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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 9, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 8,795 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Hal Weafer 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Left Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Eddie Pellagrini | Third Baseman |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1947
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini juggles the ball. That's an error on Pellagrini. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Dobson
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trucks
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams bunts towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. DiMaggio scores. Williams moves to third. Doerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Dobson
Swift hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Dobson
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Trucks
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Swift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Trucks
Moses takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Trucks
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. Dobson moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lake scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Dobson
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball towards center. Evers settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Evers. DiMaggio scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Trucks
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Dobson
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Dobson
Doc Cramer pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Benton
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Dobson
Skeeter Webb pinch hits for Eddie Mayo.
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Dobson
Mullin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Benton
Skeeter Webb now playing second base.
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Benton
Jones hits a popup in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Benton
There goes Doerr. The throw from Swift and he is out, Webb applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Benton
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pellagrini vs. Benton
Pellagrini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobson vs. Benton
Dobson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine 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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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Benton
Pesky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Benton
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Dobson
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Dobson
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Al Benton.
Wakefield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Jones hits a popup towards first. Cullenbine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trout
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Trout
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Dobson
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Dobson
Mullin 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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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trout
Dobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Trout
Moses bunts towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutchinson vs. Dobson
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Hutchinson takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to third. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trout vs. Dobson
Trout hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Trout reaches second base with a double. Kell scores. Evers scores. Hutchinson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lake vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Lake hits a popup, foul, towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Outlaw vs. Murphy
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Skeeter Webb.
Outlaw 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 9/9/1947 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 4 1 0 0 Moses W, rf 3 0 0 0
Mayo E, 2b 2 0 1 0 Pesky J, ss 4 0 1 0
Webb S, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 2 1 0
Outlaw J, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 3 0
Wertz V, lf 4 0 0 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Mullin P, rf 4 0 0 0 Jones J, 1b 4 1 1 3
Kell G, 3b 3 1 2 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0
Evers H, cf 4 1 2 0 Pellagrini E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cullenbine R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dobson J, p 4 0 2 0
Swift B, c 3 0 0 0 Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, ph 0 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 1 0 0 0
Cramer D, ph 1 0 1 0
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
Wakefield D, ph 1 0 0 0
Trout D, p 1 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 36 5 11 4
Detroit 001 000 002 -- 3
Boston 104 000 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 3.0 4 5 2 2 3
Benton A 3.0 6 0 0 0 1
Trout D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (W) 8.1 8 3 3 3 3
Murphy J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Pellagrini E, Lake E, Kell G, Evers H
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Boston 10
2B -- Trout D
HR -- Jones J
CS -- Doerr B
SH -- Moses W
PB -- Swift B
T -- 2:03
A -- 8795
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