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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1949-07-14 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 38266 · night · 2:25

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Joe Dobson earned the win. Al Zarilla went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	12
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	9

W: Joe Dobson L: Art Houtteman SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	2	3	0	0	0
Johnny Pesky	5	1	3	0	0	0
Ted Williams	4	0	1	1	1	0
Vern Stephens	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bobby Doerr	4	1	1	0	1	2
Billy Goodman	4	0	0	0	1	0
Al Zarilla	5	1	2	2	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Dobson	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Campbell	5	0	1	0	0	2
George Kell	4	0	1	0	1	0
Pat Mullin	2	1	0	0	3	0
Vic Wertz	4	0	1	1	1	0
Dick Wakefield	5	0	2	0	0	0
Aaron Robinson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Lipon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Neil Berry	2	0	0	0	1	0
Art Houtteman	2	1	1	0	0	0
Hoot Evers	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Groth	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Dobson	9.0	9	6	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Houtteman	8.0	10	2	5
Marv Grissom	0.1	2	2	0
Dizzy Trout	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: S/BG
Johnny Pesky: S8.1-2
Ted Williams: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Vern Stephens: 7/L

Bot 1

Paul Campbell: 3/G
George Kell: 63
Pat Mullin: W
Vic Wertz: 13

Top 2

Bobby Doerr: K
Billy Goodman: W
Al Zarilla: D9.1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: IW
Joe Dobson: K
Dom DiMaggio: 3/L

Bot 2

Dick Wakefield: 43
Aaron Robinson: 3/G
Johnny Lipon: 3

Top 3

Johnny Pesky: S7
Ted Williams: S9.1-2
Vern Stephens: K
Bobby Doerr: K
Billy Goodman: 13

Bot 3

Neil Berry: 8
Art Houtteman: S5
Paul Campbell: S8.1-2
George Kell: W.2-3;1-2
Pat Mullin: 9
Vic Wertz: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Wakefield: 8

Top 4

Al Zarilla: 31
Birdie Tebbetts: 43
Joe Dobson: 4/L

Bot 4

Aaron Robinson: D9
Johnny Lipon: 8
Neil Berry: 3/FL
Art Houtteman: 63

Top 5

Dom DiMaggio: S8
Johnny Pesky: E6.1-3
Ted Williams: 7.3-H(RBI)(UR)
Vern Stephens: S7.1-3
Bobby Doerr: 4
Billy Goodman: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Al Zarilla: 43

Bot 5

Paul Campbell: 43
George Kell: 63
Pat Mullin: 6

Top 6

Birdie Tebbetts: K
Joe Dobson: 13
Dom DiMaggio: 53

Bot 6

Vic Wertz: S9
Dick Wakefield: S8.1-3
Aaron Robinson: 8
Johnny Lipon: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Johnny Pesky: 43
Ted Williams: 63
Vern Stephens: 4

Bot 7

Neil Berry: W
Art Houtteman: 34/SH.1-2
Paul Campbell: WP.2-3
Paul Campbell: K
George Kell: 63

Top 8

Bobby Doerr: S7
Billy Goodman: 9
Al Zarilla: HR/9D.1-H
Birdie Tebbetts: S1
Joe Dobson: 16(1)3/BG/GDP

Bot 8

Pat Mullin: W
Vic Wertz: 31.1-2
Dick Wakefield: S9.2-3
Aaron Robinson: S9.3-H;1-2
Johnny Lipon: 7
Hoot Evers: S8.2-3;1-2
Johnny Groth: 8/L

Top 9

Dom DiMaggio: S8
Johnny Pesky: S7.1-2
Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Vern Stephens: 65(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
Bobby Doerr: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Goodman: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Al Zarilla: 53

Bot 9

Paul Campbell: K
George Kell: S7
Pat Mullin: W.1-2
Vic Wertz: 5/FL
Dick Wakefield: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Dom DiMaggio appeared to be hit by an inside pitch, but HP umpire Bill McKinley ruled he was not struck; DiMaggio and Red Sox manager Joe McCarthy argued the call; DiMaggio was hit on the hand, and would miss several games

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