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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1949-04-20 · Day game · Shibe Park · 10 innings · Att: 7425 · 2:38

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Joe Coleman earned the win. Sam Chapman went 4-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
PHA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12

W: Joe Coleman L: Ellis Kinder SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	4	2	2	0	2	1
Johnny Pesky	4	0	2	0	1	0
Ted Williams	4	0	1	1	1	0
Vern Stephens	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bobby Doerr	3	0	0	0	2	0
Stan Spence	4	0	0	0	1	0
Walt Dropo	5	0	1	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	3	0	1	0
Ellis Kinder	4	0	0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	0	1	0	1	1
Elmer Valo	5	3	4	0	0	0
Ferris Fain	3	0	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Majeski	5	0	1	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	5	0	4	1	0	0
Buddy Rosar	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Suder	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Coleman	4	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ellis Kinder	9.1	12	2	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	10.0	10	9	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: S8
Johnny Pesky: S9.1-3
Ted Williams: 7/F78D.3-H
Vern Stephens: 8
Bobby Doerr: 6

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: 3
Elmer Valo: S9/L
Ferris Fain: SB2
Ferris Fain: 8/L
Taffy Wright: S9/L.2-H;B-2(THH)
Hank Majeski: 9

Top 2

Stan Spence: 3/G
Walt Dropo: 4
Birdie Tebbetts: 3/FL

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: S7
Buddy Rosar: 63.1-2
Pete Suder: 8.2-3
Joe Coleman: 63

Top 3

Ellis Kinder: 6
Dom DiMaggio: W
Johnny Pesky: 43.1-2
Ted Williams: IW
Vern Stephens: 7

Bot 3

Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: S9.1-3
Ferris Fain: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Taffy Wright: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Majeski: S9.3-H;1-2
Sam Chapman: S7.2XH(72);1-2

Top 4

Bobby Doerr: W
Stan Spence: 2/FL
Walt Dropo: K
Birdie Tebbetts: W.1-2
Ellis Kinder: K

Bot 4

Buddy Rosar: K
Pete Suder: 63
Joe Coleman: 7/L

Top 5

Dom DiMaggio: S7/G56
Johnny Pesky: W.1-2
Ted Williams: 7/F78D.2-3
Vern Stephens: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Eddie Joost: S/78
Elmer Valo: 9
Ferris Fain: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Stan Spence: 43
Walt Dropo: S9
Birdie Tebbetts: S7.1-2
Ellis Kinder: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Taffy Wright: 3/G
Hank Majeski: 63
Sam Chapman: 63

Top 7

Dom DiMaggio: K
Johnny Pesky: S7
Ted Williams: S/89.1-3
Vern Stephens: K
Bobby Doerr: W.1-2
Stan Spence: 8/F89XDW

Bot 7

Buddy Rosar: 63
Pete Suder: T8/F
Joe Coleman: 13
Eddie Joost: 7/L

Top 8

Walt Dropo: 9
Birdie Tebbetts: S7
Ellis Kinder: SB2
Ellis Kinder: W
Dom DiMaggio: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Pesky: 2/FL
Ted Williams: 5/P

Bot 8

Elmer Valo: S
Ferris Fain: 14/SH.1-2
Taffy Wright: 5
Hank Majeski: 13

Top 9

Vern Stephens: 63
Bobby Doerr: 7
Stan Spence: W
Walt Dropo: 54(1)/FO

Bot 9

Sam Chapman: S
Buddy Rosar: 54/SH.1-2
Pete Suder: W
Joe Coleman: 4/P
Eddie Joost: K

Top 10

Birdie Tebbetts: S
Ellis Kinder: 56(1)/FO/BG
Dom DiMaggio: 6/LDP.1X1(63)

Bot 10

Elmer Valo: S8
Ferris Fain: FC5/SH.1-2(E5/TH2)
Taffy Wright: E1/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
Hank Majeski: 2/FL
Sam Chapman: S/78D.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Tebbetts' throw was in the dirt
Chapman: running catch at the scoreboard
DiMaggio lost it in the sun

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