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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 21, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 21, 1942 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Wagner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Fowler |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Tony Lupien | First Baseman |
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Charlie Wagner | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Blair | Third Baseman |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Crash Davis | Second Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Dick Fowler | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 21, 1942
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Fowler
Pesky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Fowler
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. DiMaggio scores. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Fowler
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lupien vs. Fowler
Lupien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Fowler
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lupien moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Fowler
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Fowler
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Lupien moves to third. There goes Finney trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Wagner
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Wagner
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert bunts towards the mound. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to third. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Valo scores. Blair scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a line drive towards third. Tabor catches it and steps on third to double up Johnson. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Fowler
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fowler
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Fowler
Pesky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Fowler
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Fowler
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lupien vs. Fowler
Lupien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Lupien reaches third base with a triple. Pesky scores. Williams scores. Doerr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finney vs. Savage
Bob Savage now pitching.
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wagner
Davis 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, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wagner
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lupien scoops it up and throws to first, with Wagner covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Wagner
Savage strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Savage
Tabor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Savage
Peacock hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Savage
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Savage
DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Blair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Wagner
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a line drive into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Wagner
Blair bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Savage
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Savage
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Savage
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lupien vs. Savage
Lupien takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finney vs. Savage
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wagner
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Wagner
Wagner 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 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Savage
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Savage
Peacock takes first base on ball four. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Besse
Herman Besse now pitching.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Besse fields it and throws to third for the out. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Besse
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Besse
Pesky hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Wagner
Besse 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, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Wagner
Kreevich strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Wagner
Blair hits a popup towards short. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Besse
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Besse
Lupien hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Besse
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wagner
Davis 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, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Besse
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Besse
Wagner bunts towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Besse
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Besse
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wagner
Wagner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tabor. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wagner
Wagner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Wagner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Besse vs. Wagner
Besse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wagner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Wagner
Kreevich 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, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Wagner
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lupien scoops it up and throws to first, with Wagner covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Besse
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Besse
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Besse
Lupien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Besse
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lupien goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Besse
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Wagner
Blair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wagner
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wagner
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Ryba
Mike Ryba now pitching. Dee Miles pinch hits for Crash Davis.
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Johnson trying to get to home. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Peacock who tags Johnson who's trying to score from second, for the out. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Ryba
Wagner 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 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Besse
Pete Suder now playing second base.
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryba vs. Besse
Ryba hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Besse
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Besse vs. Ryba
Besse 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, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Ryba
Kreevich hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Ryba
Valo 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1942 -- Boston at Philadelphia
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 5 1 1 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 0 0
Pesky J, ss 5 2 2 0 Valo E, rf 4 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 3 2 1 2 Blair B, 3b 4 1 2 1
Doerr B, 2b 2 1 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 1 2 0
Lupien T, 1b 4 1 3 4 Johnson B, lf 4 0 3 2
Finney L, rf 5 0 2 1 McNair E, ss 4 0 1 1
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Davis C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Peacock J, c 3 0 1 0 Miles D, ph 1 0 1 0
Wagner C, p 3 0 1 0 Suder P, 2b 0 0 0 0
Ryba M, p 1 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 4 1 1 0
Fowler D, p 0 0 0 0
Savage B, p 1 0 0 0
Besse H, p 3 0 1 1
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35 7 11 7 35 5 12 5
Boston 330 000 010 -- 7
Philadelphia 300 000 110 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner C (W) 7.1 11 5 4 2 2
Ryba M (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler D (L) 1.2 8 6 6 2 1
Savage B* 2.1 1 0 0 5 0
Besse H 5.0 2 1 1 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Tabor J
DP -- Boston 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 12, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Wagner H
3B -- Williams T, Johnson B, Lupien T
SH -- Siebert D, Wagner C
A -- 0
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