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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1947-05-19 · Day game · Fenway Park · 12 innings · overcast · 2:40

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Al Benton earned the win. Sam Mele went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	9
BOS	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

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

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	5	2	1	0	1	0
George Kell	5	1	2	1	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	6	0	0	1	0	1
Dick Wakefield	4	0	1	1	2	0
Pat Mullin	6	0	0	0	0	0
Hoot Evers	5	0	2	0	0	1
Eddie Mayo	4	0	0	0	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Hutchinson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Al Benton	3	0	1	0	0	2
Doc Cramer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Swift	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Hutchinson	5.0	5	2	0
Al Benton	7.0	3	2	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Ferriss	12.0	9	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: 53
George Kell: 13
Roy Cullenbine: 8

Bot 1

Johnny Pesky: 9
Dom DiMaggio: 53
Ted Williams: S/78
Rudy York: E5.1-2
Bobby Doerr: 7

Top 2

Dick Wakefield: 7
Pat Mullin: 3/FL/P
Hoot Evers: S7
Eddie Mayo: 43

Bot 2

Sam Mele: S8
Eddie Pellagrini: 34/SH.1-2
Hal Wagner: 7
Dave Ferriss: 13

Top 3

Birdie Tebbetts: 63
Fred Hutchinson: S9
Eddie Lake: 1/P
George Kell: 3/G

Bot 3

Johnny Pesky: 3/BG
Dom DiMaggio: W
Ted Williams: S9.1-3
Rudy York: D/78.1XH(842);3-H
Bobby Doerr: W
Sam Mele: S9.2-H;1-3
Eddie Pellagrini: 6/P

Top 4

Roy Cullenbine: 8
Dick Wakefield: 7
Pat Mullin: 3/G

Bot 4

Hal Wagner: 7
Dave Ferriss: 8
Johnny Pesky: 8

Top 5

Hoot Evers: 53
Eddie Mayo: 8
Birdie Tebbetts: S7
Fred Hutchinson: 13

Bot 5

Dom DiMaggio: 8
Ted Williams: 13
Rudy York: E5
Bobby Doerr: 7

Top 6

Eddie Lake: S7
George Kell: D7.1-3
Roy Cullenbine: 8.3-H;2-3
Dick Wakefield: W
Pat Mullin: FC3.3XH(325);1-2
Hoot Evers: S9.1-2;2-3
Eddie Mayo: 8

Bot 6

Sam Mele: W
Eddie Pellagrini: 34/SH.1-2
Hal Wagner: 43.2-3
Dave Ferriss: K

Top 7

Birdie Tebbetts: 9
Al Benton: D8
Eddie Lake: 7/FL
George Kell: PO2(16)

Bot 7

Johnny Pesky: 43
Dom DiMaggio: 4/L
Ted Williams: 43

Top 8

George Kell: HP
Roy Cullenbine: E6.1-2
Dick Wakefield: S8.1-2;2-H(UR)
Pat Mullin: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Hoot Evers: K/C
Eddie Mayo: WP.1-2;2-3
Eddie Mayo: IW
Doc Cramer: 7

Bot 8

Rudy York: S9
Bobby Doerr: 36(1)/BG/FO
Sam Mele: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Al Benton: K
Eddie Lake: 7
George Kell: 3/G

Bot 9

Eddie Pellagrini: 53
Hal Wagner: 5/P
Dave Ferriss: 63

Top 10

Roy Cullenbine: 63
Dick Wakefield: 6/P
Pat Mullin: 43

Bot 10

Johnny Pesky: D8
Dom DiMaggio: FC5.2X3(546);B-2
Ted Williams: IW
Rudy York: K
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)/FO

Top 11

Hoot Evers: 8
Eddie Mayo: 13
Bob Swift: 63

Bot 11

Sam Mele: S8
Eddie Pellagrini: 34/SH.1-2
Hal Wagner: 3/G.2-3
Dave Ferriss: 53

Top 12

Al Benton: K
Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: SB2
George Kell: D/78.2-H
Roy Cullenbine: K
Dick Wakefield: W
Pat Mullin: 2/P

Bot 12

Johnny Pesky: 43
Dom DiMaggio: 63
Ted Williams: 43