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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4

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Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, August 7, 1949 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A    0  3  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6  9  2
BOS A    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 12  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Berry 2b                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Kolloway 1b                   5   0   1   0       0   0      11   1
Kell 3b                       4   0   2   1       1   0       0   2
Wertz rf                      4   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
Groth cf                      4   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Evers lf                      3   1   2   0       1   1       8   0
Lipon ss                      4   1   1   1       0   0       1   4
Swift c                       3   1   0   0       1   1       5   0
Houtteman p                   4   1   2   2       0   0       1   3
Totals                       36   6   9   6       4   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Berry (6), Kolloway (16).
BATTING - 
2B: Evers (15,off McDermott); Lipon (13,off McDermott); Houtteman (1,off McDermott);
Kell (29,off Hughson).
HR: Groth (9,3rd inning off McDermott 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Evers (4,2nd base off McDermott/Batts).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio cf                   5   1   1   0       0   1       7   0
Pesky 3b                      5   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Williams lf                   4   2   3   2       1   0       3   0
Stephens ss                   5   1   2   2       0   2       1   1
Doerr 2b                      5   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Goodman 1b                    5   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Zarilla rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Batts c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
  Stringer pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hughson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McDermott p                   2   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Hitchcock ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Masterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tebbetts ph,c               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40   4  12   4       2   5      27   7
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (31,off Houtteman); McDermott (2,off Houtteman); Pesky (19,off
Houtteman); Goodman 2 (14,off Houtteman 2).
HR: Williams (27,7th inning off Houtteman 0 on 1 out); Stephens (27,9th inning
off Houtteman 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Houtteman W(9-6)              9    12   4   4   2   5   2  42

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McDermott L(5-3)              6     7   5   5   4   2   1  29
Masterson                     2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Hughson                       1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     9   6   6   4   4   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Red Jones
Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 30573
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Berry               2b        DiMaggio            cf
2. Kolloway            1b        Pesky               3b
3. Kell                3b        Williams            lf
4. Wertz               rf        Stephens            ss
5. Groth               cf        Doerr               2b
6. Evers               lf        Goodman             1b
7. Lipon               ss        Zarilla             rf
8. Swift               c         Batts               c
9. Houtteman           p         McDermott           p

TIGERS 1ST: Berry grounded out (first unassisted); Kolloway
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kell walked; Wertz flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio singled to first [DiMaggio to second
(error by Kolloway)]; Pesky grounded out (first to pitcher)
[DiMaggio to third]; Williams doubled to left [DiMaggio scored];
Stephens singled to shortstop [Williams stayed at second]; Doerr
made an out to shortstop; Goodman flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Groth flied out to left; Evers doubled to left;
Lipon doubled to right [Evers scored]; Swift walked; Houtteman
doubled to left [Swift scored, Lipon scored]; Berry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kolloway flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Zarilla flied out to left; Batts grounded out
(shortstop to first); McDermott doubled to left; DiMaggio struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Kell grounded out (third to first); Wertz walked;
Groth homered to left [Wertz scored]; Evers walked; Lipon flied
out to center; Swift struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Pesky doubled to left; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); Stephens struck out; Doerr grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Houtteman made an out to third; Berry struck out;
Kolloway singled to center; Kell singled to left [Kolloway to
second]; Wertz flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Goodman doubled to center; Zarilla reached on an
error by Berry [Goodman to third]; Batts made an out to second;
McDermott struck out; DiMaggio grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Groth made an out to shortstop; Evers singled to
left; Evers stole second; Lipon flied out to center; Swift
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Pesky flied out to left; Williams walked; Stephens
struck out; Doerr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Houtteman flied out to center; Berry made an out to
second; Kolloway flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Goodman doubled to left; Zarilla grounded out
(shortstop to first); Batts struck out; HITCHCOCK BATTED FOR
MCDERMOTT; Hitchcock walked; DiMaggio flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: MASTERSON REPLACED HITCHCOCK (PITCHING); Kell flied
out to center; Wertz struck out; Groth flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Pesky flied out to left; Williams homered to right;
Stephens flied out to left; Doerr flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Evers struck out; Lipon grounded out (third to
first); Swift made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Goodman grounded out (pitcher to first); Zarilla
singled to right; Batts singled to left [Zarilla to second];
STRINGER RAN FOR BATTS; TEBBETTS BATTED FOR MASTERSON; Tebbetts
grounded out (third to first) [Stringer to second, Zarilla to
third]; DiMaggio flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 5, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: TEBBETTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HUGHSON
REPLACED STRINGER (PITCHING); Houtteman singled to center; Berry
grounded out (second to first) [Houtteman to second]; Kolloway
grounded out (second to first) [Houtteman to third]; Kell
doubled to left [Houtteman scored]; Wertz flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Pesky grounded out (second to first); Williams
singled to right; Stephens homered to left [Williams scored];
Doerr grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           6   9   2    7
 Red Sox          4  12   0   11
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