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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1946-08-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 29226 · 1:55

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 4–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Mickey Harris earned the win. Joe DiMaggio went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mickey Harris L: Spud Chandler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Art Passarella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	0	3	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio	2	1	1	1	1	0
Charlie Keller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Aaron Robinson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Lindell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto	4	0	0	0	0	1
Spud Chandler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Souchock	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Pesky	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Williams	2	2	1	0	2	0
Bobby Doerr	3	0	2	1	1	0
Rudy York	4	0	2	2	0	0
Dom DiMaggio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rip Russell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Wagner	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mickey Harris	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spud Chandler	6.0	9	2	2
Cuddles Marshall	2.0	0	2	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Harris	9.0	8	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 63
Billy Johnson: 9
Tommy Henrich: D8/L89
Joe DiMaggio: IW
Charlie Keller: K/C

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 43
Johnny Pesky: 43
Ted Williams: 43

Top 2

Aaron Robinson: S4
Johnny Lindell: 5/L
Phil Rizzuto: 5/P
Spud Chandler: 6/P

Bot 2

Bobby Doerr: S1/G3S
Rudy York: 8/F8XDW
Dom DiMaggio: D9.1-3
Rip Russell: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-1
Hal Wagner: 7

Top 3

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 7
Billy Johnson: 3/FL
Tommy Henrich: S8
Joe DiMaggio: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Mickey Harris: 53
Wally Moses: 43
Johnny Pesky: 13

Top 4

Charlie Keller: 8
Aaron Robinson: 2/P
Johnny Lindell: 63

Bot 4

Ted Williams: W
Bobby Doerr: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Rudy York: S8/L8S.2-H(UR);1-3
Dom DiMaggio: FC1.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Rip Russell: 53.2-3;1-2
Hal Wagner: IW
Mickey Harris: K

Top 5

Phil Rizzuto: 2/FL
Spud Chandler: 53
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 8

Bot 5

Wally Moses: 53
Johnny Pesky: S
Ted Williams: S8/G4.1-3
Bobby Doerr: S8.3-H;1-2
Rudy York: S7.2-H;1-2
Dom DiMaggio: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Billy Johnson: 2/FL
Tommy Henrich: 43
Joe DiMaggio: HR/L7D
Charlie Keller: D7/F7DW
Aaron Robinson: 43

Bot 6

Rip Russell: K
Hal Wagner: S8
Mickey Harris: 14/SH.1-2
Wally Moses: S9/G3L.2-H;B-2(THH)
Johnny Pesky: 53

Top 7

Johnny Lindell: D7
Phil Rizzuto: K/BF
Joe Gordon: 6/P
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 7/F

Bot 7

Ted Williams: W
Bobby Doerr: W.1-2
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Dom DiMaggio: 2/P

Top 8

Billy Johnson: 63
Tommy Henrich: D7/F7DW
Bud Souchock: 8/F
Charlie Keller: 43

Bot 8

Rip Russell: 9
Hal Wagner: K
Mickey Harris: K

Top 9

Aaron Robinson: S9
Johnny Lindell: 54(1)3/GDP
Phil Rizzuto: 4/L

Notes & reviews

Joe DiMaggio re-injured his arm throwing to 3rd; he left game after his homer in the 6th.

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