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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1947-09-27 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3148 · 2:09

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 8–1. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 8th. Joe Dobson earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	8	14
WS1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Joe Dobson L: Walt Masterson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Merl Combs	5	2	3	1	1	1
Johnny Pesky	4	1	3	2	1	0
Dom DiMaggio	5	2	2	0	1	1
Ted Williams	3	1	2	3	2	0
Wally Moses	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bobby Doerr	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jake Jones	5	1	1	0	0	1
Roy Partee	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Dobson	3	1	0	0	1	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Lyons	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gil Coan	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mickey Vernon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Spence	3	1	2	1	1	0
Sherry Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	1
John Sullivan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Al Evans	3	0	1	0	0	0
Walt Masterson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Toenes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Dobson	9.0	5	2	6

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walt Masterson	7.1	12	6	3
Hal Toenes	1.2	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Merl Combs: D8
Johnny Pesky: 23/SH.2-3
Dom DiMaggio: W
Ted Williams: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Wally Moses: 7
Bobby Doerr: S7
Jake Jones: 9

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 7
Ed Lyons: 9
Gil Coan: K

Top 2

Roy Partee: 43
Joe Dobson: W
Merl Combs: 5/FL
Johnny Pesky: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Mickey Vernon: 43
Stan Spence: HR/9
Sherry Robertson: 43
John Sullivan: 63

Top 3

Dom DiMaggio: 9/L
Ted Williams: S7
Wally Moses: 43.1-2
Bobby Doerr: 9/L

Bot 3

Al Evans: 5/FL
Walt Masterson: K/C
Eddie Yost: 63

Top 4

Jake Jones: 53
Roy Partee: 9
Joe Dobson: 53

Bot 4

Ed Lyons: 63
Gil Coan: 43
Mickey Vernon: 31

Top 5

Merl Combs: K/C
Johnny Pesky: W
Dom DiMaggio: D8.1-3
Ted Williams: IW
Wally Moses: 5/FL
Bobby Doerr: 9

Bot 5

Stan Spence: 31
Sherry Robertson: 8
John Sullivan: K/C

Top 6

Jake Jones: 53
Roy Partee: S7
Joe Dobson: 34/SH.1-2
Merl Combs: W
Johnny Pesky: S7.1-2;2-3
Dom DiMaggio: K/C

Bot 6

Al Evans: S7
Walt Masterson: 54(1)3/GDP
Eddie Yost: S4
Ed Lyons: 63

Top 7

Ted Williams: 13
Wally Moses: K
Bobby Doerr: 63

Bot 7

Gil Coan: K23
Mickey Vernon: K
Stan Spence: S9
Sherry Robertson: 4

Top 8

Jake Jones: S7
Roy Partee: 23/SH.1-2
Joe Dobson: E6.2-3
Merl Combs: S8.1-2;3-H
Johnny Pesky: D7.1-H;2-H(UR);B-3(TH)
Dom DiMaggio: WP.3-H
Dom DiMaggio: S7
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Wally Moses: S8.1-2;2-H
Bobby Doerr: 8
Jake Jones: K

Bot 8

John Sullivan: 8
Al Evans: 53
Hal Toenes: 53

Top 9

Roy Partee: 43
Joe Dobson: K
Merl Combs: S9
Johnny Pesky: D9.1-3
Dom DiMaggio: 9/L

Bot 9

Eddie Yost: 53
Ed Lyons: W
Gil Coan: S9.1-2
Mickey Vernon: 6/L
Stan Spence: W.2-3;1-2
Sherry Robertson: K