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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 7, 1947
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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 September 7, 1947 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 7, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill McCahan |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,464 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Art Passarella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Pellagrini | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Pesky | Shortstop |
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Jake Jones | First Baseman |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| George Binks | First Baseman |
| Bill McCahan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 7, 1947
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. McCahan
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. McCahan
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McCahan
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Smith
Joost bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Majeski vs. Smith
Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCosky scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCahan
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Valo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valo. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. McCahan
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. McCahan
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. McCahan
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. McCahan
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McCahan
Smith hits a popup towards first. Binks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Smith
Suder hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Smith
Guerra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Smith
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Smith
Binks hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio catches it and throws to first to double up Valo. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. McCahan
Pellagrini hits a popup in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. McCahan
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McCahan
There goes Pesky. The throw from Guerra and he is safe. Pesky steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. McCahan
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McCahan
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. McCahan
McCahan fires to first and picks off DiMaggio. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCahan vs. Smith
McCahan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Smith
Joost takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Smith
Smith fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Smith. McCosky scores. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Smith
Majeski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Joost moves to third. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Chapman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suder vs. Murphy
Suder 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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McCahan
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. McCahan
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. McCahan
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McCahan
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Suder fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Murphy
Guerra hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Murphy
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Murphy
Binks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCahan vs. Murphy
McCahan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. McCahan
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pellagrini vs. McCahan
Pellagrini hits a popup towards first. Binks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. McCahan
Pesky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McCahan
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Murphy
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Murphy
Joost bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Murphy
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Murphy
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Murphy
Suder hits a popup, foul, 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, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCahan
Williams hits a popup towards first. Binks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McCahan
Moses hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. McCahan
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Murphy
Guerra hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Murphy
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Murphy
Binks takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCahan vs. Murphy
McCahan hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Murphy
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. McCahan
Austin Knickerbocker now playing right field.
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCahan
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. McCahan
Sam Mele pinch hits for Johnny Murphy.
Mele hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pellagrini vs. McCahan
Pellagrini hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Harris
Mickey Harris now pitching.
Joost hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Harris
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Harris
Suder 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 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. McCahan
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McCahan
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Knickerbocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCahan
Williams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Chapman. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. McCahan
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. McCahan
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Harris
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellagrini fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Harris
Knickerbocker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Knickerbocker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Binks vs. Harris
Binks hits a line drive towards first. Jones catches it and throws to second to double up Knickerbocker. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. McCahan
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McCahan
Don Gutteridge pinch runs for Birdie Tebbetts.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. McCahan
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Mickey Harris.
Culberson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pellagrini vs. McCahan
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. McCahan
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Knickerbocker 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 9/7/1947, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Pellagrini E, 3b 5 0 0 0 McCosky B, lf 4 2 3 0
Pesky J, ss 5 1 2 0 Joost E, ss 1 1 1 1
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 1 Majeski H, 3b 3 0 0 1
Williams T, lf 4 2 2 0 Chapman S, cf 3 0 1 0
Moses W, rf 4 0 1 2 Suder P, 2b 4 1 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Guerra M, c 4 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 3 0 2 0 Valo E, rf 2 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, pr 0 0 0 0 Knickerbocker A, rf 1 0 1 0
Jones J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Binks G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Smith E, p 1 0 0 0 McCahan B, p 3 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0
Mele S, ph 1 0 1 0
Harris M, p 0 0 0 0
Culberson L, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 28 4 9 3
Boston 011 000 010 -- 3
Philadelphia 111 000 10x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 2.1 4 3 3 2 1
Murphy J 3.2 3 0 0 3 0
Harris M 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan B (W) 9.0 10 3 3 2 2
E -- Valo E, Smith E, Jones J
DP -- Boston 4
LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 7
2B -- McCosky B, Tebbetts B, Williams T, Knickerbocker A
HR -- Suder P, Joost E
SB -- Pesky J
SH -- Joost E 2
WP -- Smith E
T -- 1:50
A -- 32464
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