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Boston Red Sox @ 
New York Yankees
1949-09-26 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 66156 · 3:18
Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 7–6. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 8th. Jack Kramer earned the win and Ellis Kinder picked up the save. Vern Stephens went 1-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
W: Jack Kramer L: Joe Page SV: Ellis Kinder
Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Cal Hubbard · 2B: Charlie Berry · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Johnny Pesky | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Vern Stephens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Doerr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Zarilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Billy Goodman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Stringer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ellis Kinder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phil Rizzuto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Brown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Henrich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Billy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Bauer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Lindell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Niarhos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Sanford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Mize | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Woodling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Houk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Snuffy Stirnweiss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Keller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yogi Berra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey McDermott | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Kramer | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ellis Kinder | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Byrne | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Sanford | 4.2 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Joe Page | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Allie Reynolds | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Johnny Pesky: S9.1-2
- Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
- Vern Stephens: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Al Zarilla: W
- Billy Goodman: K/C
- Birdie Tebbetts: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Mickey McDermott: 43
Bot 1
- Phil Rizzuto: 5
- Bobby Brown: 53
- Tommy Henrich: 9/L
Top 2
- Dom DiMaggio: 53
- Johnny Pesky: S/89
- Ted Williams: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Billy Johnson: W
- Hank Bauer: W.1-2
- Johnny Lindell: 9/9DW
- Jerry Coleman: 9
- Gus Niarhos: 5/L
Top 3
- Vern Stephens: K
- Bobby Doerr: S9/P
- Al Zarilla: K
- Billy Goodman: 4/F8S
Bot 3
- Fred Sanford: K
- Phil Rizzuto: 8
- Bobby Brown: 8
Top 4
- Birdie Tebbetts: S7
- Mickey McDermott: CS2(26)
- Mickey McDermott: W
- Dom DiMaggio: W.1-2
- Johnny Pesky: 43.2-3;1-2
- Ted Williams: IW
- Vern Stephens: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Tommy Henrich: W
- Billy Johnson: S7.1-3
- Hank Bauer: HP.1-2
- Johnny Lindell: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Johnny Mize: 2/FL
- Gene Woodling: WP.2-H(E2/TH2);1-3
- Gene Woodling: 7.3-H(UR)
- Fred Sanford: 2/FL
Top 5
- Bobby Doerr: W
- Al Zarilla: 16(1)/FO
- Billy Goodman: 5/FL
- Birdie Tebbetts: W.1-2
- Jack Kramer: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Phil Rizzuto: 7
- Bobby Brown: 5
- Tommy Henrich: W
- Ralph Houk: K
Top 6
- Dom DiMaggio: K
- Johnny Pesky: 13
- Ted Williams: 4
Bot 6
- Hank Bauer: W
- Johnny Lindell: 5/FL
- Snuffy Stirnweiss: S8.1-3
- Gene Woodling: 7.3-H
- Joe Page: 43
Top 7
- Vern Stephens: 2/FL
- Bobby Doerr: 2/FL
- Al Zarilla: D/89
- Billy Goodman: 63
Bot 7
- Phil Rizzuto: 53
- Bobby Brown: DGR/9
- Tommy Henrich: IW
- Ralph Houk: S8.2-H;1-2
- Hank Bauer: 7
- Charlie Keller: 7
Top 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: S9
- Lou Stringer: W.1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: S7/6.2-H;1-3
- Johnny Pesky: E4.3-H;1-2
- Ted Williams: S4.2-3;1-2
- Vern Stephens: 9.3-H;2-3
- Bobby Doerr: FC3/SH/R2.3-H(UR);1-2
- Al Zarilla: K
- Billy Goodman: W.2-3;1-2
- Matt Batts: 9/9DW
Bot 8
- Snuffy Stirnweiss: W
- Gene Woodling: 34/SH.1-2
- Jim Delsing: WP.2-3
- Jim Delsing: 9
- Phil Rizzuto: 8
Top 9
- Ellis Kinder: 8
- Dom DiMaggio: K
- Johnny Pesky: 43
Bot 9
- Bobby Brown: 8
- Tommy Henrich: 9/9DW
- Yogi Berra: W
- Hank Bauer: 8
Notes & reviews
- Birdie Tebbetts thought ball three to Mickey McDermott was ball four; he jogged to 2B