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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 1946 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 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 | August 2, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tex Hughson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 26,075 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Tom McBride | Right Fielder |
| Rip Russell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Tex Hughson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 2, 1946
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a popup towards the mound. Trout 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. Trout
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Wakefield picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wakefield. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Trout
York is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hughson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields the ball and throws to Hughson covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Hughson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Trout
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Trout
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Hughson
There goes Wakefield. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Wakefield steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Hughson
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Hughson
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Hughson
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Moses. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. Wakefield scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trout vs. Hughson
Trout hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughson vs. Trout
Hughson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trout
There goes Moses. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hughson
Kell bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Hughson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields the ball and throws to Hughson covering. Safe. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lake scores. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Hughson
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trout
Tebbetts fires to first and picks off Pesky. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Trout
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Hughson
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hughson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tebbetts for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Hughson
Trout strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Trout
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Trout
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughson vs. Trout
Hughson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Lake reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Hughson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evers vs. Hughson
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lake scores. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hughson. Kell moves to third. Greenberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Hughson
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cullenbine for the out. Kell scores. Greenberg moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Webb vs. Hughson
Webb 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 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trout
Williams 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Trout
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Hughson
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Hughson
Trout hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Hughson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Trout
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Trout
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hughson
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Hughson
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Hughson
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Wakefield strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Trout
George Metkovich pinch hits for Tex Hughson.
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trout
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lake fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Bagby
Webb hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Bagby
Tebbetts hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Bagby
Trout takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Bagby
Lake is hit by the pitch. Cullenbine moves to third. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Bagby
Kell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Kell reaches third base with a triple. Cullenbine scores. Trout scores. Lake goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Bagby
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Trout
York takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. York moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Trout
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. York moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Trout
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1946 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Moses W, cf 3 0 0 0 Lake E, ss 4 3 2 0
Pesky J, ss 4 0 2 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 3 3
Williams T, lf 3 1 1 0 Evers H, cf 5 0 2 0
York R, 1b 2 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 2 1
McBride T, rf 4 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, rf 4 1 1 1
Russell R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Webb S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Wagner H, c 2 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 1
Hughson T, p 2 0 0 0 Trout D, p 3 1 1 0
Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 0 0 0 0
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29 1 5 1 36 7 13 7
Boston 000 000 001 -- 1
Detroit 011 020 03x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hughson T (L) 7.0 11 4 3 0 6
Bagby J 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 5 4
E -- Wakefield D, Hughson T
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Detroit 8
2B -- Tebbetts B, Lake E
3B -- Kell G
SB -- Wakefield D
CS -- Moses W, Pesky J
SH -- Kell G
HBP -- by Bagby J (Lake E)
T -- 1:47
A -- 26075
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