Author: david bancroft

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…

July 30. Gm# 96 Fenway Park Cleveland 9 Boston 1 INDIANS SLAM RED SOX YET AGAIN. Boston is playing some of their worst ball of the year in this series. For the third straight game, Cleveland scored 9 runs, to shell the Red Sox, 9-1. 3 more Boston errors, eight total in the series, have…

July 29. Gm #’s 94, 95 Fenway Park Cleveland 9, 9 Boston 0, 4 CLEVELAND THROTTLES BOSTON IN DOUBLE HEADER SWEEP The Cleveland Indians utterly destroyed the Red Sox in yesterday’s double header, winning both games. The Tribe scored 18 runs and 33 hits in the debacle, with Boston helping the cause with four errrors.…

July 28. Gm# 93 Fenway Park Boston 6 Chicago 2 TED WILLIAMS SETS NEW MARK FOR CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A HOME RUN Boston’s Ted Williams(30) has set a new record for most consecutive games with at least one home run. He hit his thirtieth of the year off Howie Judson of the White Sox, the…

July 27. Gm# 92 Fenway Park Chicago 7 Boston 5 CHICAGO SCORES TWICE IN 9TH TO SNAP BOSTON WIN STREAK Frank Quinn(9-5) couldn’t get it done in relief, allowing two Chicago runs in the top of the ninth, as the White Sox beat the Red Sox, 7-5, ending a six game win streak for Boston.…

July 26. Gm# 91 Fenway Park Boston 7 Chicago 1 BOSTON PASTES CHICAGO, 7-1, FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN Ted Williams(28) stayed red hot, belting his fourth home run in a week and Pat Dobson(6-3) went the distance for the second straight start, as the Red Sox handled the White Sox easily, winning, 7-1. Bobby Doerr…

June 25. No Red Sox game today. Scheduled day off IDLE RED SOX PICK UP HALF GAME ON YANKS, WHO LOSE TO CLEVELAND Boston has now increased their lead in the American League to 8 games over New York. The Yankees lost to Cleveland, 4-2, in the only game on the schedule. Standing of the…

July 24. Gm#’s 89, 90 Sportsman’s Park Boston 5,7 St. Louis 3, 1 BOSTON TAKES BOTH ENDS OF TWINBILL; COMPLETES FOUR GAME SWEEP The Red Sox took both games of a double header, completing a four game sweep of the St. Louis Browns. The Yankees beat the Tigers, but Boston now holds a 7.5 game…

July 23. Gm# 88 Sportsman’s Park Boston 5 St. Louis 1 KINDER GRINDS OUT COMPLETE GAME IN 5-1 WIN OVER BROWNS Ellis Kinder(5-4) stayed the course, allowing nine hits along the way, but ended up going the distance in a 5-2 Red Sox win over St. Louis. The Browns’ Red Embree walked the bases loaded,…

July 22. Gm# 87 Sportsman’s Park Boston 9 St. Louis 3 RED SOX TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 7 WALKS, 3 ERRORS, IN 9-3 WIN OVER BROWNS Ned Garver and three Browns relievers combined to walk seven batters and the St. Louis infield committed three errors, as Boston took advantage of a sloppy Browns effort, in a…