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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Boston Red Sox @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1950-04-23 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:22
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 9–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Bobby Shantz earned the win and Bob Hooper picked up the save. Ferris Fain went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| PHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
W: Bobby Shantz L: Joe Dobson SV: Bob Hooper
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Pesky | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Zarilla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Vern Stephens | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Goodman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Keltner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Merl Combs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Batts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Joost | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Ferris Fain | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sam Chapman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Dillinger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Suder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Guerra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Shantz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Hooper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dobson | 6.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
 Gordie Mueller | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Charley Schanz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Bob Hooper | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: 9/89
- Johnny Pesky: S9
- Al Zarilla: 2/FL
- Vern Stephens: T8/8D.1-H
- Bobby Doerr: 43
Bot 1
- Eddie Joost: 8
- Wally Moses: 3/G
- Ferris Fain: S9/3
- Sam Chapman: 5
Top 2
- Billy Goodman: S9
- Tommy O'Brien: 64(1)3/GDP
- Birdie Tebbetts: S5
- Joe Dobson: W.1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: K
Bot 2
- Bob Dillinger: S8
- Elmer Valo: SB2#
- Elmer Valo: 8/F.2-3
- Pete Suder: D7.3-H
- Mike Guerra: 7/L
- Bobby Shantz: 63
Top 3
- Johnny Pesky: D9
- Al Zarilla: W
- Vern Stephens: 8/L
- Bobby Doerr: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Billy Goodman: 7
Bot 3
- Eddie Joost: 5/FL
- Wally Moses: K
- Ferris Fain: HR/9
- Sam Chapman: 53
Top 4
- Tommy O'Brien: 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: 63
- Joe Dobson: K
Bot 4
- Bob Dillinger: 63
- Elmer Valo: 5/FL
- Pete Suder: 63
Top 5
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Johnny Pesky: HP.1-2
- Al Zarilla: 9/F.2-3#
- Vern Stephens: S9.3-H;1-3
- Bobby Doerr: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Mike Guerra: S7
- Bobby Shantz: 54/SH.1-2
- Eddie Joost: S7.2-3
- Wally Moses: E3.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1#
- Ferris Fain: S1/L.2-3;1-2
- Sam Chapman: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bob Dillinger: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3(TH)
- Elmer Valo: 9/89
- Pete Suder: 3/FL
Top 6
- Billy Goodman: 9
- Tommy O'Brien: 7
- Birdie Tebbetts: 2/FL
Bot 6
- Mike Guerra: W
- Bobby Shantz: 24/SH.1-2
- Eddie Joost: WP.2-3#
- Eddie Joost: 53
- Wally Moses: S9.3-H
- Ferris Fain: 63
Top 7
- Ken Keltner: S7
- Dom DiMaggio: S7.1-2
- Johnny Pesky: HP.2-3;1-2
- Al Zarilla: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Vern Stephens: 8
- Bobby Doerr: 12(3)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Sam Chapman: D7
- Bob Dillinger: 31.2-3#
- Elmer Valo: 3/G
- Pete Suder: W
- Mike Guerra: 8
Top 8
- Billy Goodman: S9
- Tommy O'Brien: 8/P
- Merl Combs: W.1-2
- Tom Wright: S7.2-H;1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: S9.2XH(92);1-2
- Johnny Pesky: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Zarilla: 9/L
Bot 8
- Bob Hooper: S1
- Eddie Joost: 13/SH.1-2
- Wally Moses: K
- Ferris Fain: W
- Sam Chapman: D8.2-H;1-H
- Bob Dillinger: 7/78
Top 9
- Vern Stephens: 7
- Bobby Doerr: 163
- Billy Goodman: S7
- Matt Batts: 8/L
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bob Scherbarth