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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 23, 1948
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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 April 23, 1948 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,619 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Stan Spence | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 23, 1948
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shea
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Shea
Pesky 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: ---
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Shea
Spence takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stirnweiss for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Harris
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Shea
Doerr 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Shea
Mele 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: ---
Tebbetts vs. Shea
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up 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: ---
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niarhos vs. Harris
Niarhos hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Shea
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Shea
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Shea
Pesky 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: 12-
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Harris scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spence vs. Shea
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens 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
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Harris
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Shea
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Shea
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Shea
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Shea
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Shea
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lindell moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Shea
Pesky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shea
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Shea
Spence hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Shea
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Spence moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Shea
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spence scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Shea
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Harris
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Harris
Bobby Brown pinch hits for Spec Shea.
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niarhos moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell takes first base on ball four. Niarhos moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Page
Harris hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Page
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Page
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Souchock fields it and throws to second for the out. Tebbetts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Page
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Page
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Page
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Page fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Page
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Page
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Harris
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Harris
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Joe Page.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Harris
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Embree
Red Embree now pitching.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Embree
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Embree
Pesky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Embree
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Harris
Henrich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Harris
Lindell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Lindell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards third. Pesky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Souchock vs. Harris
Souchock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Embree
Spence hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Embree
Stephens hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Embree
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harris
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Harris
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1948 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 2 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Henrich T, rf 4 0 2 0
Williams T, lf 5 1 3 1 Lindell J, lf 2 0 1 0
Spence S, 1b 3 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Stephens V, ss 5 0 0 0 Souchock B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 5 1 2 1 Johnson B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mele S, rf 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 3 0 1 1 Niarhos G, c 3 0 0 0
Harris M, p 3 1 0 0 Shea S, p 1 0 0 0
Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0
Lollar S, ph 1 0 0 0
Embree R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 7 3 31 0 5 0
Boston 001 120 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Harris M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S (L) 5.0 6 4 4 3 2
Page J 2.0 1 0 0 3 2
Embree R 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- DiMaggio J, Johnson B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 11, New York 8
2B -- Spence S, Lindell J
HR -- Williams T
T -- 2:15
A -- 44619
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