Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
August 3, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 15, St. Louis Browns 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 0 0 0
Pesky 3b 5 2 2 0
Williams lf 3 3 1 1
  Mele lf 1 0 0 0
Stephens ss 4 3 1 2
Doerr 2b 6 2 2 1
Spence rf 5 3 3 4
Goodman 1b 3 1 2 2
Tebbetts c 2 1 0 1
Kramer p 1 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 3 0 0 1
Totals 39 15 12 12
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 6 1 3 0
Zarilla cf 6 1 2 2
Priddy 2b 4 1 1 0
  Ostrowski p 0 0 0 0
Arft 1b 5 1 2 1
Kokos rf 4 1 1 1
Moss c 5 1 1 0
Lund lf 4 1 1 1
Pellagrini ss 4 0 2 2
Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Stephens p 0 0 0 0
  Platt ph 0 0 0 0
  Widmar p 0 0 0 0
  Dente ph 1 0 0 0
  Biscan p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson 2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 41 8 14 7
Boston 401 001 45015123
St. Louis 003 000 1408142
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer  W(13-3) 3.0 5 3 3 5 1
  Johnson  SV(2) 6.0 9 5 4 1 3
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
6
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L(7-12) 1.0 4 4 4 2 1
  Stephens   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Widmar   3.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Biscan   1.1 5 8 6 4 1
  Kennedy   0.2 0 1 0 1 1
  Ostrowski   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
15
12
9
5

  E–Pesky (12), Mele (3), Stephens (19), Dillinger 2 (15).  DP–Boston 1. Doerr-Stephens-Goodman, St. Louis 1. Priddy-Pellagrini-Arft-Pellagrini.  PB–Tebbetts (4); Moss (3).  2B–St. Louis Zarilla (26); Lund (3); Pellagrini (4).  3B–Boston Stephens (4), St. Louis Arft (2).  HR–Boston Williams (18,3rd inning off Stephens 0 on); Spence (8,1st inning off Sanford 1 on).  HBP–Goodman (3); Tebbetts (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  U–Eddie Hurley, Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry.  T–2:35.  A–6,961.
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