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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 4

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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 4

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1948 (N) at Fenway Park

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
DET A    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   4  8  2
BOS A    1  3  0    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   8 11  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lipon ss                      4   0   0   0       1   1       1   2
Outlaw 3b                     5   2   2   0       0   0       1   2
Wakefield lf                  2   0   0   0       3   1       2   0
Mullin rf                     5   0   1   1       0   2       4   0
Evers cf                      5   2   3   1       0   1       3   0
Mayo 2b                       4   0   1   0       1   0       2   3
Vico 1b                       3   0   1   1       1   1       5   0
Swift c                       2   0   0   1       1   0       4   0
  Campbell pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Riebe c                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Houtteman p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Berry ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Benton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gray p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Overmire p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4       7   6      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lipon-Mayo-Vico.
E: Outlaw (5), Evers (10).
PB: Swift (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Vico (16,off Parnell).
Team LOB: 11.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio cf                   5   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Pesky 3b                      4   1   0   0       1   1       0   3
Williams lf                   4   2   2   0       1   0       0   0
Stephens ss                   5   0   1   2       0   1       0   1
Spence rf                     4   1   1   0       1   1       4   0
Goodman 1b                    2   1   2   0       2   0      12   0
Tebbetts c                    3   1   1   1       0   1       8   0
Hitchcock 2b                  3   1   2   3       1   0       0   4
Parnell p                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   8  11   7       6   4      27   9
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (29,off Houtteman); Stephens (22,off Houtteman); Hitchcock (2,off
Houtteman).
SH: Tebbetts (3,off Benton).
GDP: DiMaggio (13,off Houtteman).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pesky (2,Home off Gray/Riebe); Williams (3,2nd base off Gray/Riebe).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Houtteman L(2-14)             5     6   4   1   1   3   0  22
Benton                        1     2   2   2   2   0   0   7
Gray                          0.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   6
Overmire                      1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6
Totals                        8    11   8   5   6   4   0  41
Benton faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
WP: Gray (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gray 1-1; Overmire 3-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Parnell W(11-6)               9     8   4   4   7   6   0  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Grieve, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Bill McGowan
Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 33310
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Lipon               ss        DiMaggio            cf
2. Outlaw              3b        Pesky               3b
3. Wakefield           lf        Williams            lf
4. Mullin              rf        Stephens            ss
5. Evers               cf        Spence              rf
6. Mayo                2b        Goodman             1b
7. Vico                1b        Tebbetts            c
8. Swift               c         Hitchcock           2b
9. Houtteman           p         Parnell             p

TIGERS 1ST: Lipon walked; Outlaw out on an unknown play;
Wakefield struck out; Mullin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio out on an unknown play; Pesky struck out;
Williams doubled; Stephens doubled to right [Williams scored];
Spence out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Evers singled; Mayo walked [Evers to second]; Vico
walked [Evers to third, Mayo to second]; Swift out on an unknown
play [Evers scored, Mayo to third, Vico to second]; Houtteman
out on an unknown play; Lipon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Goodman walked; Tebbetts reached on an error by
Evers [Goodman to third, Tebbetts to second]; Hitchcock doubled
[Goodman scored (unearned), Tebbetts scored (unearned)]; Parnell
out on an unknown play [Hitchcock to third]; Outlaw dropped a
foul fly hit by DiMaggio for an error; DiMaggio flied out to
right [Hitchcock scored (unearned)]; Pesky out on an unknown
play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Outlaw out on an unknown play; Wakefield walked;
Mullin struck out; Evers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Williams out on an unknown play; Stephens struck
out; Spence singled; Goodman singled [Spence to second]; Swift
allowed a passed ball [Spence to third, Goodman to second];
Tebbetts struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Mayo out on an unknown play; Vico struck out; Swift
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hitchcock out on an unknown play; Parnell singled;
DiMaggio grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Parnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Houtteman out on an unknown play; Lipon out on an
unknown play; Outlaw out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Pesky out on an unknown play; Williams out on an
unknown play; Stephens out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Wakefield out on an unknown play; Mullin out on an
unknown play; Evers singled; Mayo singled [Evers to second];
Vico doubled to right [Evers scored, Mayo to third]; Swift
walked; CAMPBELL RAN FOR SWIFT; BERRY BATTED FOR HOUTTEMAN;
Berry out on an unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: RIEBE REPLACED CAMPBELL (PLAYING C ); BENTON
REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING); Spence walked; On a bunt Goodman
singled [Spence to second]; Tebbetts out on a sacrifice bunt
[Spence to third, Goodman to second]; Hitchcock singled to
shortstop [Spence scored, Goodman to third]; Parnell out on an
unknown play; DiMaggio out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Lipon out on an unknown play; Outlaw singled;
Wakefield walked [Outlaw to second]; Mullin out on an unknown
play; Evers singled [Outlaw scored, Wakefield to second]; Mayo
out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox
5.

RED SOX 7TH: Pesky walked; GRAY REPLACED BENTON (PITCHING);
Williams walked [Pesky to second]; Stephens out on an unknown
play [Pesky to third]; Spence struck out while Pesky stole home
and Williams stole second; Gray threw a wild pitch [Williams to
third]; Goodman walked; Tebbetts singled to first [Williams
scored, Goodman to second]; Hitchcock walked [Goodman to third,
Tebbetts to second]; OVERMIRE REPLACED GRAY (PITCHING); Parnell
out on an unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox
7.

TIGERS 8TH: Vico out on an unknown play; Riebe out on an unknown
play; Overmire out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: DiMaggio singled; Pesky out on an unknown play;
Williams singled [DiMaggio to third]; Stephens out on an unknown
play [DiMaggio scored, Williams to second]; Spence out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Lipon out on an unknown play; Outlaw singled;
Wakefield walked [Outlaw to second]; Mullin singled [Outlaw
scored, Wakefield to second]; Evers flied out on an unknown play
in foul territory; Mayo out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           4   8   2   11
 Red Sox          8  11   0    9
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