1949 Boston Red Sox Replay

July 14. Gm# 79 Briggs Stadium Boston 7 Detroit 2

RED SOX BEGIN SECOND HALF WITH SOLID 7-2 WIN OVER DETROIT

Ted Williams(24) and Vern Stephens(20) hit back to back home runs off Art Houtteman in the first inning, then Boston shelled Tigers reliever, Fred Hutchinson, for four more runs in the third, as Boston beat Detroit, 7-2.

Ellis Kinder evened his record at (4-4), allowing two runs, one unearned, in seven innings of work. Frank Quinn tossed two frames of scoreless relief.

Other American League games: Chicago 6 Washington 2; Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 1; New York 5 St. Louis 0.

Standing of the Clubs

Boston/79/55/24/.696/–

New York/78/48/30/.615/6.5

Philadelphia/80/44/36/.550/11.5

Cleveland/77/42/35/.545/12

Detroit/82/41/41/.500/15.5

Washington/75/33/42/.440/20

Chicago/81/32/49/.395/24

St. Louis/78/21/57/.269/33/5