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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 16, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 16, 1947 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,675 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Sam Dente | Third Baseman |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Yogi Berra | Left Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Catcher |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 16, 1947
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Newsom
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a popup towards the mound. Newsom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Houk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Johnson
Stirnweiss 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first, with Newsom covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Newsom
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Johnson
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Johnson
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Johnson
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Newsom
Dente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Newsom
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houk vs. Johnson
Houk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Johnson
Newsom bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Johnson
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. Newsom moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Johnson
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Johnson
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones hits a popup towards the mound. Newsom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Newsom
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Newsom
Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dente moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mele vs. Newsom
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Johnson
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houk vs. Johnson
Houk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Johnson
Newsom strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Johnson
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a line drive towards third. Dente reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Newsom
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dente vs. Newsom
Dente hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Johnson
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Johnson
McQuinn bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Johnson
Lindell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Johnson
Joe DiMaggio pinch hits for Ralph Houk.
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Newsom
Aaron Robinson now catching.
Mele hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Newsom
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Newsom
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Johnson
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Johnson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Newsom
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Newsom
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Newsom
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Johnson
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Johnson
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lindell vs. Johnson
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark scores. McQuinn moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1947 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Mele S, rf 4 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 1 0
Pesky J, ss 4 0 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Berra Y, lf 4 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 2 0 1 0 Clark A, rf 4 1 4 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Johnson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0 Lindell J, cf 3 0 1 1
Dente S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Houk R, c 2 0 1 0
Johnson E, p 3 0 1 0 DiMaggio J, ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson A, c 0 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 6 0 30 1 9 1
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 000 001 -- 1
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E (L) 8.0 9 1 1 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 1
DP -- Boston 2, New York 2
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 9
SH -- McQuinn G, Doerr B
HBP -- by Newsom B (Jones J)
T -- 1:54
A -- 34675
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