Author: david bancroft

September 11 Gm#’s 139, 140. Shibe Park Boston 3, 5 Philadelphia 4, 3 RED SOX PLAY TWO EXTRA INNING GAMES WITH ATHLETICS, WIN ONE, LOSE ONE Boston split a double header with Philadelphia, losing the first game when Pete Suder hit a two run walkoff home run against Frank Quinn(11-6), in the bottom of the…

September 10. Gm# 138 Shibe Park Boston 7 Philadelphia 1 WILLIAMS HOMERS TWICE, LEADING MEL PARNELL TO 20TH VICTORY Boston ace, Mel Parnell(20-6) joined the twenty win club and Ted Williams was a big reason why. The Red Sox slugger slammed a pair of home runs(42), (43), to lead Boston over Philadelphia, 7-1. Al Zarilla…

September 9. Gm# 137 Yankee Stadium Boston 5 New York 3 RED SOX BEAT YANKEES AGAIN; TIGERS TAKE OVER SECOND PLACE Bobby Doerr(20) and Vern Stephens(27) both homered, as Boston defeated New York yet again, this time by a 5-3 margin. Joe Dobson started the game and went six innings to a no decision. Tex…

September 8. Yankee Stadium RED SOX – YANKEES RAINED OUT TODAY. SERIES RESUMES SEPT 9. Mother Nature had other plans today for Boston and New York. Here’s how the other clubs did in the American League today: Chicago 3 St. Louis 1; Detroit 10, 4 Cleveland 0, 1; Philadelphia 9, 8 Washington 1, 4. Standing…

September 7. Gm# 136 Yankee Stadium Boston 5 New York 4 RED SOX SCORE TWICE IN TOP OF NINTH, STUNNING YANKS IN 5-4 WIN Boston trailed by one run heading into the ninth inning, then put up two runs, while riding Frank Quinn(11-5) to victory in relief. Billy Goodman got things started in the first…

September 5. Gm#’s 134, 135. Fenway Park Boston 5, 6 Washington 3, 9 BOSTON CAN ONLY MANAGE SPLIT WITH SENATORS; YANKS BEAT A’S TWICE The Red Sox lost a bit of ground to the Yankees, as Boston could only manage a split with the Washington Senators, while, New York beat Philadelphia twice. Boston defeated Washington,…

September 4. Gm# 133 Fenway Park Philadelphia 6 Boston 2 ATHLETICS SWEEP SERIES; PARNELL HAS WORST GAME OF YEAR IN 6-2 LOSS For the first time this season, the Red Sox have been swept in a series at home. The Philadelphia Athletics have won three straight against Boston. It was hoped that the Red Sox’…

September 3. Gm# 132 Fenway Park. Philadelphia 8 Boston 6 ATHLETICS BEAT RED SOX AGAIN AS BOSTON BULLPEN STRUGGLES IN 8-6 LOSS In the very first inning, Philadelphia’s Pete Suder greeted Joe Dobson with a three run homer, as part of a four run inning. Boston got three of those back on Ted Williams’ (40th)…

September 2. Gm# 131 Fenway Park Philadelphia 4 Boston 2 FERRIS FAIN’S THREE RUN HOMER IS TOO MUCH FOR BOSTON TO OVERCOME Philadelphia’s Ferris Fain belted a three run home run in the top of the fifth off Mickey McDermott(13-11), leading the Athletics to a 4-2 win, in the first of three games against the…

September 1. Gm# 130. Briggs Stadium Boston 10 Detroit 1 BOSTON BOUNCES BACK IN BIG WAY TO START SEPTEMBER STRETCH After dropping a 1-0 decision yesterday, the Boston Red Sox came out firing on all cylinders and pummeled the Detroit Tigers by a score of 10-1. The Red Sox scored five runs in the first…