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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1946-04-20 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 30446 · 1:34

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 2–1. Tex Hughson earned the win. Johnny Pesky went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tex Hughson L: Dick Fowler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Jim Boyer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Jones · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ford Garrison	5	0	1	0	0	1
Hal Peck	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Wallaesa	3	0	2	0	0	1
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	1	0	1
George McQuinn	3	0	1	0	1	0
Buddy Rosar	3	0	1	0	1	1
George Kell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Handley	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dick Fowler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Konopka	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Pesky	3	2	1	1	1	0
Ted Williams	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bobby Doerr	3	0	0	1	1	0
Rudy York	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Metkovich	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Andres	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hal Wagner	2	0	0	0	1	1
Tex Hughson	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Fowler	8.0	2	6	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tex Hughson	9.0	8	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ford Garrison: S5
Hal Peck: S.1-2
Jack Wallaesa: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: K
George McQuinn: IW
Buddy Rosar: K

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: K
Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)/FO.2-H
Rudy York: 7

Top 2

George Kell: S
Gene Handley: 64(1)/FO
Dick Fowler: 3/FL
Ford Garrison: SB2
Ford Garrison: K

Bot 2

George Metkovich: 31
Ernie Andres: 8
Hal Wagner: 4/P

Top 3

Hal Peck: S8
Jack Wallaesa: D9.1-3
Sam Chapman: 43.3-H;2-3
George McQuinn: FC4.3XH(42);B-1
Buddy Rosar: S7.1-3
George Kell: 43

Bot 3

Tex Hughson: 9
Dom DiMaggio: 43
Johnny Pesky: 7

Top 4

Gene Handley: 43
Dick Fowler: 53
Ford Garrison: 6/P

Bot 4

Ted Williams: W
Bobby Doerr: 9/L
Rudy York: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Hal Peck: 23
Jack Wallaesa: K
Sam Chapman: 8

Bot 5

George Metkovich: 5/P
Ernie Andres: W
Hal Wagner: W.1-2
Tex Hughson: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Dom DiMaggio: 53

Top 6

George McQuinn: 9
Buddy Rosar: 8
George Kell: 8

Bot 6

Johnny Pesky: 3/G
Ted Williams: 8
Bobby Doerr: W
Rudy York: S8.1-2
George Metkovich: 5/P

Top 7

Gene Handley: W
Dick Fowler: 56(1)/FO/BG
Ford Garrison: 5/P
Hal Peck: 8

Bot 7

Ernie Andres: 63
Hal Wagner: K
Tex Hughson: 63

Top 8

Jack Wallaesa: S
Sam Chapman: 9
George McQuinn: S9.1-3
Buddy Rosar: SB2
Buddy Rosar: IW
George Kell: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dom DiMaggio: K/C
Johnny Pesky: HR/9
Ted Williams: 3/G
Bobby Doerr: 53

Top 9

Gene Handley: K
Bruce Konopka: K
Ford Garrison: 7

Notes & reviews

Pesky kept running from second and scored when McQuinn threw late to home after failing to complete double play

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