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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1948-09-06 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 2:33

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 14–6. Boston Red Sox put up 9 in the 5th. Mel Parnell earned the win. Wally Moses went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	2	0	9	0	2	0	0	14	18
WS1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	6	12

W: Mel Parnell L: Mickey Haefner SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	1	1	2	1	0
Johnny Pesky	3	3	1	0	2	0
Ted Williams	5	2	2	0	1	1
Vern Stephens	6	2	3	2	0	1
Wally Moses	5	2	4	3	0	0
Billy Goodman	5	1	4	2	1	1
Matt Batts	5	2	1	1	0	0
Billy Hitchcock	4	1	1	1	1	0
Mel Parnell	5	0	1	2	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eddie Yost	5	1	3	2	2
Al Kozar	5	0	2	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	5	0	0	0	0
Bud Stewart	4	0	1	1	0
Tom McBride	4	1	0	0	0
Mark Christman	4	2	2	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	0	1
Al Evans	4	1	2	2	1
Mickey Haefner	1	0	0	0	1
Earl Harrist	2	0	1	0	1
Junior Wooten	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Parnell	9.0	12	0	6

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	4.0	5	2	3
Dick Welteroth	0.1	5	3	0
Earl Harrist	4.2	8	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: W
Johnny Pesky: 43.1-2
Ted Williams: WP.2-3
Ted Williams: K/C
Vern Stephens: 53

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: K
Al Kozar: S9
Carden Gillenwater: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Wally Moses: HP
Billy Goodman: S9.1-3
Matt Batts: S7.1-2;3-H
Billy Hitchcock: 2
Mel Parnell: 9
Dom DiMaggio: 8

Bot 2

Bud Stewart: 6
Tom McBride: 43
Mark Christman: 63

Top 3

Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: D9.1-3
Vern Stephens: 53
Wally Moses: S8.2-H;3-H;B-2(TH)
Billy Goodman: K
Matt Batts: 4

Bot 3

Mickey Vernon: 43
Al Evans: K
Mickey Haefner: K

Top 4

Billy Hitchcock: 8
Mel Parnell: K/C
Dom DiMaggio: 5

Bot 4

Eddie Yost: D7
Al Kozar: 13
Carden Gillenwater: 9
Bud Stewart: D9.2-H
Tom McBride: 9

Top 5

Johnny Pesky: HP
Ted Williams: S9.1-2
Vern Stephens: S9.1-2;2-H(E2)
Wally Moses: S7.1-2;2-H
Billy Goodman: S8.1-2;2-H
Matt Batts: FC/SH.1-2;2-3
Billy Hitchcock: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mel Parnell: 9.1-2;2-3;3-H
Dom DiMaggio: S8.2-H;3-H
Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Vern Stephens: D7.1-3;2-H;3-H
Wally Moses: 5
Billy Goodman: W
Matt Batts: 53

Bot 5

Mark Christman: 4
Mickey Vernon: 4
Al Evans: S6
Earl Harrist: S6.1-2
Eddie Yost: K

Top 6

Billy Hitchcock: S9
Mel Parnell: 6
Dom DiMaggio: 8
Johnny Pesky: S9.1-2
Ted Williams: 31

Bot 6

Al Kozar: 43
Carden Gillenwater: 6
Bud Stewart: 8

Top 7

Vern Stephens: S8
Wally Moses: S9.1-3(E9)
Billy Goodman: S9.1X3(95);3-H
Matt Batts: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Billy Hitchcock: HP
Mel Parnell: S9.1-2;2-H
Dom DiMaggio: 5

Bot 7

Tom McBride: E6
Mark Christman: S7.1-2
Mickey Vernon: K
Al Evans: S8.1-2;2-H(UR)
Earl Harrist: K
Eddie Yost: D7.1-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Al Kozar: 63

Top 8

Johnny Pesky: 8
Ted Williams: 7
Vern Stephens: K/C

Bot 8

Carden Gillenwater: 8
Bud Stewart: 43
Tom McBride: 63

Top 9

Wally Moses: S4
Billy Goodman: S7.1-2
Matt Batts: 3
Billy Hitchcock: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Mark Christman: S7
Mickey Vernon: D9.1-3
Al Evans: 43.2-3;3-H
Junior Wooten: 9.3-H
Eddie Yost: S6
Al Kozar: S8.1-2
Carden Gillenwater: 3