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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1948-08-11 Β· Day game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 44836 Β· 2:30

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Denny Galehouse earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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BOS001020200512
NYA10100000028

W: Denny Galehouse   L: Allie Reynolds   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Grieve Β· 1B: Eddie Hurley Β· 2B: Charlie Berry Β· 3B: Bill Summers Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dom DiMaggio502000
Johnny Pesky512100
Ted Williams312120
Vern Stephens500101
Bobby Doerr511000
Stan Spence411010
Billy Goodman402110
Matt Batts502101
Denny Galehouse210020

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Snuffy Stirnweiss412000
Tommy Henrich401000
Charlie Keller411100
Joe DiMaggio402101
Yogi Berra401000
George McQuinn400001
Billy Johnson401000
Phil Rizzuto200010
Allie Reynolds200000
Bobby Brown100001

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Denny Galehouse9.0813

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Allie Reynolds6.21161
Frank Hiller0.1000
Red Embree2.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dom DiMaggio: 8
  • Johnny Pesky: 63
  • Ted Williams: S9
  • Vern Stephens: 7

Bot 1

  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: D7
  • Tommy Henrich: 7.2-3
  • Charlie Keller: 63.3-H
  • Joe DiMaggio: K

Top 2

  • Bobby Doerr: 8
  • Stan Spence: 2/FL
  • Billy Goodman: 43

Bot 2

  • Yogi Berra: 4/P
  • George McQuinn: 7
  • Billy Johnson: D9/9L
  • Phil Rizzuto: W
  • Allie Reynolds: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

  • Matt Batts: 8
  • Denny Galehouse: W
  • Dom DiMaggio: S7.1-2
  • Johnny Pesky: D9.1-3;2-H
  • Ted Williams: IW
  • Vern Stephens: K
  • Bobby Doerr: 9/9D

Bot 3

  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: 63
  • Tommy Henrich: 9
  • Charlie Keller: D7
  • Joe DiMaggio: S8.2-H
  • Yogi Berra: 8

Top 4

  • Stan Spence: S9
  • Billy Goodman: 6/P
  • Matt Batts: S7.1-2
  • Denny Galehouse: 9
  • Dom DiMaggio: 8

Bot 4

  • George McQuinn: K
  • Billy Johnson: 8/89
  • Phil Rizzuto: HP
  • Allie Reynolds: 53

Top 5

  • Johnny Pesky: T/89
  • Ted Williams: W
  • Vern Stephens: 7/7D.3-H
  • Bobby Doerr: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
  • Stan Spence: FC3.3XH(32);2-3
  • Billy Goodman: S8.1-2;3-H
  • Matt Batts: 9

Bot 5

  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: 9/L
  • Tommy Henrich: S8.BX2(84)
  • Charlie Keller: 8

Top 6

  • Denny Galehouse: 43
  • Dom DiMaggio: S/78
  • Johnny Pesky: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

  • Joe DiMaggio: S5
  • Yogi Berra: S/89.1-2
  • George McQuinn: 9
  • Billy Johnson: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 7

  • Ted Williams: HR/7
  • Vern Stephens: 1/L
  • Bobby Doerr: 63
  • Stan Spence: W
  • Billy Goodman: W.1-2
  • Matt Batts: S8.1-3;2-H
  • Denny Galehouse: W.1-2
  • Dom DiMaggio: 3/P

Bot 7

  • Phil Rizzuto: 8
  • Bobby Brown: K23
  • Snuffy Stirnweiss: S8
  • Tommy Henrich: 3/G

Top 8

  • Johnny Pesky: 4/P
  • Ted Williams: 3/G
  • Vern Stephens: 53

Bot 8

  • Charlie Keller: 13/BG
  • Joe DiMaggio: 53
  • Yogi Berra: 3/G

Top 9

  • Bobby Doerr: 53
  • Stan Spence: 53
  • Billy Goodman: S9
  • Matt Batts: K/C

Bot 9

  • George McQuinn: 7
  • Billy Johnson: 13
  • Phil Rizzuto: 8

Notes & reviews

  • the pitch struck Bill Johnson's bat as he ducked away from an inside pitch