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Boston Red Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1948-09-17 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1922 · 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 9–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Joe Dobson earned the win. Les Moss went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	9	7
SLA	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	9

W: Joe Dobson L: Bill Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Bill McKinley · 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	1	3	0	0	3	0
Ted Williams	3	3	1	0	2	1
Vern Stephens	1	3	0	0	3	0
Bobby Doerr	5	0	1	2	0	0
Sam Mele	2	0	2	3	0	0
Billy Goodman	5	0	2	1	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Dobson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wally Moses	2	0	1	2	1	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	5	0	2	0	0	0
Al Zarilla	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Priddy	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dick Kokos	3	1	0	0	1	0
Hank Arft	3	1	1	0	1	0
Paul Lehner	4	0	2	1	0	0
Les Moss	4	1	1	2	0	0
Eddie Pellagrini	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Dente	1	0	0	0	2	0
Al Gerheauser	1	0	1	0	0	0
Don Lund	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Schultz	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Dobson	9.0	9	6	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Kennedy	4.2	4	6	3
Al Gerheauser	2.1	1	0	1
Karl Drews	1.1	1	4	0
Al Widmar	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: 63
Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Vern Stephens: HP.2-3;1-2
Bobby Doerr: 4/P
Sam Mele: D7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Billy Goodman: K/C

Bot 1

Bob Dillinger: S7
Al Zarilla: 46(1)3/GDP
Jerry Priddy: W
Dick Kokos: 43

Top 2

Birdie Tebbetts: 8
Joe Dobson: K23
Dom DiMaggio: 8/L

Bot 2

Hank Arft: 43
Paul Lehner: 13
Les Moss: HR/7
Eddie Pellagrini: 63

Top 3

Johnny Pesky: 43
Ted Williams: 43
Vern Stephens: W
Bobby Doerr: 3/G

Bot 3

Bill Kennedy: 7
Bob Dillinger: 8
Al Zarilla: S4
Jerry Priddy: 9

Top 4

Sam Mele: S7
Billy Goodman: 7
Birdie Tebbetts: W.1-2
Joe Dobson: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 4

Dick Kokos: W
Hank Arft: W.1-2
Paul Lehner: S8.2-H;1-3
Les Moss: 8.3-H
Sam Dente: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Dom DiMaggio: 2/FL
Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: D/78.1-H(NR)(E7)
Vern Stephens: W
Bobby Doerr: 9
Wally Moses: WP.2-3;1-2
Wally Moses: S8.3-H;2-H
Billy Goodman: S7.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Al Gerheauser: S
Bob Dillinger: 64(1)3/GDP
Al Zarilla: 99

Top 6

Joe Dobson: 99
Dom DiMaggio: E5
Johnny Pesky: 99/SH.1-2
Ted Williams: K

Bot 6

Jerry Priddy: S
Dick Kokos: 99
Hank Arft: 99
Paul Lehner: S.1-2
Les Moss: 99

Top 7

Vern Stephens: 99
Bobby Doerr: 99
Wally Moses: 99

Bot 7

Sam Dente: W
Don Lund: K
Bob Dillinger: S.1-2
Al Zarilla: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Billy Goodman: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Joe Dobson: 99

Bot 8

Jerry Priddy: 99
Dick Kokos: 99
Hank Arft: S
Paul Lehner: 99

Top 9

Dom DiMaggio: 99
Johnny Pesky: W
Ted Williams: WP.1-2
Ted Williams: W
Vern Stephens: WP.2-3;1-2
Vern Stephens: W
Bobby Doerr: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Wally Moses: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Goodman: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Les Moss: 99
Sam Dente: W
Joe Schultz: W.1-2
Bob Dillinger: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Notes & reviews

Pellagrini was hit above right eye during fielding practice and suffered blurred vision, leaving in 3rd inning
Mele twisted ankle and knee in steal attempt, left on stretcher and went to hospital
pbp account ended here, rest deduced

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