Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics
1. DiMaggio cf Joost ss
2. Pesky 3b McCosky lf
3. Goodman 1b Valo rf
4. Stephens ss Chapman cf
5. Doerr 2b Dillinger 3b
6. O'Brien lf Fain 1b
7. Zarilla rf Suder 2b
8. Batts c Guerra c
9. McDermott p Brissie p
RED SOX 1ST: the Athletics honored Connie Mack in his
fiftieth year of managing the team; DiMaggio struck out;
Pesky flied out to left; Goodman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Joost grounded out (third to first); McCosky made
an out to shortstop; Valo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Stephens walked; Doerr singled to right [Stephens
to second]; O'Brien forced Stephens (first to third) [Doerr to
second]; Zarilla singled to center [Doerr scored, O'Brien to
second]; Batts grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Zarilla out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Chapman flied out to left; Dillinger walked; Fain
singled to right [Dillinger to third]; McDermott balked
[Dillinger scored, Fain to second]; Suder made an out to
catcher; Pete Suder called for interference by HP umpire Art
Paparella for throwing his bat in front of the ball as it rolled
down the 3B line; Guerra made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 3RD: McDermott walked; DiMaggio reached on a fielder's
choice [McDermott to third (error by Joost)]; Pesky forced
DiMaggio (second to shortstop) [McDermott scored (unearned)];
Goodman flied out to center; Stephens grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Brissie popped to third in foul territory; Joost
walked; McCosky forced Joost (shortstop to second); rain
started; Valo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Doerr popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt
O'Brien singled; Zarilla singled to right [O'Brien to second];
Batts grounded out (first unassisted) [O'Brien to third, Zarilla
to second]; McDermott grounded out (third to first); rain
stopped; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Chapman walked; Dillinger singled to second
[Chapman to second]; Chapman was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop to third); Fain popped to first in foul territory;
Dillinger was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 5TH: DiMaggio singled to center; Pesky flied out to
center; Goodman flied out to center; Stephens struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Suder struck out; Guerra singled to center;
Brissie grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Guerra out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2,
Athletics 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Doerr flied out to left; O'Brien struck out;
Zarilla doubled to left; Batts doubled [Zarilla scored];
McDermott lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Joost lined to third; McCosky walked; Valo struck
out; Chapman forced McCosky (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 7TH: DiMaggio grounded out (pitcher to first); Pesky
flied out to center; Goodman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Dillinger singled to left; Fain grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Dillinger out at second];
Suder made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Athletics 1.
RED SOX 8TH: Stephens walked; Stephens stole second; Doerr
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stephens to third]; O'Brien
doubled to center [Stephens scored]; Zarilla flied out to left;
Batts was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox
4, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 8TH: HITCHCOCK BATTED FOR GUERRA; Hitchcock struck
out; WAHL BATTED FOR BRISSIE; Wahl singled; Joost walked [Wahl
to second]; McCosky flied to left; Valo flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 9TH: TIPTON REPLACED HITCHCOCK (PLAYING C ); BYRD
REPLACED WAHL (PITCHING); McDermott grounded out (pitcher to
first); Debut game for Harry Byrd; DiMaggio singled to
left; Byrd threw a wild pitch [DiMaggio to second]; Pesky
walked; Goodman walked [DiMaggio to third, Pesky to second];
Stephens homered to left [DiMaggio scored, Pesky scored, Goodman
scored]; Doerr walked; SCHEIB REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); O'Brien
popped to second; Zarilla flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Chapman flied out to center; Dillinger singled to
left; Fain singled to right [Dillinger to second]; McDermott
threw a wild pitch [Dillinger to third, Fain to second]; Suder
flied to right [Dillinger scored]; Tipton flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 8 10 0 8
Athletics 2 7 1 6
