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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 2, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Karl Drews |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,095 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Karl Drews | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 1948
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dobson
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dobson
Henrich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dobson
Keller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. DiMaggio moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. DiMaggio scores. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Drews
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Drews
Doerr hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Drews
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Dobson
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Dobson
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Dobson
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Drews
Mele hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Drews
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Drews
Dobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dobson scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Dobson
Drews hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dobson
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dobson
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dobson
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Drews
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Drews
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Drews
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Drews
Mele hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tebbetts vs. Drews
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Dobson
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Dobson
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Dobson
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Drews
Dobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Dobson
Drews hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dobson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Dobson
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dobson
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Drews
Johnny Lindell now playing right field.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Drews
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Drews
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mele vs. Drews
Mele hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Drews
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Dobson
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Dobson
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Drews
Dobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Drews
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Dobson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Dobson
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Karl Drews.
Souchock hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Dobson
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Dobson
Lindell hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Page
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Page
Mele strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dobson
Keller 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dobson
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Dobson
Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Berra reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Dobson
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Page
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Page
Dobson bunts for an out with unknown description. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Page
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Page
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Dobson
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Dobson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Dobson
Bud Stewart pinch hits for Joe Page.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Dobson
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Dobson
Lindell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1948 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Brown B, ss 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 0 0
Henrich T, rf 2 0 0 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 2 1 1
Lindell J, rf 2 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 5 1 2 5
Keller C, lf 4 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 5 1 2 1
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, c 4 0 1 0 Jones J, 1b 5 0 2 0
Johnson B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Mele S, rf 4 0 1 0
McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 1 0
Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Dobson J, p 2 1 2 0
Drews K, p 2 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 36 7 12 7
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
Boston 210 000 04x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Drews K (L) 6.0 8 3 3 3 4
Page J 2.0 4 4 4 2 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 3
E -- Johnson B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 10, Boston 11
2B -- McQuinn G, Doerr B
3B -- Williams T, Berra Y
HR -- Williams T, Stephens V
SH -- Dobson J
T -- 2:17
A -- 34095
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