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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1947-09-28 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 5238 · 1:41

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 5–1. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 3rd. Mickey Haefner earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
WS1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0		5	9

W: Mickey Haefner L: Earl Johnson SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eddie Pellagrini	4	0	2	0	1
Johnny Pesky	4	0	0	0	0
Dom DiMaggio	4	0	1	0	1
Ted Williams	4	0	2	0	0
Bobby Doerr	3	0	1	0	0
Sam Mele	4	0	1	0	1
Jake Jones	4	1	1	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	1	0	1	0	0
Leon Culberson	1	0	0	1	0
Matt Batts	2	0	1	0	0
Chuck Stobbs	1	0	0	0	0
Roy Partee	1	0	0	0	0
Don Gutteridge	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Junior Wooten	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Lyons	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gil Coan	2	1	1	0	2	1
Mickey Vernon	4	1	2	2	0	0
Tom McBride	3	1	0	0	1	0
Eddie Yost	2	1	1	0	2	0
John Sullivan	2	0	0	1	1	0
Al Evans	4	0	2	2	0	0
Mickey Haefner	4	0	2	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Johnson	2.0	3	1	0
Chuck Stobbs	5.0	3	5	1
Cot Deal	1.0	3	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	9.0	10	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Pellagrini: K
Johnny Pesky: 43
Dom DiMaggio: K

Bot 1

Junior Wooten: 63
Ed Lyons: 9/L
Gil Coan: S8
Mickey Vernon: 43

Top 2

Ted Williams: S8
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)3/GDP
Sam Mele: K

Bot 2

Tom McBride: E6
Eddie Yost: W.1-2
John Sullivan: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Al Evans: S8.B-2(TH);2-H;3-H(UR)
Mickey Haefner: S4.2-3
Junior Wooten: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Jake Jones: S7
Birdie Tebbetts: S8.1-3
Leon Culberson: 8.3-H
Eddie Pellagrini: S9.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 2/FL
Dom DiMaggio: 7

Bot 3

Ed Lyons: S7
Gil Coan: W.1-2
Mickey Vernon: D9.1-H;2-H
Tom McBride: 43.2-3
Eddie Yost: W
John Sullivan: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Al Evans: 7

Top 4

Ted Williams: 8
Bobby Doerr: S8
Sam Mele: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Mickey Haefner: 53
Junior Wooten: 8
Ed Lyons: 63

Top 5

Jake Jones: 6
Matt Batts: S8
Chuck Stobbs: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Gil Coan: K/C
Mickey Vernon: 3/G
Tom McBride: W
Eddie Yost: 8

Top 6

Eddie Pellagrini: 53
Johnny Pesky: 63
Dom DiMaggio: S6
Ted Williams: 3/L

Bot 6

John Sullivan: W
Al Evans: CS2(26)
Al Evans: 63
Mickey Haefner: 63

Top 7

Bobby Doerr: 53
Sam Mele: 2/FL
Jake Jones: 4

Bot 7

Junior Wooten: 8
Ed Lyons: 9
Gil Coan: W
Mickey Vernon: S8.1-2
Tom McBride: 9

Top 8

Matt Batts: 4
Roy Partee: 7
Eddie Pellagrini: S8
Johnny Pesky: 9

Bot 8

Eddie Yost: S9
John Sullivan: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Al Evans: S9
Mickey Haefner: SB2
Mickey Haefner: S6.2-3
Junior Wooten: 13

Top 9

Dom DiMaggio: 8
Ted Williams: S9
Don Gutteridge: 7
Sam Mele: S7.1-2
Jake Jones: 5/FL