Author: david bancroft

June 20. Gm# 58 Fenway Park Detroit 9 Boston 7 TIGERS RAIN 2 HOMERS, 6 DOUBLES ON RED SOX PITCHERS Strat stats: The ball went rat a tat tat, off the Green Monster in left field, as Detroit tagged Red Sox pitching for six two baggers. The Tiges also decided to send two balls into…

June 19. Gm# 57 Fenway Park Boston 5 Chicago 4 BOSTON HOLDS OFF CHICAGO TO TAKE 3 OUT OF 4 IN SERIES Strat stats: The Red Sox were able to escape with a 5-4 win. Mel Parnell never found his groove, lasting just four innings. He gave up two runs on seven hits and walked…

RED SOX BATTING AND PITCHING LEADERS THRU JUNE 18 Batting Ave: Williams- .374, Pesky- .331, Goodman-.322; Hits: Williams-73, DiMaggio-72, Doerr-64 Runs: Williams-46, DiMaggio-44, Stephens-35 Runs Batted In: Williams-58, Stephens-41, Doerr and Zarillia-31 Doubles: Stephens-13, Williams-12, Doerr-11 Triples: Pesky-6, Goodman-4, Zarilla-3 Home Runs: Williams-20, Stephens-12, Doerr-7 Biggest surprise: Billy Goodman batting .322 out of the eighth…

June 18. Gm# 56 Fenway Park Boston 5 Chicago 2 ZARILLA’S 2SD GRAND SLAM OF YEAR LEADS BOSOX PAST CHISOX, 5-2 Strat stats: Al Zarilla’s(5) third inning grand slam off Billy Pierce, was his second of the year, in a total of five home runs hit by the Red Sox right fielder. Boston committed three…

June 17. Gm#’s 54-55 Fenway Park Chicago 1, 6 Boston 3, 5 RED SOX; WHITE SOX EACH WIN ONE; YANKS LOSE TO CLEVELAND Twinbill Tidbits: In his first game in the starting rotation, Walt Masterson(3-2) pitched a near complete game, going 8.2 innings, in a 3-1 Boston win over Chicago. Masterson issued a hefty 7…

June 16. Gm# 53 Fenway Park Boston 6 Cleveland 5 PESKY’S 9TH INN TRIPLE SNATCHES VICTORY FROM DEFEAT FOR BOSTON Trailing Cleveland 5-3 heading into the ninth inning, Johnny Pesky slugged a bases loaded three bagger, to pull off a stunning, 6-5, comeback win for the Boston Red Sox. Vern Stephens(12) got the ball rolling…

June 15. Gm# 52 Fenway Park Boston 8 Cleveland 1 PARNELL GOES DISTANCE; RED SOX HIT 3 HOME RUNS IN 8-1 WIN Mel Parnell(9-1) grinded out a complete game win, in which he allowed eight hits and walked five, but three double plays aided him in allowing only one Cleveland run. Boston had plenty of…

June 14. Gm# 51 Fenway Park Cleveland 6 Boston 0 BOB FELLER BLANKS BOSTON WITH 6-0 SHUTOUT Cleveland’s Bob Feller shutout the Red Sox, ending a four game win streak. What began as a pitcher’s duel between Feller and Mickey McDermott(7-3), changed quickly when the Indians scored five runs in the top of the fifth…

June 12. Gm#’s 49-50. Comiskey Park Boston 7, 7 Chicago 2,5 BOSOX WIN TWICE, YANKS LOSE TWICE; DOBSON OUT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH The Boston Red Sox swept a double header from the Chicago White Sox, winning 7-2 and then 7-5. Couple this with Cleveland taking two from New York, and the news couldn’t…

June 11. BOSOX IDLE; YANKS BEAT CLEVELAND TO TIE FOR FIRST Boston and Chicago did not play today. The two teams have a double header tomorrow. In the meantime, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians, thereby moving into a tie for first place with the Red Sox. American League scores: New York 12…