1949 Boston Red Sox Replay

July 31. Gm# 97 Fenway Park Boston 5 Cleveland 2

WILLIAMS, ZARILLA HOMER AS BOSTON BREAKS OUT OF FUNK

Ted Williams(31) and Al Zarilla(10) each hit two run, home runs, helping Boston snap a three game losing skid and finally beat Cleveland, 5-2.

Ellis Kinder(7-4) picked up the win, going 7.2 innings. Frank Quinn got a save.

The Yanks split a twinbill with Chicago, so they sit 7 games back of the Red Sox.

The unusual five game series ends today, with Joe Dobson against Bob Lemon.

Other American League scores: New York 3, 1 Chicago 2, 2; Detroit 3, 6 Philadelphia 0,0; Washington 7 St. Louis 3

Standing of the Clubs

Boston/97/65/32/.670/–

New York/95/57/38/.600/7

Cleveland/95/53/42/.558/11

Detroit/101/55/46/.545/12

Philadelphia/99/53/46/.535/13

Chicago/98/40/58/.408/25.5

Washington/93/36/57/.387/27

St. Louis/96/29/67/.302/35.5