Author: david bancroft

June 10. Gm# 48 Comiskey Park Boston 8 Chicago 5 LATE HR BY DOERR GIVES BOSTON CUSHION IN 8-5 WIN OVER CHICAGO The Red Sox held a slim one run lead over the White Sox, but Bobby Doerr’s(7) homer in the top of the ninth gave them a little breathing room and Boston went on…

June 9. Gm# 47 Sportsman’s Park Boston 6 St. Louis 3 RED SOX BEAT BROWNS TO TAKE OVER FIRST PLACE IN AMERICAN LEAGUE Mark this date. On June 9th, 1949, the Boston Red Sox took over sole possession of first place in the American League of professional baseball. The powerful New York Yankees, playing without…

June 8. Gm# 46 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 3 Boston 3 BROWNS BEAT RED SOX IN BOTTOM OF NINTH INNING Mickey McDermott pitched six innings to a no decision and Walt Masterson(2-2) was tagged with the loss, as St. Louis beat Boston, 3-2. Boston failed to take advantage of the Yankees loss to the Tigers.…

June 7. Gm# 45 Sportsman’s Park Boston 7 St. Louis 5 STEPHENS’ TWO RUN SINGLE IN TOP OF 9TH LEADS RED SOX OVER BROWNS As has been the case, the last place St. Louis Browns didn’t play anything like a last place team, giving Boston all they could handle, but in the end, the Red…

June 6. Gm# 44 Briggs Stadium Boston 11 Detroit 7 RED SOX PLAY MORE HOME RUN DERBY; TAKE 3 OF 4 FROM DETROIT Boston poured on the offensive once again, scoring 11 runs over the first three innings, then holding off the Tigers, to win 11-7, taking three out of four in the series. Ted…

June 5. Gm’s 42-43 Briggs Stadium Boston 12, 6 Detroit 2, 3 2 GRAND SLAMS IN ONE GAME HIGHLIGHT RED SOX TWINBILL SWEEP OF TIGERS Boston won twice against Detroit, in a doubleheader at Briggs Stadium. The first game was a massacre, in which both Ted Williams(12) and Vern Stephens(9), hit grand slam home runs.…

June 4. Gm# 41 Briggs Stadium Detroit 8 Boston 1 TIGERS HAND McDERMOTT SECOND LOSS Marty McDermott(7-2) gave up five runs in five innings as the Detroit Tigers won the first of a four game series, 6-1. Boston took an early 1-0 lead against Fred Hutchingson, on two singles and two walks in the first…

June 3. Gm# 40 Municipal Stadium Boston 7 Cleveland 2 AL ZARILLA’S GRAND SLAM HIGHLIGHTS BOSTON’S 7-2 WIN Al Zarilla(4) belted a grand slam off Early Wynn in the top of the third inning and Birdie Tebbetts(5) hit a two run clout, as the Red Sox defeated Cleveland, 7-2. All runs scored on Zarilla’s grand…

June 2. Gm# 39 Municipal Stadium Boston 5 Cleveland 3 HOME RUNS BY STEPHENS AND TEBBETTS LEAD RED SOX PAST INDIANS With the game tied at 3 all, Vern Stephens(8) and Birdie Tebbetts(4) both homered in the top of the sixth, to lead Boston past Cleveland, 5-3. Ellis Kinder(2-3) pitched a fabulous game. He made…

June 1. Gm# 38 Municipal Stadium Cleveland 7 Boston 5 INDIANS’ JIM HEGAN HOMERS LATE TO BEAT RED SOX Cleveland catcher, Jim Hegan snapped a five all tie by belting a two run home run in the eighth inning, giving the Indians a 7-5 win over Boston. The Red Sox got a run in the…