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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1948-08-13 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 18000 · 2:03

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 6–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Mel Parnell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mel Parnell L: Early Wynn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	0	2	2	0	0
Johnny Pesky	4	2	2	0	1	0
Ted Williams	4	0	1	0	1	0
Vern Stephens	5	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Doerr	5	1	2	0	0	1
Stan Spence	4	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Goodman	4	1	1	1	0	0
Matt Batts	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Parnell	4	1	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Sullivan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Kozar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tom McBride	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Christman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Junior Wooten	2	1	1	1	2	0
Mickey Vernon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Evans	4	0	2	1	0	0
Early Wynn	4	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	9.0	4	5	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Early Wynn	9.0	10	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: 8
Johnny Pesky: 8
Ted Williams: 8

Bot 1

John Sullivan: 63
Al Kozar: 8
Carden Gillenwater: K/C

Top 2

Vern Stephens: 5/FL
Bobby Doerr: 43
Stan Spence: 7

Bot 2

Tom McBride: 9
Mark Christman: 8
Junior Wooten: W
Mickey Vernon: 8

Top 3

Billy Goodman: 7
Matt Batts: 13
Mel Parnell: S8
Dom DiMaggio: D7/78.1-H
Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Vern Stephens: 8

Bot 3

Al Evans: 53
Early Wynn: 43
John Sullivan: 63

Top 4

Bobby Doerr: S8
Stan Spence: D8.1-3
Billy Goodman: 8.3-H;2-3
Matt Batts: IW
Mel Parnell: 7.3-H;1-3
Dom DiMaggio: 6/P

Bot 4

Al Kozar: 53
Carden Gillenwater: 8
Tom McBride: 13

Top 5

Johnny Pesky: S7
Ted Williams: S9.1-3
Vern Stephens: 8.3-H;1-2
Bobby Doerr: K/C
Stan Spence: K/C

Bot 5

Mark Christman: 8
Junior Wooten: 4/L
Mickey Vernon: W
Al Evans: WP.1-2
Al Evans: 13

Top 6

Billy Goodman: 43
Matt Batts: 53
Mel Parnell: 8

Bot 6

Early Wynn: 53
John Sullivan: W
Al Kozar: 63.1-2
Carden Gillenwater: 8

Top 7

Dom DiMaggio: 3/FL
Johnny Pesky: S8
Ted Williams: 3/G.1-2
Vern Stephens: E2/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Bobby Doerr: S7.1-2
Stan Spence: 4/L

Bot 7

Tom McBride: 43
Mark Christman: D9
Junior Wooten: S8.2-H
Mickey Vernon: 9
Al Evans: S9.1-3
Early Wynn: 5/FL

Top 8

Billy Goodman: S4
Matt Batts: 31/SH.1-3(E1/TH2)
Mel Parnell: 4/P
Dom DiMaggio: S1/BG.3-H(UR)
Johnny Pesky: 5/FL

Bot 8

John Sullivan: 6/L
Al Kozar: 63
Carden Gillenwater: W
Tom McBride: 43

Top 9

Ted Williams: 8
Vern Stephens: 8
Bobby Doerr: 9

Bot 9

Mark Christman: 53
Junior Wooten: W
Mickey Vernon: 3/G.1-2
Al Evans: D7/78.2-H
Early Wynn: 63