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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1949-05-04 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 17127 · 2:07
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 5–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 6th. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Ted Williams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
W: Virgil Trucks L: Mickey Harris SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Joe Paparella · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Pesky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vern Stephens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Mele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Batts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Merl Combs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Lake | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Lipon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Wertz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hoot Evers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Swift | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Vico | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Virgil Trucks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Harris | 5.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Robinson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Stobbs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Spence: 9
- Johnny Pesky: W
- Ted Williams: 43.1-2
- Vern Stephens: 6/P
Bot 1
- Eddie Lake: 9
- Johnny Lipon: S7
- George Kell: S8.1X3(85)
- Vic Wertz: S7.1-2
- Hoot Evers: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Bobby Doerr: 8
- Billy Goodman: 43
- Sam Mele: K
Bot 2
- Johnny Groth: S7
- Bob Swift: S9.1-2
- Sam Vico: S9.2-H;1-3
- Virgil Trucks: 5/P
- Eddie Lake: W.1-2
- Johnny Lipon: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Matt Batts: W
- Mickey Harris: 24/SH.1-2
- Stan Spence: 5/P
- Johnny Pesky: 63
Bot 3
- George Kell: E4/G
- Vic Wertz: S1.1-2
- Hoot Evers: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
- Johnny Groth: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Bob Swift: 7
Top 4
- Ted Williams: K
- Vern Stephens: 9
- Bobby Doerr: 9
Bot 4
- Sam Vico: 9
- Virgil Trucks: E9/F
- Eddie Lake: WP.1-2
- Eddie Lake: 63
- Johnny Lipon: 53
Top 5
- Billy Goodman: D8.BX3(845)
- Sam Mele: K
- Matt Batts: 3/P
Bot 5
- George Kell: 8
- Vic Wertz: 8
- Hoot Evers: S6
- Johnny Groth: 53
Top 6
- Mickey Harris: 3/G
- Stan Spence: 3/G
- Johnny Pesky: 53
Bot 6
- Bob Swift: S9
- Sam Vico: S8.1-2
- Virgil Trucks: 16(1)/FO.2-3
- Eddie Lake: S8.3-H;1-3
- Johnny Lipon: 53/SH.3-H;1-2
- George Kell: S9.2-H
- Vic Wertz: S1.1-2
- Hoot Evers: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Ted Williams: HR/9
- Vern Stephens: 7
- Bobby Doerr: W
- Billy Goodman: 8
- Sam Mele: 9
Bot 7
- Johnny Groth: 8
- Bob Swift: S7
- Sam Vico: PO1(E1).1-2
- Sam Vico: 31.2-3
- Virgil Trucks: 13
Top 8
- Matt Batts: 63
- Merl Combs: 9
- Stan Spence: 9
Bot 8
- Eddie Lake: 2/P
- Johnny Lipon: 63
- George Kell: 4/P
Top 9
- Johnny Pesky: 63
- Ted Williams: S8
- Vern Stephens: 7
- Bobby Doerr: 3/P