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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 18, 1948
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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 18, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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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 18, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Scheib |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Galehouse |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 24,178 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Red Jones 3B: Bill Grieve |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Carl Scheib | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | 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 |
| Stan Spence | Right Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Denny Galehouse | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 18, 1948
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Galehouse
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Galehouse
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Joost scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Galehouse
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Galehouse
Majeski 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 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Scheib
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Scheib
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pesky scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Scheib
There's a wild pitch. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Scheib
Spence hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Galehouse
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Galehouse
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Galehouse
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheib vs. Galehouse
Scheib hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman hits a line drive into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Scheib
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galehouse vs. Scheib
Galehouse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Galehouse
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Galehouse
Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Galehouse
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Scheib
Don White now playing third base. Hank Majeski now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Scheib
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spence vs. Harris
Bubba Harris now pitching.
Spence takes first base on ball four. Williams scores. Stephens moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Harris
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Majeski scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Stephens scores. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Harris
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCosky. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. Doerr scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galehouse vs. Harris
Galehouse hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Galehouse
Majeski hits a popup towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Galehouse
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Galehouse
Suder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Harris
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Harris
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spence vs. Harris
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spence for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Galehouse
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Galehouse
Herman Franks pinch hits for Bubba Harris.
Franks hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Galehouse
White hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky 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 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Savage
Bob Savage now pitching.
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Savage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Savage
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. Goodman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galehouse vs. Savage
Galehouse bunts towards third. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Savage
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Galehouse moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Savage
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Galehouse moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Savage
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Majeski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Galehouse scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Savage
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Majeski, and towards Suder, who fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Savage
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Galehouse
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Galehouse
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Galehouse
Majeski hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Galehouse
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Savage
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Savage
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Savage
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Galehouse
Suder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Galehouse
Rosar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Galehouse
Savage hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Savage
Galehouse hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Savage
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Savage
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Savage
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Galehouse
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Galehouse
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Galehouse
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Savage
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Savage
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Savage
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Savage
Goodman hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Chapman picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Chapman. Spence goes all the way around to score. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Savage
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Savage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Galehouse
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Galehouse
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Galehouse
Suder takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosar vs. Galehouse
Rosar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Galehouse
Ray Coleman pinch hits for Bob Savage.
Coleman hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1948 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 1 1 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 1 2 1
White D, 3b 2 1 1 0 Pesky J, 3b 5 1 2 0
McCosky B, lf 4 0 2 1 Williams T, lf 5 2 3 1
Chapman S, cf 3 0 1 1 Stephens V, ss 5 1 2 1
Fain F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 1 2
Majeski H, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Spence S, rf 2 1 0 1
Valo E, rf 3 0 1 0 Goodman B, 1b 5 1 2 1
Suder P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 5 1 3 2
Rosar B, c 4 0 2 0 Galehouse D, p 4 1 2 0
Scheib C, p 1 0 0 0
Harris B, p 0 0 0 0
Franks H, ph 1 0 0 0
Savage B, p 1 0 0 0
Coleman R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 39 10 17 9
Philadelphia 100 000 010 -- 2
Boston 203 040 01x -- 10
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib C (L)* 2.0 7 5 5 1 0
Harris B 2.0 3 0 0 2 1
Savage B 4.0 7 5 5 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Chapman S
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Boston 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Boston 10
2B -- Chapman S, Tebbetts B 2, White D, Goodman B
WP -- Scheib C
T -- 2:06
A -- 24178
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