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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1946-07-12 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 26290 · 1:55

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 8th. Boo Ferriss earned the win. Rudy York went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Boo Ferriss L: Virgil Trucks SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	5	1	2	0	0	0
George Kell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hoot Evers	2	1	1	0	2	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	2	2	0	0
Pat Mullin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Outlaw	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	1	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Virgil Trucks	3	0	0	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Leon Culberson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Pesky	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dom DiMaggio	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Doerr	3	1	1	1	1	2
Rudy York	4	1	3	2	0	0
Rip Russell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Hal Wagner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Ferriss	3	0	1	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	8.0	8	4	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Ferriss	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: 63
George Kell: S7
Hoot Evers: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Pat Mullin: 43

Bot 1

Leon Culberson: S7
Johnny Pesky: SB2
Johnny Pesky: W
Dom DiMaggio: 9
Ted Williams: 8.2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: S7.3-H;2XH(72)

Top 2

Jimmy Outlaw: 53
Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Birdie Tebbetts: K

Bot 2

Rudy York: S.BX2(64)
Rip Russell: W
Hal Wagner: 8
Dave Ferriss: D8.1-H
Leon Culberson: 2/FL

Top 3

Virgil Trucks: 8
Eddie Lake: 43
George Kell: 31

Bot 3

Johnny Pesky: S7
Dom DiMaggio: W.1-2
Ted Williams: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: K
Rudy York: 43

Top 4

Hoot Evers: 53
Hank Greenberg: S
Pat Mullin: 46(1)/FO
Jimmy Outlaw: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Rip Russell: 53
Hal Wagner: 9
Dave Ferriss: K/C

Top 5

Jimmy Bloodworth: S
Birdie Tebbetts: 36(1)/FO
Virgil Trucks: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 5

Leon Culberson: 7
Johnny Pesky: E1
Dom DiMaggio: 8
Ted Williams: S.1-3
Bobby Doerr: K

Top 6

Eddie Lake: D
George Kell: 43.2-3
Hoot Evers: W
Hank Greenberg: D.3-H;1-H
Pat Mullin: W
Jimmy Outlaw: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: 7

Bot 6

Rudy York: S
Rip Russell: 3(B)4(1)/GDP
Hal Wagner: 3/G

Top 7

Birdie Tebbetts: 63
Virgil Trucks: 3/G
Eddie Lake: S
George Kell: 8

Bot 7

Dave Ferriss: 43
Leon Culberson: 13
Johnny Pesky: 43

Top 8

Hoot Evers: S
Hank Greenberg: 2/P
Pat Mullin: 43.1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: 7

Bot 8

Dom DiMaggio: K
Ted Williams: 3/P
Bobby Doerr: W
Rudy York: HR/9.1-H
Rip Russell: 9

Top 9

Jimmy Bloodworth: 9
Birdie Tebbetts: 4/P
Doc Cramer: S
Eddie Lake: 4/P