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Boston Red Sox @
Detroit Tigers
1942-05-17 Β· Day game Β· Tiger Stadium Β· 10 innings Β· Att: 24581 Β· 2:05
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 4β3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Tommy Bridges earned the win. Jimmy Bloodworth went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
W: Tommy Bridges L: Mace Brown SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Bill Summers Β· 1B: Art Passarella Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: George Pipgras Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Pesky | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lou Finney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Williams | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Bobby Doerr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Lupien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Tabor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Dom DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Johnny Peacock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dick Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jimmie Foxx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Bloodworth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doc Cramer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy York | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Barney McCosky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Don Ross | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Billy Hitchcock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Bridges | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rip Radcliff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Newsome | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Bridges | 10.0 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Pesky: K
- Lou Finney: 63
- Ted Williams: K
Bot 1
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 9
- Ned Harris: 31
- Doc Cramer: 3
Top 2
- Bobby Doerr: 53
- Tony Lupien: 31
- Jim Tabor: K
Bot 2
- Rudy York: HR/F7D
- Barney McCosky: 3/G
- Don Ross: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: 14(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Dom DiMaggio: S7
- Johnny Peacock: 3
- Dick Newsome: K23
- Johnny Pesky: K
Bot 3
- Billy Hitchcock: S7
- Tommy Bridges: E1/TH/SH.1-3
- Jimmy Bloodworth: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
- Ned Harris: 13.3-3;1-2
- Doc Cramer: 43.3-H(UR)
- Rudy York: W
- Barney McCosky: 4
Top 4
- Lou Finney: 3
- Ted Williams: FLE4
- Ted Williams: S9
- Bobby Doerr: S8.1-2
- Tony Lupien: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
- Jim Tabor: W
- Dom DiMaggio: K
Bot 4
- Don Ross: D9/L
- Birdie Tebbetts: 43.2-3
- Billy Hitchcock: 8
- Tommy Bridges: 43
Top 5
- Johnny Peacock: 3
- Dick Newsome: K23
- Johnny Pesky: 53
Bot 5
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 7/L
- Ned Harris: 53
- Doc Cramer: 63
Top 6
- Lou Finney: 63
- Ted Williams: W
- Bobby Doerr: 6
- Tony Lupien: 3/FL
Bot 6
- Rudy York: 53
- Barney McCosky: S9
- Don Ross: SB2
- Don Ross: FC6.2X3(65)
- Birdie Tebbetts: 6
Top 7
- Jim Tabor: 8
- Dom DiMaggio: 8
- Johnny Peacock: W
- Jimmie Foxx: K
Bot 7
- Billy Hitchcock: 53
- Tommy Bridges: 8
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 163
Top 8
- Johnny Pesky: S5/G
- Lou Finney: 7/F
- Ted Williams: T9/9L.1-H
- Bobby Doerr: 8/F8D.3-H
- Tony Lupien: 43
Bot 8
- Ned Harris: 43
- Doc Cramer: 63
- Rudy York: K
Top 9
- Jim Tabor: W
- Dom DiMaggio: 64(1)/FO
- Johnny Peacock: CS2(26)
- Johnny Peacock: 9/L
Bot 9
- Barney McCosky: W
- Don Ross: 34/SH.1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: IW
- Rip Radcliff: 4/P
- Tommy Bridges: 9/F
Top 10
- Mace Brown: 63
- Johnny Pesky: S3
- Lou Finney: 4
- Ted Williams: W.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 8/F
Bot 10
- Jimmy Bloodworth: HR/9
Notes & reviews
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