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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1949
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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 31, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 47,998 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Jim Honochick |
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 |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 31, 1949
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake 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. Newhouser
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it 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. Stobbs
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: ---
Kolloway vs. Stobbs
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kolloway for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Stobbs
Mullin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mullin scores. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Stobbs
Evers hits a popup towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Newhouser
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Newhouser
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zarilla scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stobbs vs. Newhouser
Stobbs takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Tebbetts moves to third. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Stobbs
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Stobbs
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newhouser vs. Stobbs
Newhouser 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Stobbs
Lake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Newhouser
Zarilla 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Newhouser
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Newhouser
Stobbs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Stobbs
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Stobbs
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newhouser
Pesky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Newhouser
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Newhouser
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Stobbs
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Stobbs
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Stobbs
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newhouser
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Newhouser
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Newhouser
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Stobbs
Newhouser 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Stobbs
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Stobbs
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Newhouser
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stobbs vs. Newhouser
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newhouser
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Stobbs
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wertz for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Stobbs
Evers takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Stobbs
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell scores. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Stobbs
Swift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Swift reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Berry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Stobbs
Johnny Lipon pinch hits for Hal Newhouser.
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Lou Kretlow now pitching.
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kretlow
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Kretlow
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Kretlow
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Stobbs
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Stobbs
Kolloway hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Stobbs
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Stobbs
Wertz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Hughson
Tex Hughson now pitching.
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Kretlow
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kretlow
There goes Zarilla. The throw from Swift and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Kretlow
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Kretlow
Tebbetts hits a popup towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hughson vs. Kretlow
Hughson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Hughson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hughson
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hughson
Aaron Robinson pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Robinson 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Kretlow
Aaron Robinson now catching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry misplays the ball. That's an error on Berry. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Kretlow
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Kretlow
Pesky bunts towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Kretlow
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kretlow
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Kretlow
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Kretlow
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Hughson
Sam Vico pinch hits for Lou Kretlow.
Vico hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hughson
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Eddie Lake.
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Hughson
Kolloway 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1949 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 5 1 1 1 Lake E, ss 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 3 0 1 1 Wakefield D, ph 0 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 4 1 1 2 Kolloway D, 1b 5 0 1 0
Stephens V, ss 5 1 2 0 Mullin P, lf 4 1 1 0
Doerr B, 2b 4 1 2 2 Wertz V, rf 3 0 1 0
Zarilla A, rf 4 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 1
Goodman B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Evers H, cf 3 1 0 0
Tebbetts B, c 3 1 2 1 Berry N, 2b 2 1 1 1
Stobbs C, p 2 0 0 0 Swift B, c 3 0 1 2
Hughson T, p 1 0 0 0 Robinson A, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Newhouser H, p 2 0 0 0
Lipon J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kretlow L, p 0 0 0 0
Vico S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 11 7 32 4 6 4
Boston 032 000 002 -- 7
Detroit 100 003 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (W) 6.2 6 4 4 5 4
Hughson T (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (L) 6.0 9 5 5 3 1
Kretlow L 3.0 2 2 1 3 1
E -- Swift B, Berry N
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 3
LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 7
2B -- Swift B
HR -- Doerr B, Williams T
SB -- Zarilla A
SH -- Pesky J
PB -- Robinson A
T -- 2:33
A -- 47998
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