1949 Boston Red Sox Replay

September 21. Gm# 147 Fenway Park Boston 8 Cleveland 3

RED SOX MAGIC # IS DOWN TO 2 WITH 8-3 WIN OVER CLEVELAND

Ted Williams(47, 48) slammed two home runs, Vern Stephens(29) hit one and Mel Parnell(22-6) earned the win on the mound as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians, 8-3.

Boston’s magic number, that is, any combination of Red Sox wins or Yankee losses, which will claim the pennant for Boston, has been reduced to two.

The Red Sox have eight games left, while the Yankees have ten remaining. There are no game scheduled in the American League tomorrow.

Other American League scores: Chicago 10, New York 9; Detroit 4 Philadelphia 1; Washington 7 St. Louis 0

Standing of the Clubs

Boston/147/98/49/1/.667/—-

New York/145/88/56/1/.610/8.5

Detroit/149/89/60/.597/10

Philadelphia/147/80/67/.544/18

Cleveland/145/78/67/.538/19

Chicago/145/60/85/.414/37

Washington/145/48/97/.331/49

St. Louis/149/46/102/1/.312/52.5