C, p 1 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryba M, p 0 0 0 0
Judd O, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 9 6 28 4 4 4
Philadelphia 001 200 300 -- 6
Boston 011 200 000 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Marchildon P (W) 9.0 4 4 4 6 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner C (L) 7.0 7 6 6 2 1
Ryba M 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Knickerbocker B
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Boston 6
2B -- McNair E
3B -- Siebert D, Valo E
SB -- Fox P, Tabor J, McNair E
CS -- Lupien T
SH -- Marchildon P, Wagner C, Doerr B
HBP -- by Marchildon P (Williams T)
WP -- Marchildon P 2
PB -- Conroy B
T -- 1:54
A -- 4314
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