Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 4, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1946 at Briggs Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 3b 4 0 0 0
Pesky ss 5 3 3 0
Moses rf 3 1 1 1
Doerr 2b 5 3 3 7
McBride lf 5 0 2 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0
York 1b 4 0 1 0
Partee c 4 0 1 0
Harris p 4 2 2 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 4 1 1 1
Kell 3b 4 0 1 1
Evers cf 4 0 0 0
Greenberg 1b 4 1 0 0
Wakefield lf 4 0 0 0
Cullenbine rf 4 1 3 2
Webb 2b 4 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 3 1 0 0
Newhouser p 1 0 0 0
  Caster p 1 0 0 0
  Outlaw ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorsica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 5 4
Boston 200 140 1019142
Detroit 000 002 002452
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  W(14-5) 9.0 5 4 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
4
2
0
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser  L(20-4) 5.0 8 7 2 0 3
  Caster   3.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Gorsica   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
4
1
3

  E–Gutteridge (1), Pesky (20), Evers (2), Webb (1).  DP–Detroit 2. Newhouser-Greenberg, Kell-Tebbetts-Greenberg.  2B–Boston Pesky (31); Doerr (24), Detroit Lake (18); Kell (14).  HR–Boston Doerr 2 (14,4th inning off Newhouser 0 on,5th inning off Newhouser 3 on), Detroit Cullenbine (9,9th inning off Harris 1 on).  SH–Gutteridge (2).  HBP–Moses (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  SB–Tebbetts (1).  U–Red Jones, Cal Hubbard, Joe Paparella.  T–1:53.  A–49,425.
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