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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
1947-09-23 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:20
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 9–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 2nd. Phil Marchildon earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Phil Marchildon L: Chuck Stobbs SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Bill McGowan · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barney McCosky | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Austin Knickerbocker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Chapman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Majeski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Suder | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Joost | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dick Adams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Guerra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Marchildon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Merl Combs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Dom DiMaggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Doerr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sam Mele | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Ferriss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Zuber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Marchildon | 9.0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Stobbs | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Ferriss | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cot Deal | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Zuber | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bob Klinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Barney McCosky: 31
- Austin Knickerbocker: 63
- Sam Chapman: 3/P
Bot 1
- Merl Combs: HP
- Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: W.2-3;1-2
- Ted Williams: 3/G.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Bobby Doerr: W
- Sam Mele: K
- Jake Jones: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 53
Top 2
- Hank Majeski: W
- Pete Suder: WP.1-2
- Pete Suder: 9/L
- Eddie Joost: K/C
- Dick Adams: S7.2-3
- Mike Guerra: S6/6D.1-2;3-H
- Phil Marchildon: S7.2-3;1-2
- Barney McCosky: S9.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Austin Knickerbocker: W.2-3;1-2
- Sam Chapman: 13
Bot 2
- Dave Ferriss: 7
- Merl Combs: 2/FL
- Johnny Pesky: W
- Dom DiMaggio: W.1-2
- Ted Williams: K
Top 3
- Hank Majeski: 8
- Pete Suder: S8
- Eddie Joost: 8
- Dick Adams: T8.1-H
- Mike Guerra: S7.3-H
- Phil Marchildon: 143(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Bobby Doerr: 7
- Sam Mele: 8
- Jake Jones: 53
Top 4
- Barney McCosky: S1.B-2(E1)
- Austin Knickerbocker: 54/SH.2-3
- Sam Chapman: FC5.3XH(562)
- Hank Majeski: 63
Bot 4
- Birdie Tebbetts: 9
- Dave Ferriss: 43
- Merl Combs: S/78
- Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Pete Suder: D/7
- Eddie Joost: 14/SH.2-3
- Dick Adams: S8.3-H
- Mike Guerra: 8
- Phil Marchildon: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Ted Williams: HR/9
- Bobby Doerr: 8
- Sam Mele: 8
- Jake Jones: 7
Top 6
- Barney McCosky: W
- Austin Knickerbocker: D7.1-3
- Sam Chapman: WP.2-3;3-H
- Sam Chapman: D/78.3-H
- Hank Majeski: 63.2-3
- Pete Suder: 9.3-H
- Eddie Joost: W
- Dick Adams: 8
Bot 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: 43
- Bill Zuber: S8
- Merl Combs: 9
- Johnny Pesky: 9
Top 7
- Mike Guerra: 8
- Phil Marchildon: K
- Barney McCosky: W
- Austin Knickerbocker: 9
Bot 7
- Dom DiMaggio: 5/P/FL
- Ted Williams: S8
- Bobby Doerr: W.1-2
- Sam Mele: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Sam Chapman: 63
- Hank Majeski: 3/G
- Pete Suder: 43
Bot 8
- Jake Jones: S8
- Matt Batts: 4/P
- Wally Moses: 36(1)/FO
- Merl Combs: 8
Top 9
- Eddie Joost: 8
- Dick Adams: 53
- Mike Guerra: 53
Bot 9
- Johnny Pesky: 63
- Dom DiMaggio: 53
- Ted Williams: W
- Bobby Doerr: 53