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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1946-05-01 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 27371 · 2:12

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 13–1. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Boo Ferriss earned the win. Dom DiMaggio went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
BOS	4	3	1	0	0	1	2	2		13	12

W: Boo Ferriss L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Mayo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	0	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg	1	0	0	0	1	1
Dick Wakefield	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Mullin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	2	0	1	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	0	1
Al Benton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal White	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Outlaw	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Hutchinson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Anse Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Swift	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Hitchcock	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Metkovich	4	4	4	0	2	0
Johnny Pesky	6	1	1	1	0	1
Ted Williams	3	2	1	1	1	1
Bobby Doerr	6	2	1	2	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	1	1
Dom DiMaggio	3	2	2	2	2	0
Hal Wagner	1	0	1	0	4	0
Eddie Pellagrini	5	0	0	1	0	0
Dave Ferriss	5	2	2	1	0	0
Leon Culberson	0	0	0	1	2	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	1.1	4	4	1
Hal White	4.2	5	3	2
Rufe Gentry	2.0	3	5	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Ferriss	9.0	4	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: W
Eddie Mayo: S9.1-3
Barney McCosky: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Hank Greenberg: K/C
Dick Wakefield: 8

Bot 1

George Metkovich: S3/BG
Johnny Pesky: S9.1-3
Ted Williams: D7.3-H;1-3
Bobby Doerr: S5.3-H;2-2
Rudy York: W.2-3;1-2
Dom DiMaggio: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hal Wagner: IW
Eddie Pellagrini: 5(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
Dave Ferriss: 5/P

Top 2

Pat Mullin: 43
Pinky Higgins: S8
Birdie Tebbetts: K
Al Benton: E6.1-2
Eddie Lake: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

George Metkovich: W
Johnny Pesky: K/C
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Bobby Doerr: E6.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: E1/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Dom DiMaggio: W
Hal Wagner: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Pellagrini: 8
Dave Ferriss: 3/G

Top 3

Eddie Mayo: 43
Barney McCosky: 43
Hank Greenberg: W
Dick Wakefield: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

George Metkovich: T9
Johnny Pesky: 9.3-H
Ted Williams: 31
Bobby Doerr: 7

Top 4

Pat Mullin: 7
Pinky Higgins: 6/P
Birdie Tebbetts: S7
Hal White: 63

Bot 4

Rudy York: K/C
Dom DiMaggio: S/78
Hal Wagner: S9.1-2
Eddie Pellagrini: 7
Dave Ferriss: 7

Top 5

Eddie Lake: D7
Eddie Mayo: 43.2-3
Barney McCosky: 6/P
Roy Cullenbine: 63

Bot 5

George Metkovich: S/78
Johnny Pesky: 8
Ted Williams: SB2
Ted Williams: K
Bobby Doerr: 63

Top 6

Dick Wakefield: 63
Pat Mullin: 63
Jimmy Outlaw: 4/P

Bot 6

Rudy York: 5/L
Dom DiMaggio: HR/7
Hal Wagner: W
Eddie Pellagrini: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Birdie Tebbetts: 8
Fred Hutchinson: W
Eddie Lake: 64(1)/FO
Eddie Mayo: 43

Bot 7

Dave Ferriss: S7
George Metkovich: S9.1-2
Johnny Pesky: 6/P
Leon Culberson: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: 7.3-H
Rudy York: 8

Top 8

Anse Moore: 9
Roy Cullenbine: 31
Dick Wakefield: 31

Bot 8

Dom DiMaggio: W
Hal Wagner: W.1-2
Eddie Pellagrini: 9.2-3
Dave Ferriss: S9.3-H;1-3(E9);B-2
George Metkovich: W
Johnny Pesky: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Leon Culberson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: 5(2)/FO

Top 9

Pat Mullin: 3/G
Jimmy Outlaw: 9
Bob Swift: E5
Billy Hitchcock: 63

Notes & reviews

off of Higgins glove
Benton's throw to the plate is wild (AP in NY Times)
Tiger Doc Cramer, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Summers who reversed the home run call of other umpires

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