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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1942-04-14 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 9901 · 2:21

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Dick Newsome earned the win. Ted Williams went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	10
BOS	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		8	14

W: Dick Newsome L: Phil Marchildon SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Mike Kreevich	5	2	2	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	3	0	2	0	0
Buddy Blair	4	1	1	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	2	3	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0
Ken Richardson	3	0	0	0	1
Pete Suder	4	0	0	0	0
Phil Marchildon	2	0	1	0	0
Jim Castiglia	1	0	1	0	0
Eddie Collins	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	3	3	1	0	2	1
Johnny Pesky	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ted Williams	4	1	3	5	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	5	1	1	1	0	2
Jim Tabor	5	0	2	0	0	0
Pete Fox	4	0	1	1	1	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	1	1	0	2	1
Johnny Peacock	2	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Newsome	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bill Conroy	2	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Marchildon	6.0	10	6	3
Russ Christopher	2.0	4	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Newsome	9.0	10	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mike Kreevich: S7
Bill Knickerbocker: 34/SH.1-2
Buddy Blair: 3/FL
Bob Johnson: S7/L7DW.2-H
Dick Siebert: S9.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 6/P

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: W
Johnny Pesky: FC5/TH2.1-2;B-1
Ted Williams: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H
Jimmie Foxx: S8
Jim Tabor: 4/P
Pete Fox: 5/FL
Skeeter Newsome: W.1-2
Johnny Peacock: 3/G

Top 2

Ken Richardson: 53
Pete Suder: 2/FL
Phil Marchildon: S6
Mike Kreevich: 3/P

Bot 2

Dick Newsome: S9
Dom DiMaggio: S8.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 25(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Ted Williams: S8.2-H;1-3
Jimmie Foxx: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bill Knickerbocker: S7/7L.BX2(764)
Buddy Blair: D9
Bob Johnson: D7.2-H
Dick Siebert: 9/L
Frankie Hayes: 5/FL

Bot 3

Jim Tabor: 7
Pete Fox: 6/P
Skeeter Newsome: W
Johnny Peacock: SB2
Johnny Peacock: D/F89S.2-H
Dick Newsome: 3/L

Top 4

Ken Richardson: 8
Pete Suder: 63
Phil Marchildon: 63

Bot 4

Dom DiMaggio: K
Johnny Pesky: T8
Ted Williams: 3/G
Jimmie Foxx: K

Top 5

Mike Kreevich: S5
Bill Knickerbocker: E5/TH1.1-2
Buddy Blair: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Johnson: 7/F7.3-H(UR)
Dick Siebert: 43

Bot 5

Jim Tabor: S
Pete Fox: W.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: K
Bill Conroy: 2/FL
Dick Newsome: 31

Top 6

Frankie Hayes: 7
Ken Richardson: W
Pete Suder: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Dom DiMaggio: W
Johnny Pesky: 13/SH.1-2
Ted Williams: W
Jimmie Foxx: WP.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 16(1)/FO.3-H
Jim Tabor: S.1-2
Pete Fox: D7/F7DW.2-H;1-3
Skeeter Newsome: 7

Top 7

Jim Castiglia: S
Mike Kreevich: 8
Bill Knickerbocker: S.1-2
Buddy Blair: 7
Bob Johnson: 4/P

Bot 7

Bill Conroy: S9.BX2(94)
Dick Newsome: W
Dom DiMaggio: 5/L
Johnny Pesky: S.1-2
Ted Williams: S.2-H;1-2
Jimmie Foxx: K

Top 8

Dick Siebert: 8
Frankie Hayes: 13
Ken Richardson: 63

Bot 8

Jim Tabor: 8
Pete Fox: E4
Skeeter Newsome: CS2(24)
Skeeter Newsome: S
Bill Conroy: CS2(26)

Top 9

Pete Suder: 13
Eddie Collins: 3/L
Mike Kreevich: 5/L

Notes & reviews

Major League debut for Buddy Blair
Off the scoreboard
Major League debut for Johnny Pesky
Into 2nd row of the open RF bleachers back of BOS bullpen
Major League debut for Ken Richardson
Texas Leaguer
Off Tabor's shins
The throw was in time but Kreevich kicked it out of Peacock's glove. Peacock's right hand was badly spiked.
Major League debut for Jim Castiglia
Major League debut for Russ Christopher

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