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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 8, 1949
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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 July 8, 1949 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 8, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Fowler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 34,276 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Don White | Right Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Dick Fowler | 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 |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 8, 1949
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Fain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Dobson
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Fowler
Pesky hits a popup towards first. Fain catches it and steps on first to double up DiMaggio. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fowler
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Dobson
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Dobson
Guerra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Dobson
Fowler takes first base on ball four. Guerra moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost takes first base on ball four. Guerra moves to third. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Dobson
White 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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Fowler
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Fowler
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Fowler
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Fowler
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Dobson
The umpire calls a balk on Dobson Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Dobson
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Fowler
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Fowler
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dobson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Fowler
The ball gets by Guerra for a passed ball. Dobson scores. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Fowler
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Williams reaches second base with a double. Pesky scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Fowler
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Fowler
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Fowler
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Dobson
Fox 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Dobson
Guerra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Dobson
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Fowler
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain juggles the ball. That's an error on Fain. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Zarilla trying to get to second. Chapman throws the ball in to Fox who tags Zarilla for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Fowler
Dobson takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to third. Dobson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Fowler
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Dobson scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Harris
Bubba Harris now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. Pesky moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Harris
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Dobson
White 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, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman juggles the ball. That's an error on Goodman. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Harris
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Harris
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Harris
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Harris
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Dobson
Majeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Dobson
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Fox reaches second base with a double. Majeski scores. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guerra vs. Dobson
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Dobson
Wally Moses pinch hits for Bubba Harris.
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Scheib
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Dobson
Fain 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Dobson
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Dobson
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 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Scheib
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Scheib
There goes Stephens. The throw from Guerra and he is out, Joost applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Scheib
Doerr 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Scheib
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Scheib
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dobson
Valo 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Dobson
Fox 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Dobson
Guerra 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, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Scheib
Tebbetts 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Scheib
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Scheib
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Scheib
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Guerra and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Scheib
Pesky hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Dobson
Scheib 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Dobson
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1949 -- Philadelphia at Boston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 1 0
White D, rf 5 0 0 0 Pesky J, 3b 5 1 2 2
Fain F, 1b 3 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 2
Chapman S, cf 3 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 2 1 1 2
Majeski H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Valo E, lf 4 0 1 0 Goodman B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 1 Zarilla A, rf 4 0 1 0
Guerra M, c 3 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 1 0
Fowler D, p 1 0 0 0 Dobson J, p 3 2 1 0
Harris B, p 0 0 0 0
Moses W, ph 0 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 30 7 8 6
Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1
Boston 004 300 00x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler D (L) 3.1 6 7 6 5 0
Harris B 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Scheib C 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 7 3
E -- Fain F, Goodman B
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Boston 7
2B -- Fain F, Williams T, Fox N
HR -- Stephens V
SB -- DiMaggio D
CS -- Stephens V
Balk -- Dobson J
PB -- Guerra M
T -- 2:08
A -- 34276
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