1949 Boston Red Sox Replay

July 16. Gm# 81 Briggs Stadium Detroit 6 Boston 3

TIGERS BEAT RED SOX, 6-3 IN FINAL GAME, TO TAKE SERIES, 2 GAMES TO 1

Boston got a home run from Bobby Doerr(16) for the second straight day, but could never really get going, as Pat Dobson(4-3) and the rest of the Sox lost, 6-3 to Detroit.

The Tigers’ Vic Wertz, after tying a record with three home runs yesterday, belted another one today.

Johnny Pesky was hit by a pitch from Virgil Trucks in the sixth inning and had to leave the game. He will sit out tomorrow’s double header against Cleveland.

Other American League scores: Chicago 5 Washington 1; St. Louis 4 New York 2; Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 3.

Standing of the Clubs:

Boston/81/55/26/.679/–

New York/80/49/31/.613/5.5

Philadelphia/82/45/37/.549/10.5

Cleveland/79/43/36/.544/11

Detroit/84/43/41/.512/13.5

Washington/77/34/43/.442/19

Chicago/83/33/50/.398/23

St. Louis/80/22/58/.275/32.5