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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1949-08-02 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 27751 · 2:08

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Chuck Stobbs earned the win. Matt Batts went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	7
BOS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	11

W: Chuck Stobbs L: Ned Garver SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Jones · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Bill McGowan · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Dillinger	4	0	1	1	0	0
Paul Lehner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jerry Priddy	3	0	0	0	1	1
Roy Sievers	4	1	1	0	0	2
Whitey Platt	4	0	2	1	0	0
Sherm Lollar	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dick Kokos	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Pellagrini	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ned Garver	2	0	0	0	1	0
Les Moss	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Pesky	5	1	3	0	0	0
Ted Williams	3	0	2	0	2	0
Vern Stephens	5	0	0	1	0	2
Bobby Doerr	3	0	0	1	1	1
Billy Goodman	4	1	2	0	0	0
Al Zarilla	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Batts	4	1	1	2	0	0
Chuck Stobbs	4	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ned Garver	8.0	11	3	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Stobbs	9.0	7	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Dillinger: 63
Paul Lehner: 13
Jerry Priddy: W
Roy Sievers: 8

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: 7
Johnny Pesky: S8
Ted Williams: S7.1-2
Vern Stephens: K
Bobby Doerr: 5

Top 2

Whitey Platt: 63
Sherm Lollar: D9
Dick Kokos: 4(B)6(2)/DP

Bot 2

Billy Goodman: S9
Al Zarilla: 63.1-2
Matt Batts: HR/7.2-H
Chuck Stobbs: S7
Dom DiMaggio: 6
Johnny Pesky: 6

Top 3

Eddie Pellagrini: 43
Ned Garver: W
Bob Dillinger: 36(1)/FO/DP.BX1(13)

Bot 3

Ted Williams: 23
Vern Stephens: K
Bobby Doerr: W
Billy Goodman: S7.1-2
Al Zarilla: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Paul Lehner: S8
Jerry Priddy: K/C
Roy Sievers: S7.1-2
Whitey Platt: S7.1-3;2-H
Sherm Lollar: 7(B)43(1)/DP.3-H

Bot 4

Matt Batts: 53
Chuck Stobbs: 3/G
Dom DiMaggio: K

Top 5

Dick Kokos: W
Eddie Pellagrini: 16(1)/FO
Ned Garver: 23.1-2
Bob Dillinger: D7.2-H
Paul Lehner: 8

Bot 5

Johnny Pesky: S9
Ted Williams: D8.1-3
Vern Stephens: 63
Bobby Doerr: 63.3-H;2-3
Billy Goodman: 43

Top 6

Jerry Priddy: 53
Roy Sievers: K
Whitey Platt: 53

Bot 6

Al Zarilla: 8
Matt Batts: 2
Chuck Stobbs: 3/G

Top 7

Sherm Lollar: 53
Dick Kokos: K
Eddie Pellagrini: S7
Ned Garver: 8

Bot 7

Dom DiMaggio: 43
Johnny Pesky: 7
Ted Williams: W
Vern Stephens: WP.1-2
Vern Stephens: 7

Top 8

Bob Dillinger: 5
Paul Lehner: 4
Jerry Priddy: 63

Bot 8

Bobby Doerr: K
Billy Goodman: 43
Al Zarilla: S9
Matt Batts: E5.1-2
Chuck Stobbs: 4

Top 9

Roy Sievers: K
Whitey Platt: S7
Sherm Lollar: W.1-2
Dick Kokos: 8
Les Moss: K

Bot 9

Dom DiMaggio: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
Johnny Pesky: S1/BG.2-3
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Vern Stephens: FC3/R2.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1

Notes & reviews

no GDP - apparent overthrow
Vern Stephens ducked the pitch and it glanced off his bat to 1B

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