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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 1

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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 1

Day

Game Played on Thursday, July 29, 1948 (N) at Briggs Stadium

BOS A    0  1  1    0  0  2    4  0  0  -   8 12  0
DET A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio cf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Pesky 3b                      4   0   2   0       1   0       2   1
Williams lf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Stephens ss                   4   2   1   0       1   1       3   3
Doerr 2b                      3   3   2   2       2   0       3   1
Spence rf                     3   1   1   0       2   0       4   0
Goodman 1b                    5   1   1   4       0   1       6   0
Tebbetts c                    5   0   2   0       0   2       1   1
Kramer p                      3   1   1   1       0   1       0   1
Totals                       37   8  12   7       6   5      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Stephens-Goodman.
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (25,off Pierce).
HR: Kramer (1,3rd inning off Trucks 0 on 0 out); Doerr (19,6th inning off Trucks
1 on 0 out); Goodman (1,7th inning off Trucks 3 on 2 out).
SH: Kramer (4,off Trucks).
GDP: Goodman (8,off Trucks).
Team LOB: 9.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lake 2b                       4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Vico 1b                       4   0   2   1       0   0      10   0
Kell 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Wertz rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Evers cf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Wakefield lf                  3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Lipon ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Swift c                       2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Mayo ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wagner c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Trucks p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Hutchinson ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pierce p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   1   7   1       1   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lake-Lipon-Vico.
BATTING - 
2B: Vico (12,off Kramer); Evers (21,off Kramer).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kramer W(12-3)                9     7   1   1   1   1   0  34

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Trucks L(9-7)                 7    11   8   8   5   3   3  36
Pierce                        2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8
Totals                        9    12   8   8   6   5   3  44

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Jim Boyer, 3B - Art Passarella
Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 40872
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. DiMaggio            cf        Lake                2b
2. Pesky               3b        Vico                1b
3. Williams            lf        Kell                3b
4. Stephens            ss        Wertz               rf
5. Doerr               2b        Evers               cf
6. Spence              rf        Wakefield           lf
7. Goodman             1b        Lipon               ss
8. Tebbetts            c         Swift               c
9. Kramer              p         Trucks              p

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio flied out to center; Pesky walked;
Williams flied out to left; Stephens forced Pesky (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Lake singled; Vico lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Lake out at first]; Kell lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Doerr singled to center; Spence singled to right
[Doerr to third]; Goodman grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Doerr scored, Spence out at second];
Tebbetts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wertz singled to pitcher; Evers flied out to right;
Wakefield singled [Wertz to third]; Lipon popped to shortstop;
Swift forced Wakefield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kramer homered to left; DiMaggio grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pesky singled; Williams popped to third;
Stephens struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trucks singled; Lake forced Trucks (shortstop to
second); Vico doubled [Lake scored]; Kell flied out to center;
Wertz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Doerr grounded out (shortstop to first); Spence
popped to catcher in foul territory; Goodman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Evers grounded out (second to first); Wakefield
struck out; Lipon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Tebbetts flied out to right; Kramer struck out;
DiMaggio singled; Pesky singled [DiMaggio to third]; Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Swift flied out to center; Trucks flied out to
center; Lake grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Stephens walked; Doerr homered to left [Stephens
scored]; Spence walked; Goodman flied out to left; Tebbetts
singled [Spence to second]; Kramer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Tebbetts to second, Spence to third];
DiMaggio flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Vico singled to right; Kell flied out to center;
Wertz flied out to center; Evers doubled [Vico to third];
Wakefield walked; Lipon forced Evers (third unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Pesky lined to first; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); Stephens singled to third; Doerr walked [Stephens
to second]; Spence walked [Stephens to third, Doerr to second];
Goodman homered to right [Stephens scored, Doerr scored, Spence
scored]; Tebbetts singled; Kramer popped to third in foul
territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: MAYO BATTED FOR SWIFT; Mayo grounded out (first
unassisted); HUTCHINSON BATTED FOR TRUCKS; Hutchinson flied out
to left; Lake grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED MAYO (PLAYING C ); PIERCE REPLACED
HUTCHINSON (PITCHING); DiMaggio flied out to right; Pesky
grounded out (second to first); Williams doubled to left;
Stephens grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Vico flied out to right; Kell popped to second;
Wertz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Doerr walked; Spence flied out to right; Goodman
struck out; Tebbetts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Evers flied out to right; Wakefield popped to third
in foul territory; Lipon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          8  12   0    9
 Tigers           1   7   0    6
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