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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 21, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 21, 1946 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 25,381 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Metkovich | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Rip Russell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 21, 1946
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Trucks
Metkovich hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo hits a line drive into right field. Metkovich picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Metkovich. Lake goes all the way around to score. Mayo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Outlaw vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. Mayo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Dobson
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Russell. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Dobson
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Dobson
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Dobson
Mullin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Outlaw moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell takes first base on ball four. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richards vs. Dobson
Richards hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Trucks
York strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Trucks
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Bagby
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Bagby
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Bagby
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doerr throws to second for one, and Pesky throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lake scores. Outlaw moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Bagby
Wakefield hits a line drive into right field. Metkovich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metkovich. Outlaw scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Bagby
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trucks
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Trucks
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Trucks
Metkovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Bagby
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Bagby
Kell hits a popup towards third. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Bagby
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Bagby
Trucks hits a line drive towards third. Russell catches it and throws to first to double up Richards. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Trucks
York hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Bagby
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Bagby
Mayo 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Bagby
Outlaw hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Trucks
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Trucks
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferriss vs. Trucks
Dave Ferriss pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Ferriss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Trucks
Leon Culberson pinch runs for Dave Ferriss.
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Culberson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pesky vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Pesky takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Johnson
Earl Johnson now pitching.
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Johnson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Johnson
Mullin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Benton
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Benton
York hits a fly ball into center field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Benton
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Johnson
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Johnson
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Outlaw. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Benton
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pesky vs. Benton
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin. Williams reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Benton
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Johnson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Johnson
Mayo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Johnson
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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Benton
York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Benton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Benton
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Richards and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Benton
Ben Steiner pinch runs for Dom DiMaggio.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Benton
Wagner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Outlaw. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Steiner scores. Wagner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Benton
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Johnson
Tom McBride now playing center field.
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Johnson
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Johnson
Jimmy Bloodworth pinch hits for Pat Mullin.
Bloodworth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Benton
Anse Moore now playing right field.
Pesky hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Richards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Benton
Williams hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Benton
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Benton
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Johnson
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Paul Richards.
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Johnson
Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Al Benton.
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Johnson
Lake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Johnson
Mayo 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 5/21/1946 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Metkovich G, rf 5 1 2 2 Lake E, ss 3 2 0 0
Pesky J, ss 4 0 0 0 Mayo E, 2b 5 1 2 0
Williams T, lf 5 0 2 1 Outlaw J, cf 4 1 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Wakefield D, lf 2 0 1 0
York R, 1b 5 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 2 0 Mullin P, rf 2 0 1 0
Steiner B, pr 0 1 0 0 Bloodworth J, ph 1 0 0 0
McBride T, cf 0 0 0 0 Moore A, rf 0 0 0 0
Russell R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wagner H, c 3 1 0 0 Richards P, c 3 0 1 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0 Evers H, ph 1 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 1 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0
Ferriss D, ph 1 0 1 1 Benton A, p 1 0 0 0
Culberson L, pr 0 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, ph 0 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 2 1 2 2
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38 6 12 6 31 4 5 0
Boston 001 020 120 -- 6
Detroit 220 000 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J 1.0 2 2 0 2 0
Bagby J 3.0 3 2 0 2 1
Johnson E (W) 5.0 0 0 0 3 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V 4.1 6 3 3 0 4
Benton A (L) 4.2 6 3 3 3 1
E -- Metkovich G 2, Russell R, Pesky J
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 7
2B -- Johnson E 2, Williams T
HR -- Metkovich G
SB -- DiMaggio D
WP -- Dobson J
T -- 2:10
A -- 25381
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