This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1941-08-03 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 14634 · 2:28

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 6–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. Hal Newhouser earned the win and Al Benton picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	11
BOS	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	11

W: Hal Newhouser L: Dick Newsome SV: Al Benton

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rip Radcliff	5	1	2	2	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	0	1	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	0	1	1	0
Pinky Higgins	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bruce Campbell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rudy York	4	2	2	1	0	1
Billy Sullivan	4	2	3	1	0	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	1	0	1	0
Hal Newhouser	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tuck Stainback	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	4	2	2	0	1	0
Pete Fox	5	0	3	1	0	1
Joe Cronin	3	1	2	1	2	0
Ted Williams	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Tabor	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Doerr	4	0	0	0	1	1
Lou Finney	5	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Pytlak	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dick Newsome	1	0	0	0	1	1
Charlie Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Newhouser	8.0	11	6	5
Al Benton	1.0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Newsome	4.2	10	2	2
Charlie Wagner	3.1	0	0	2
Mike Ryba	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rip Radcliff: D9
Charlie Gehringer: 99/G.2-3
Barney McCosky: 99/G.3-H
Pinky Higgins: S
Bruce Campbell: 7/FL

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: D7
Pete Fox: S5.2-3
Joe Cronin: 4(1)/FO.3-H
Ted Williams: 4(1)/FO
Jim Tabor: S5.1-2
Bobby Doerr: K

Top 2

Rudy York: 7/FL
Billy Sullivan: S9
Frank Croucher: S.1-2
Hal Newhouser: S/BG.2-3;1-2
Rip Radcliff: 7.3-H
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Bot 2

Lou Finney: 99
Frankie Pytlak: 53
Dick Newsome: W
Dom DiMaggio: 99

Top 3

Barney McCosky: 13/BG
Pinky Higgins: 99
Bruce Campbell: K

Bot 3

Pete Fox: D7
Joe Cronin: W
Ted Williams: 3/P
Jim Tabor: K+SB3;SB2
Bobby Doerr: IW
Lou Finney: 5/P

Top 4

Rudy York: S
Billy Sullivan: S9.1-3
Frank Croucher: PB.3-H;1-2
Frank Croucher: 99
Hal Newhouser: 99
Rip Radcliff: S8/OBS.2-H(UR)
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Bot 4

Frankie Pytlak: S7
Dick Newsome: K
Dom DiMaggio: PO1(13)
Dom DiMaggio: W
Pete Fox: T9.1-H
Joe Cronin: W
Ted Williams: 43

Top 5

Barney McCosky: W
Pinky Higgins: E6.1-2
Bruce Campbell: PO2(26)
Bruce Campbell: K
Rudy York: D7.1-H(UR)
Billy Sullivan: S9.2-H(UR)
Frank Croucher: W.1-2
Hal Newhouser: K

Bot 5

Jim Tabor: E5
Bobby Doerr: 99
Lou Finney: 99
Frankie Pytlak: 99

Top 6

Rip Radcliff: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Barney McCosky: 99

Bot 6

Charlie Wagner: 99
Dom DiMaggio: S
Pete Fox: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Pinky Higgins: 99
Bruce Campbell: 99
Rudy York: K

Bot 7

Joe Cronin: S
Ted Williams: S9.1-3
Jim Tabor: 3/G.3-H(E2/TH)(NR)(UR);1-2
Bobby Doerr: 99
Lou Finney: 99

Top 8

Billy Sullivan: 99
Frank Croucher: 99
Hal Newhouser: 99

Bot 8

Frankie Pytlak: S
Jimmie Foxx: K
Dom DiMaggio: 99
Pete Fox: K

Top 9

Rip Radcliff: 99
Charlie Gehringer: S
Barney McCosky: 99
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Tuck Stainback: K

Bot 9

Joe Cronin: S7
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Jim Tabor: 99/F
Bobby Doerr: 99/F
Lou Finney: 99/F

Notes & reviews

Collision between Sullivan and Pytlak who apparently tagged runner out; plate umpire Pipgras ruled obstruciton on Pytlak and Sullivan scored; RBI, no error

⚾ Arcade