Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
July 23, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1949 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 16, St. Louis Browns 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 6 1 1 2
Pesky 3b 6 2 2 1
Williams lf 4 2 3 3
Stephens ss 4 0 1 0
Doerr 2b 6 4 3 4
Goodman 1b 6 1 3 0
Zarilla rf 4 3 2 2
Batts c 6 2 3 2
Stobbs p 3 1 1 1
Totals 45 16 19 15
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 3 1 0 0
Kokos rf 4 1 2 0
Priddy 2b 4 1 2 0
Platt lf 4 0 0 1
Sievers cf 4 0 2 1
Lehner 1b 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 0 1 0
Pellagrini ss 4 1 2 0
Embree p 1 0 0 0
  Papai p 1 0 0 0
  Winegarner p 2 1 1 2
Totals 35 5 10 4
Boston 012 241 50116192
St. Louis 000 100 0405101
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  W(5-2) 9.0 10 5 4 1 7
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
1
7
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Embree  L(3-11) 3.2 6 5 5 5 1
  Papai   3.0 10 10 7 1 0
  Winegarner   2.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
19
16
13
6
2

  E–Stephens (18), Stobbs (2), Pellagrini (13).  DP–Boston 2. Stobbs-Stephens-Goodman, Pesky-Doerr-Goodman, St. Louis 1. Pellagrini-Priddy-Lehner.  2B–Boston Batts (7), St. Louis Kokos (15); Priddy (14).  3B–Boston Zarilla (1).  HR–Boston Williams (24,3rd inning off Embree 1 on); Doerr 2 (11,7th inning off Papai 2 on,1st inning off Embree 0 on), St. Louis Winegarner (1,8th inning off Stobbs 1 on).  SH–Stobbs 2 (6).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  U–Bill Summers, Bill Grieve, Jim Honochick.
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