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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1947-08-08 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 34711 · 2:23

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 9–6. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 8th. Mickey Harris earned the win. Bobby Doerr went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	14
BOS	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	4		9	10

W: Mickey Harris L: Joe Page SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	4	1	1	0	1	1
Tommy Henrich	5	2	2	2	0	1
Yogi Berra	5	1	3	2	0	0
Allie Clark	5	1	2	0	0	1
George McQuinn	4	0	3	1	1	0
Billy Johnson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Lindell	3	0	1	0	1	2
Phil Rizzuto	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Raschi	3	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Page	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Mele	4	2	1	2	1	1
Johnny Pesky	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dom DiMaggio	2	1	2	0	2	0
Ted Williams	3	1	0	0	2	0
Bobby Doerr	4	2	2	4	0	0
Jake Jones	3	1	1	1	1	1
Birdie Tebbetts	3	1	1	0	0	0
Sam Dente	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tex Hughson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Don Gutteridge	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Harris	1	1	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Raschi	5.0	5	5	3
Joe Page	3.0	5	1	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tex Hughson	4.1	9	0	4
Fritz Dorish	1.2	3	1	0
Mickey Harris	3.0	2	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: D8
Tommy Henrich: 43.2-3
Yogi Berra: S9.3-H
Allie Clark: K/C
George McQuinn: D9.1-H
Billy Johnson: HP
Johnny Lindell: K

Bot 1

Sam Mele: W
Johnny Pesky: S9/9S.1-2
Dom DiMaggio: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Ted Williams: IW
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Jake Jones: SB2
Jake Jones: K

Top 2

Phil Rizzuto: 7
Vic Raschi: K/C
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 8

Bot 2

Birdie Tebbetts: 3/P/FL
Sam Dente: 63
Tex Hughson: K/C

Top 3

Tommy Henrich: 7
Yogi Berra: 43
Allie Clark: S9
George McQuinn: S9.1-3
Billy Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Sam Mele: 63
Johnny Pesky: 7
Dom DiMaggio: W
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Bobby Doerr: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Jake Jones: 8/8D

Top 4

Johnny Lindell: S/78
Phil Rizzuto: 13.1-2
Vic Raschi: 9
Snuffy Stirnweiss: K

Bot 4

Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Sam Dente: T/78
Tex Hughson: K
Sam Mele: 9

Top 5

Tommy Henrich: HR/9
Yogi Berra: 6/P
Allie Clark: D7
George McQuinn: S8.2-3
Billy Johnson: 53.1-2;3-H
Johnny Lindell: IW
Phil Rizzuto: 5(2)/FO

Bot 5

Johnny Pesky: 3/G
Dom DiMaggio: S7
Ted Williams: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 6

Vic Raschi: S8
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 2/FL
Tommy Henrich: BK.1-2
Tommy Henrich: D9.2-H
Yogi Berra: S9.2-H
Allie Clark: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bobby Doerr: D7
Jake Jones: W
Birdie Tebbetts: FC/SH.1-2;2-3
Sam Dente: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Don Gutteridge: K
Sam Mele: K

Top 7

George McQuinn: 13
Billy Johnson: 63
Johnny Lindell: K/C

Bot 7

Johnny Pesky: 3/P/FL
Dom DiMaggio: S8
Ted Williams: FLE2
Ted Williams: 5/P
Bobby Doerr: 3/P

Top 8

Phil Rizzuto: S8
Joe Page: 5/P
Snuffy Stirnweiss: W.1-2
Tommy Henrich: OA.2X3(2564);1-2
Tommy Henrich: K

Bot 8

Jake Jones: HR/7
Birdie Tebbetts: S9
Sam Dente: E2/SH.1-3;BX2(96)
Mickey Harris: S7.3-H
Sam Mele: HR/7.1-H
Johnny Pesky: 43
Dom DiMaggio: W
Ted Williams: 3/G

Top 9

Yogi Berra: S7
Allie Clark: 64(1)3/GDP
George McQuinn: W
Billy Johnson: 54(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Allie Clark fell as he rounded 3B
Phil Rizzuto trapped between 2B and 3B on an attempted double steal; he tried to return to 2B but was put out when he found Snuffy Stirnweiss on 2B

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