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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1946-07-03 Β· Day game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 52664 Β· 2:00

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 9th. Joe Page earned the win. Nick Etten went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
BOS00020000028
NYA00001000237

W: Joe Page   L: Tex Hughson   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Grieve Β· 1B: Eddie Rommel Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Jim Boyer Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
George Metkovich501002
Johnny Pesky402010
Ted Williams400010
Bobby Doerr500003
Rudy York401001
Dom DiMaggio312010
Pinky Higgins311111
Hal Wagner201020
Tex Hughson200111

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Phil Rizzuto400000
Snuffy Stirnweiss401002
Tommy Henrich412000
Charlie Keller411000
Joe DiMaggio400002
Nick Etten412100
Aaron Robinson401202
Joe Gordon300001
Bill Bevens200001
Billy Johnson100000

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tex Hughson8.2708

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bill Bevens8.0877
Joe Page1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • George Metkovich: K
  • Johnny Pesky: S9
  • Ted Williams: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

  • Phil Rizzuto: 9
  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: 13
  • Tommy Henrich: 9

Top 2

  • Bobby Doerr: K
  • Rudy York: S9
  • Dom DiMaggio: S2/BG.1-2
  • Pinky Higgins: K
  • Hal Wagner: 4/L

Bot 2

  • Charlie Keller: 5/P
  • Joe DiMaggio: 63
  • Nick Etten: 8

Top 3

  • Tex Hughson: W
  • George Metkovich: K
  • Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
  • Ted Williams: 8/F8XD.2-3
  • Bobby Doerr: 53

Bot 3

  • Aaron Robinson: K
  • Joe Gordon: 7
  • Bill Bevens: 8

Top 4

  • Rudy York: 53
  • Dom DiMaggio: W
  • Pinky Higgins: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
  • Pinky Higgins: S7/G6.3-H
  • Hal Wagner: S8.1-3
  • Tex Hughson: E6/G6M.3-H;1-2
  • George Metkovich: 4/P
  • Johnny Pesky: PB.2XH(21)

Bot 4

  • Phil Rizzuto: 53
  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: S8
  • Tommy Henrich: 8/F78XD
  • Charlie Keller: E7/F7L.1-3;B-2
  • Joe DiMaggio: K

Top 5

  • Johnny Pesky: E1/TH1/BG
  • Ted Williams: 2/FL
  • Bobby Doerr: CS2(24)
  • Bobby Doerr: 9

Bot 5

  • Nick Etten: HR/F9D
  • Aaron Robinson: K
  • Joe Gordon: 7
  • Bill Bevens: K/C

Top 6

  • Rudy York: K
  • Dom DiMaggio: S6
  • Pinky Higgins: 13/BG.1-3
  • Hal Wagner: IW
  • Tex Hughson: CSH(242)

Bot 6

  • Phil Rizzuto: 2
  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: K
  • Tommy Henrich: S9.B-3(E9)(E9/TH3)
  • Charlie Keller: 6/P

Top 7

  • Tex Hughson: K
  • George Metkovich: S5/BG
  • Johnny Pesky: S7.1-2
  • Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
  • Bobby Doerr: K
  • Rudy York: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

  • Joe DiMaggio: 8
  • Nick Etten: D9/G3L
  • Aaron Robinson: 43.2-3
  • Joe Gordon: K

Top 8

  • Dom DiMaggio: 63
  • Pinky Higgins: W
  • Hal Wagner: W.1-2
  • Tex Hughson: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
  • George Metkovich: 43

Bot 8

  • Billy Johnson: 7
  • Phil Rizzuto: 8
  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: K

Top 9

  • Johnny Pesky: 43
  • Ted Williams: 2/FL
  • Bobby Doerr: K

Bot 9

  • Tommy Henrich: S9/L
  • Charlie Keller: S/89.1-3
  • Joe DiMaggio: K
  • Nick Etten: 4/P
  • Aaron Robinson: D98/L9.3-H;1-H

Notes & reviews

  • Bounced off Ump Grieve's chest protector and rolled past the Sox dugout. Wagner did not slide.
  • Off Metkovich's glove who missed a diving catch