Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
August 12, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1949 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 11, Boston Red Sox 13
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 6 1 1 0
Robertson 2b 5 2 1 1
Mele cf 6 2 3 2
Ortiz rf 5 1 4 2
Vollmer lf 6 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 5 1 2 0
Dente ss 5 1 3 2
Evans c 1 1 1 0
  Early c 2 0 0 0
Hittle p 1 1 0 0
  Gettel p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 1 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 1 2
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
  Weik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 11 17 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 0 1 1
Pesky 3b 4 1 3 2
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Stephens ss 5 1 1 1
Doerr 2b 5 2 3 1
Zarilla rf 5 1 1 1
Hitchcock 1b 3 3 2 0
Batts c 3 2 1 2
McDermott p 1 2 1 2
  Hughson p 1 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 14 11
Washington 004 300 310–11171
Boston 018 101 02x–13143
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hittle   2.2 6 7 7 2 2
  Gettel   0.1 4 2 2 2 0
  Haynes   3.0 3 2 1 2 0
  Hudson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Weik  L(1-6) 1.0 1 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
14
13
12
10
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott   3.2 8 7 7 3 0
  Hughson   3.1 5 3 3 2 2
  Dobson  W(10-9) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
11
11
5
3
  E–Vollmer (5), Pesky (13), Doerr (11), Batts (4).  DP–Boston 1. Pesky-Doerr-Hitchcock.  PB–Batts (2).  2B–Washington Mele 2 (10); Ortiz (1), Boston Doerr (23); Hitchcock (5).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Hughson (4); Dobson (2).  Team–11.  SB–Hitchcock (2); Batts (1).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Boyer, 2B–Art Passarella, 3B–Eddie Rommel.
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