Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
May 24, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1949 at Fenway Park. 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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Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kolloway 2b 5 1 2 0
Campbell 1b 5 1 1 0
Kell 3b 5 0 1 1
Wertz rf 4 1 1 1
Evers lf 2 1 1 0
Groth cf 4 2 3 3
Lipon ss 5 0 2 0
Swift c 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Berry pr 0 1 0 0
  Riebe c 1 0 0 1
Houtteman p 3 0 1 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 1 2 1
Pesky 3b 6 2 2 1
Williams lf 5 2 3 2
Stephens ss 5 0 2 1
Doerr 2b 5 1 2 3
Goodman 1b 5 0 1 0
Zarilla rf 4 0 2 0
Tebbetts c 5 2 3 0
Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Hughson p 1 0 0 0
  Hitchcock ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 17 8
Detroit 021 001 002 17120
Boston 100 021 110 28171
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman   6.1 11 5 5 1 2
  Trout   1.2 3 1 0 0 1
  Kretlow  L(0-2) 1.1 3 2 2 4 0
Totals
9.1
17
8
7
5
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harris   5.1 6 4 4 3 1
  Hughson   3.2 5 2 2 2 1
  Johnson  W(3-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
12
7
7
6
3

  E–Pesky (4).  DP–Boston 4. Harris-Stephens-Goodman, Stephens-Doerr-Goodman, Doerr-Stephens-Goodman, Tebbetts-Stephens.  2B–Detroit Kolloway (6), Boston DiMaggio (6); Pesky (6); Williams 2 (9); Stephens (5); Zarilla (5).  HR–Detroit Groth (6,2nd inning off Hughson 1 on), Boston Williams (9,1st inning off Houtteman 0 on); Doerr (4,6th inning off Houtteman 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Harris (2); Hughson (2).  Team–14.  U–Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry.
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