1949 Boston Red Sox Replay

July 1. Gm# 68 Shibe Park Boston 6 Philadelphia 3

BOSOX KICK OFF ROAD TRIP WITH SLOPPY, 6-3 WIN

A win is a win, the saying goes, but this one wasn’t pretty. Boston beat the Philadelphia A’s, 6-3, despite two errors on the mound from Walt Masterson(5-2) and Jack Kramer nearly giving the game away in relief.

Kramer relieved Masterson with a 6-1 advantage in the eighth inning. He allowed the A’s two runs, on two singles and two walks, but still managed a save thanks to the big lead.

Dom DiMaggio led the way at the plate, with a 4-5 day. Ted Williams chipped in with a pair of rbi singles.

Other American League scores: Cleveland 3 St. Louis 1; Chicago 4 Detroit 0; New York 5 Washington 4

Standing of the Clubs

Boston/68/46/22/.676

New York/69/44/25/.638

Philadelphia/70/40/30/.571

Detroit/71/38/33/.535

Cleveland/66/33/33/.500

Washington/67/31/36/.463

Chicago/70/26/44/.371

St. Louis/67/17/50/.254