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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on August 11, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 24,043 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Joe Rue |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Tom McBride | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Stan Spence | Center Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Sam Dente | Third Baseman |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1947
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Johnson
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Johnson
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Johnson
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Priddy vs. Johnson
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Haefner
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Haefner
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Johnson
Evans hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Johnson
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis 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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Johnson
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Johnson
Vernon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Haefner
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Haefner
Dente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a line drive towards the mound. Haefner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Johnson
Spence is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Johnson
Christman hits a line drive towards short. Pesky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Johnson
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McBride. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Johnson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Johnson
Haefner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Haefner moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Haefner
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Haefner
There goes Tebbetts. The throw from Evans and he is out, Christman applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Haefner
Dente hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Johnson
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Johnson
Spence 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 7
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mele moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Johnson
Christman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Johnson
Priddy 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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Johnson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haefner vs. Johnson
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
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a line drive into left field. McBride picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McBride. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Haefner
Jones hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Haefner
Tebbetts is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dente vs. Haefner
There goes Doerr. The throw from Evans and he is out, Yost applying the tag. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dente vs. Haefner
Dente is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Johnson
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis 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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Johnson
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1947 -- Washington at Boston (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mele S, rf 4 1 3 1
Lewis B, rf 3 0 0 0 Pesky J, ss 3 0 0 0
McBride T, lf 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 2 0
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 2 0
Spence S, cf 3 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Christman M, ss 3 0 0 0 Jones J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Priddy J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 2 0
Evans A, c 3 0 1 0 Dente S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Haefner M, p 2 0 1 0 Johnson E, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 3 0 31 1 10 1
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 001 000 00x -- 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner M (L) 8.0 10 1 1 4 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 2
E -- Doerr B, McBride T
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- Washington 4, Boston 11
2B -- Williams T
HR -- Mele S
CS -- Tebbetts B, Doerr B
SH -- Pesky J
T -- 1:44
A -- 24043
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