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Boston Red Sox @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1948-04-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2522 · 2:03
Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 11–5. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 9th. Earl Johnson earned the win and Joe Dobson picked up the save. Sam Mele went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Earl Johnson L: Bill McCahan SV: Joe Dobson
Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Stan Spence | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vern Stephens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Mele | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jake Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Dobson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Joost | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elmer Valo | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ferris Fain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hank Majeski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Rosar | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Suder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Kellner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Johnson | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Joe Dobson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill McCahan | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Kellner | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bubba Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Savage | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: 8
- Johnny Pesky: W
- Ted Williams: HR/9.1-H
- Stan Spence: W
- Vern Stephens: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Eddie Joost: 5/L
- Barney McCosky: 3/G
- Elmer Valo: S9
- Ferris Fain: 9/L
Top 2
- Bobby Doerr: W
- Sam Mele: HR/7.1-H
- Birdie Tebbetts: 6/P
- Earl Johnson: K/C
- Dom DiMaggio: 3/P
Bot 2
- Hank Majeski: K
- Don White: 13
- Buddy Rosar: 5/L
Top 3
- Johnny Pesky: K/C
- Ted Williams: 63
- Stan Spence: D9
- Vern Stephens: S8.2-H
- Bobby Doerr: 9
Bot 3
- Pete Suder: 13
- Alex Kellner: 63
- Eddie Joost: 53
Top 4
- Sam Mele: 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: 13
- Earl Johnson: K
Bot 4
- Barney McCosky: 41
- Elmer Valo: HR/9
- Ferris Fain: 43
- Hank Majeski: 63
Top 5
- Dom DiMaggio: 53
- Johnny Pesky: 7
- Ted Williams: W
- Jake Jones: 8
Bot 5
- Don White: 6/L
- Buddy Rosar: S7
- Pete Suder: W.1-2
- Alex Kellner: K
- Eddie Joost: S7.1-2;2-H
- Barney McCosky: K/C
Top 6
- Vern Stephens: W
- Bobby Doerr: D7.1-H
- Sam Mele: S8.2-H
- Birdie Tebbetts: 9
- Earl Johnson: 8/L
- Dom DiMaggio: 3/P/FL
Bot 6
- Elmer Valo: W
- Ferris Fain: K
- Hank Majeski: 99#
- Don White: 99#
Top 7
- Johnny Pesky: 6/L
- Ted Williams: 8
- Jake Jones: K
Bot 7
- Buddy Rosar: HR/7
- Pete Suder: 53
- Rudy York: S7
- Eddie Joost: 7/L
- Barney McCosky: 43
Top 8
- Vern Stephens: 13
- Bobby Doerr: 63
- Sam Mele: 8/L
Bot 8
- Elmer Valo: S8
- Ferris Fain: BK.1-2
- Ferris Fain: K
- Hank Majeski: E6.2-3
- Don White: 8/L.3-H
- Buddy Rosar: S/6D.1-2
- Pete Suder: S7.1-2;2-H(UR)
- Sam Chapman: 4/L
Top 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: S8
- Joe Dobson: HR/7.1-H
- Dom DiMaggio: 2/FL
- Johnny Pesky: 13
- Ted Williams: W
- Jake Jones: HR/78.1-H
- Vern Stephens: 7
Bot 9
- Eddie Joost: 99#
- Barney McCosky: 99#
- Elmer Valo: D9
- Ferris Fain: 99#
Notes & reviews
- Stan Spence pulled a leg muscle