Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox
August 7, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1949 at Fenway Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry 2b 5 0 0 0
Kolloway 1b 5 0 1 0
Kell 3b 4 0 2 1
Wertz rf 4 1 0 0
Groth cf 4 1 1 2
Evers lf 3 1 2 0
Lipon ss 4 1 1 1
Swift c 3 1 0 0
Houtteman p 4 1 2 2
Totals 36 6 9 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 0
Pesky 3b 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 2 3 2
Stephens ss 5 1 2 2
Doerr 2b 5 0 0 0
Goodman 1b 5 0 2 0
Zarilla rf 4 0 1 0
Batts c 4 0 1 0
  Stringer pr 0 0 0 0
  Hughson p 0 0 0 0
McDermott p 2 0 1 0
  Hitchcock ph 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Tebbetts ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
Detroit 032 000 001692
Boston 100 000 1024120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(9-6) 9.0 12 4 4 2 5
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(5-3) 6.0 7 5 5 4 2
  Masterson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hughson   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
4

  E–Berry (6), Kolloway (16).  2B–Detroit Kell (29); Evers (15); Lipon (13); Houtteman (1), Boston Pesky (19); Williams (31); Goodman 2 (14); McDermott (2).  HR–Detroit Groth (9,3rd inning off McDermott 1 on), Boston Williams (27,7th inning off Houtteman 0 on); Stephens (27,9th inning off Houtteman 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  SB–Evers (4).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Jones.
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