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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1949-07-07 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6457 · 2:30

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 1st. Chuck Stobbs earned the win and Joe Dobson picked up the save. Clyde Vollmer went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Chuck Stobbs L: Mickey Haefner SV: Joe Dobson

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	1	1	1	1	1
Johnny Pesky	2	2	0	0	2	0
Ted Williams	3	1	0	0	2	0
Vern Stephens	5	1	2	2	0	1
Bobby Doerr	3	1	1	0	2	0
Billy Goodman	2	1	1	2	3	0
Tommy O'Brien	3	1	0	1	2	0
Matt Batts	3	0	1	1	2	1
Chuck Stobbs	2	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Merl Combs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dobson	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Kozar	4	1	3	1	0	0
Bud Stewart	4	2	2	0	1	0
Sam Mele	5	0	1	0	0	1
Clyde Vollmer	5	0	3	3	0	0
Eddie Robinson	1	0	0	0	2	0
Eddie Yost	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Dente	4	0	3	0	0	0
Ralph Weigel	3	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Welteroth	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Early	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Hittle	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sherry Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Stobbs	6.0	7	3	1
Joe Dobson	3.0	5	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	0.2	1	5	0
Dick Welteroth	3.1	3	7	2
Dick Weik	2.0	1	1	1
Lloyd Hittle	3.0	1	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: W
Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
Ted Williams: 8.2-3
Vern Stephens: D9.3-H;1-3
Bobby Doerr: W
Billy Goodman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tommy O'Brien: 8.3-H
Matt Batts: W.2-3;1-2
Chuck Stobbs: E1/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Dom DiMaggio: S5/G.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Johnny Pesky: 3/G

Bot 1

Al Kozar: S7
Bud Stewart: W.1-2
Sam Mele: 2/FL
Clyde Vollmer: D7.1-H;2-H
Eddie Robinson: 5/P
Eddie Yost: FC5.2X3(5)

Top 2

Ted Williams: W
Vern Stephens: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bobby Doerr: 7/FL

Bot 2

Sam Dente: S7
Ralph Weigel: 64(1)/FO
Dick Welteroth: 23/SH.1-2
Al Kozar: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Bud Stewart: 3/L

Top 3

Billy Goodman: W
Tommy O'Brien: 54(1)/FO
Matt Batts: SB2
Matt Batts: S9.2-H
Chuck Stobbs: 23/SH.1-2
Dom DiMaggio: K

Bot 3

Sam Mele: K
Clyde Vollmer: 43
Eddie Robinson: W
Eddie Yost: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Vern Stephens: D7.2-H;1-3
Bobby Doerr: W
Billy Goodman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tommy O'Brien: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Matt Batts: W
Chuck Stobbs: 14(1)/FO

Bot 4

Sam Dente: S4/G
Ralph Weigel: 53.1-2
Al Evans: 8
Al Kozar: S5/G.2-3
Bud Stewart: 43

Top 5

Dom DiMaggio: 63
Johnny Pesky: 7
Ted Williams: 7

Bot 5

Sam Mele: 4/P
Clyde Vollmer: S7
Eddie Robinson: W.1-2
Eddie Yost: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Sam Dente: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Vern Stephens: 43
Bobby Doerr: 63
Billy Goodman: S6/G
Tommy O'Brien: W.1-2
Matt Batts: K

Bot 6

Ralph Weigel: 4/P
John Simmons: 7
Al Kozar: 8

Top 7

Babe Martin: 43
Dom DiMaggio: 63
Merl Combs: 7

Bot 7

Bud Stewart: S8
Sam Mele: S7.1-2
Clyde Vollmer: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Buddy Lewis: 63

Top 8

Ted Williams: 6/P
Vern Stephens: 3/FL
Bobby Doerr: S8
Billy Goodman: 7

Bot 8

Eddie Yost: 63
Sam Dente: D9/G
Jake Early: 43.2-3
Lloyd Hittle: 9

Top 9

Tommy O'Brien: W
Matt Batts: 9
Joe Dobson: W.1-2
Dom DiMaggio: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Sherry Robertson: 43
Bud Stewart: T8
Sam Mele: 4/P
Clyde Vollmer: S9.3-H
Buddy Lewis: 43

Notes & reviews

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suspended,19490820,WAS09,catch train $Game suspended to allow the Red Sox to catch a train home; game completed 8/20 with new umpires

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