Author: david bancroft

July 12. Ebbets Field American League 7 National League 6 A.L. WINS NAIL BITER AS RASCHI SURVIVES 9TH INNING DRAMA Vic Raschi survived a tension filled, bottom of the ninth, retiring Sid Gordon with the bases loaded, as the American League held on to win the 1949 All Star game, 7-6. Mel Parnell started for…

July 10. Gm#’s 75,76 Fenway Park Boston 12,9 Philadelphia 1, 10 RED SOX SPLIT TWINBILL WITH ATHLETICS; YANKS WASHED OUT VS SENATORS Game notes: Boston split their double header with Philadelphia. New York was rained out both games against Washington. Red Sox fans got a wide variety in this double header. They saw a 12-1…

July 9. Gm# 76 Fenway Park Philadelphia 7 Boston 0 KELLNER, CHAPMAN, HELP ATHLETICS END RED SOX WIN STREAK, 7-0 Game notes: Sam Chapman hit two home runs and Eddie Joost added another to help Philadelphia end an eight game win streak for Boston. On the mound, Alex Kellner scattered six hits in a shutout…

July 8. Gm# 75 Fenway Park Boston 15 Philadelphia 8 BOSOX RETURN TO FENWAY; HANG 15 RUNS ON ATHLETICS After sweeping Philadelphia and New York on the road, the Red Sox returned to Fenway Park and pasted the Athletics, 15-8, for their eighth straight win. Dom DiMaggio(6) had a homer, double and two singles and…

July 7. Gm#74 Griffith Stadium Boston 8 Washington 4 (game susp after 6 inn) RED SOX-SENATORS TILT SUSPENDED AFTER SIX INNINGS, TO BE FINISHED LATER In order to catch a train which would return them to Boston, the Red Sox were given permission to leave a game in progress, in which they were leading 8-4,…

July 6. Gm# 74 Griffith Stadium Boston 9 Washington 2 PARNELL’S ARM, ZARILLA’S BAT, HELP BOSOX WIN SEVENTH STRAIGHT GAME Game notes: Mel Parnell(12-1) showed why he is the pitching ace of this team. He earned his second straight complete game win, holding the Senators to just four hits. Parnell gave up two runs in…

July 5. Gm# 73 Yankee Stadium Boston 5 New York 4 RED SOX SCORE IN TOP OF 9TH TO BEAT YANKS; SWEEP ALL THREE GAMES Call it the Boston Massacre. The Red Sox came into Yankee Stadium, saw, and conquered, winning all three games in the series, to a take a 6.5 game lead over…

July 4. Gm#’s 71-72 Yankee Stadium Boston 8, 6 New York 2, 3 RED SOX TAKE TWO FROM YANKEES; INCREASE LEAD TO 5.5 GAMES Twinbill Tidbits: Boston was terrific over the Independence Day holiday, taking both ends of a double header at Yankee Stadium. That increases their lead over the second place Yanks by five…

July 3. Gm# 70 Shibe Park Boston 7 Philadelphia 1 BOSTON COMPLETES SWEEP OF A’S WITH 7-1 EXCLAMATION POINT Game notes: The Red Sox rocked Athletics starter, Alex Kellner for five runs in the first inning, enroute to a 7-1 rout, and a three game sweep of Philadelphia. Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Vern Stephens and…

July 2. Gm# 69 Shibe Park Boston 6 Philadelphia 5 RED SOX DOING IT WITH SMOKE AND MIRRORS Boston pulled off another win over the Philadelphia A’s, despite Red Sox pitchers issuing 11 walks. In fact, this game set a new Stratball record for most walks in a game by both teams with 21. Despite…