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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 27, 1947
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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 27, 1947 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 27, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| 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 | 28,456 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Joe Rue 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Eddie Pellagrini | Third Baseman |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 27, 1947
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trucks
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Trucks
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Trucks
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Dobson
Wakefield 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Evers reaches second base with a double. Kell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine hits a popup towards third. Pellagrini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Dobson
Wagner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Dobson
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trucks
Moses hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lake for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field. Wertz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wertz. Williams scores. Doerr scores. Jones goes all the way around to score. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pellagrini vs. Trucks
Pellagrini bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Trucks
Moses 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 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers 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, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. Pesky moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pesky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Dobson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Dobson
Trucks 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, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pellagrini vs. Trucks
Pellagrini strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Trucks
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Dobson
Wakefield hits a popup towards the mound. Dobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Trucks
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Trucks
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Trucks
Tebbetts hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. Trucks
Pellagrini hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Dobson
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Dobson
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Dobson
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Dobson
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gorsica
Johnny Gorsica now pitching.
Moses hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Gorsica
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Gorsica
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Gorsica
Williams hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Gorsica
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Dobson
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to third. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Dobson
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cullenbine for the out. Wertz scores. Wakefield moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Dobson
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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 8/27/1947, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 5 0 0 0 Lake E, ss 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, ss 3 1 1 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 1 0
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 4 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 3 1 1 1 Wakefield D, lf 3 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 2 0
Jones J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Evers H, cf 4 1 1 1
Tebbetts B, c 4 1 2 2 Cullenbine R, 1b 4 0 0 1
Pellagrini E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 4 1 2 2
Dobson J, p 4 0 1 1 Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 1 0
Gorsica J, p 0 0 0 0
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34 5 7 4 33 4 8 4
Boston 000 311 000 -- 5
Detroit 030 000 001 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (W) 9.0 8 4 4 2 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 8.0 7 5 3 4 6
Gorsica J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Wertz V, Lake E
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 4
2B -- Evers H, Pesky J, Tebbetts B, Williams T
HR -- Wagner H
SB -- DiMaggio D
SH -- Pellagrini E
HBP -- by Gorsica J (DiMaggio D)
T -- 2:05
A -- 28456
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