1949 Boston Red Sox Replay

May 23. Gm# 30 Fenway Park Boston 4 Detroit 2

EIGHT STRAIGHT HAS A NICE RING TO IT

The Red Sox continue to win, getting a 4-2 victory behind Mel Parnell(5-1). Bobby Doerr(4) led the offense with a homer and a pair of doubles. Vern Stephens(7) also went deep. Dom DiMaggio chipped in with two hits.

Other American League scores: New York 10 St. Louis 3; Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 3; Chicago 3 Washington 1.

Standing of the Clubs

New York/30/20/10/.667

Boston/30/19/11/.633

Philadelphia/34/19/15/.559

Washington/34/18/16/.529

Chicago/32/15/17/.469

Detroit/33/15/18/.455

Cleveland/27/12/15/.444

St. Louis/32/9/23/.281