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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 17, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 17, 1947 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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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 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Muncrief |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,046 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Paul Lehner | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Billy Hitchcock | First Baseman |
| Ray Coleman | Right Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Bob Muncrief | Pitcher |
| Muddy Ruel | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merl Combs | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 17, 1947
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Johnson
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky misplays the ball. That's an error on Pesky. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Johnson
Lehner is hit by the pitch. Dillinger moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Johnson
Berardino bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Dillinger moves to third. Lehner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dillinger scores. Lehner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Johnson
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Lehner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Johnson
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Johnson
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Hitchcock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moss vs. Johnson
Moss strikes out. The ball gets by Tebbetts. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Hitchcock. He's safe. There goes Coleman. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Muncrief vs. Johnson
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Muncrief
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hitchcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Combs for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Muncrief
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Muncrief
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Muncrief
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Johnson
Dillinger hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Johnson
Lehner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Johnson
There goes Lehner. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Doerr applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Johnson
Berardino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mele throws the ball in to Pesky who tags Berardino trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Muncrief
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Muncrief
Mele hits a line drive towards third. Dillinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Muncrief
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Johnson
Stephens 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 -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Johnson
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Johnson
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Johnson
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Muncrief
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Muncrief
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Muncrief
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hitchcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Johnson
Muncrief hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Johnson
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Combs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Johnson
There goes Dillinger. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Dillinger steals second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lehner vs. Johnson
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dillinger moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Johnson
Berardino 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 4
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Muncrief
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Muncrief
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Muncrief
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Muncrief
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Muncrief
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Muncrief
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Muncrief
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Johnson
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Johnson
Hitchcock bunts towards third. Combs fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Johnson
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. Stephens scores. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Zuber
Bill Zuber now pitching.
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Muncrief vs. Zuber
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coleman scores. Moss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Zuber
Dillinger 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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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Muncrief
Zuber hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Muncrief
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hitchcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Combs for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Muncrief
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Zuber
Lehner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Zuber
Berardino hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Zuber
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Muncrief
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Muncrief
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Muncrief
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Muncrief
Mele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Muncrief
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Zuber
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Zuber
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Zuber
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moss vs. Zuber
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moss for the out. Hitchcock scores. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Muncrief vs. Zuber
Muncrief hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Zuber
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Muncrief
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Muncrief
Wally Moses pinch hits for Bill Zuber.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Muncrief
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Lehner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Smith
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smith
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Muncrief
Pesky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Muncrief
DiMaggio bunts towards third. Dillinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Muncrief
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pesky scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Muncrief
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Muncrief
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Smith
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Smith
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Smith
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Muncrief
Al Zarilla now playing left field.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Muncrief
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Muncrief
Dave Ferriss pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Ferriss is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1947, game 1 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b 5 1 0 0 Combs M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lehner P, cf 2 1 1 0 Pesky J, ss 4 2 3 0
Berardino J, 2b 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 2 1
Heath J, lf 4 1 0 1 Williams T, lf 4 1 3 3
Zarilla A, lf 0 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Stephens V, ss 5 2 2 1 Mele S, rf 3 0 0 0
Hitchcock B, 1b 2 2 1 0 Jones J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Coleman R, rf 5 2 4 3 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 0
Moss L, c 4 0 1 1 Johnson E, p 1 0 0 0
Muncrief B, p 4 0 2 2 Zuber B, p 1 0 0 0
Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith E, p 0 0 0 0
Ferriss D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 12 8 34 4 9 4
St.Louis 400 030 200 -- 9
Boston 000 300 010 -- 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief B (W) 9.0 9 4 4 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (L) 4.1 9 7 3 3 1
Zuber B 2.2 3 2 2 2 0
Smith E 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Pesky J, Tebbetts B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Boston 5
2B -- Williams T, Pesky J
3B -- DiMaggio D
HR -- Williams T
SB -- Dillinger B
CS -- Lehner P
SH -- Berardino J, Hitchcock B
HBP -- by Johnson E (Lehner P)
T -- 2:02
A -- 7046
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