Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
August 11, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1948 at Yankee Stadium I. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 0 2 0
Pesky 3b 5 1 2 1
Williams lf 3 1 2 1
Stephens ss 5 0 0 1
Doerr 2b 5 1 1 0
Spence rf 4 1 1 0
Goodman 1b 4 0 2 1
Batts c 5 0 2 1
Galehouse p 2 1 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 1 2 0
Henrich rf 4 0 1 0
Keller lf 4 1 1 1
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 1
Berra c 4 0 1 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 2 0 0 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Boston 001 020 2005120
New York 101 000 000280
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse  W(5-6) 9.0 8 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  L(11-6) 6.2 11 5 5 6 1
  Hiller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Embree   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
6
2

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Galehouse-Doerr-Goodman, New York 1. Rizzuto-McQuinn.  2B–Boston Pesky (18), New York Stirnweiss (13); Keller (11); Johnson (18).  3B–Boston Pesky (4).  HR–Boston Williams (19,7th inning off Reynolds 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  HBP–Rizzuto (2).  Team–6.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:30.  A–44,836.
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