Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 11, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1948 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 1
Pesky 3b 5 1 3 0
Spence lf 6 2 1 2
Stephens ss 5 0 1 1
Doerr 2b 4 1 1 0
Mele rf 4 1 2 2
Goodman 1b 5 1 2 2
Tebbetts c 5 1 1 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Ferriss p 3 1 1 0
Totals 43 9 13 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 0 1 0
McCosky lf 5 1 3 1
  White lf 0 0 0 0
Coleman R. cf 5 0 0 0
Fain 1b 5 1 1 1
Majeski 3b 5 1 1 1
Valo rf 3 1 0 0
Franks c 4 1 0 0
Suder 2b 4 2 3 4
Brissie p 2 1 2 1
  Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman J. p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib ph,p 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 11 8
Boston 203 102 000 19130
Philadelphia 033 000 002 08111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   2.2 8 6 6 2 0
  Ferriss  W(5-2) 7.1 3 2 2 3 4
Totals
10.0
11
8
8
5
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie   3.1 7 6 6 3 1
  Harris   2.1 3 2 0 0 1
  Coleman   2.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Scheib  L(7-4) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
13
9
7
6
3

  E–Fain (11).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Fain-Joost-Fain.  2B–Boston DiMaggio (16); Pesky 2 (11); Spence (8); Goodman (12), Philadelphia Fain (15).  3B–Boston Goodman (2), Philadelphia Suder (1).  HR–Philadelphia Suder (4,3rd inning off Dobson 2 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  CS–Fain (3).  U–Art Passarella, Eddie Rommel, Jim Boyer.
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