Author: david bancroft

May 30. Gm#’s 36-37. Fenway Park Philadelphia 7, 8 Boston 6, 10 RED SOX SPLIT DOUBLE HEADER WITH A’S; KEEP PACE WITH YANKS Boston split a Memorial Day twinbill with the Philadelpha A’s, dropping game one, 7-6, then coming back to win the night cap, 10-8. The opener began with Joe Dobson squaring off against…

May 29. Gm# 35 Fenway Park Boston 11 Washington 9 13 innings TEBBETTS ENDS 13 INNING SLUGFEST WITH HOME RUN Birdie Tebbetts(3)homered for the second straight game, this time with Vern Stephens aboard in the bottom of the 13th, to win a wild, slugfest with the Washington Senators. The game couldn’t have come at a…

May 28. Gm# 34 Fenway Park Boston 1 Washington 0 PARNELL GRINDS HIS WAY TO 3RD SHUTOUT, THANKS TO TEBBETTS HR Two starts ago, Mel Parnell(6-1) lost a chance for a shutout when he was pulled from the game after issuing seven walks. At the time, he was upset about it, feeling he should have…

May 27. SENATORS-RED SOX GAME IS RAINED OUT Other American League scores: Cleveland 4 Chicago 0; Detroit 5 St. Louis 4; New York 3 Philadelphia 1 Standing of the Clubs New York/33/23/10/.697 Boston/33/21/12/.636 Philadelphia/36/20/16/.556 Washington/36/20/16/.556 Detroit/36/17/19/.472 Chicago/34/15/19/.441 Cleveland/30/13/17/.433 St. Louis/36/9/27/.250

May 26. Gm# 33 Fenway Park Boston 6 St. Louis 0 MCDERMOTT TOSSES ANOTHER GEM Mickey McDermott thrilled Red Sox fans with another pitching masterpiece. The team leader in wins(7-1), Mickey spun a three hit shutout against St. Louis. He fanned five and walked three. A couple of twin killings aided McDermott’s effort. The closest…

May 25. Gm# 32 Fenway Park Boston 7 St. Louis 6 DIMAGGIO’S HOMER IN 8TH ALLOWS BOSTON TO SQUEAK BY ST. LOUIS Dom DiMaggio’s(3) solo home run in the last of the eighth inning allowed the Boston Red Sox to pull out a 7-6 win over the last place St. Louis Browns. Despite being in…

May 24. Gm# 31 Fenway Park Detroit 9 Boston 2 JOHNNY GROTH’S TWO HOME RUNS END RED SOX WINNING STREAK Detroit’s Johnny Groth stopped an eight game win streak for the Boston Red Sox, belting a pair of homers. Groth had a solo blast off Ellis Kinder(1-5) in the fifth and also hit a three…

May 23. Gm# 30 Fenway Park Boston 4 Detroit 2 EIGHT STRAIGHT HAS A NICE RING TO IT The Red Sox continue to win, getting a 4-2 victory behind Mel Parnell(5-1). Bobby Doerr(4) led the offense with a homer and a pair of doubles. Vern Stephens(7) also went deep. Dom DiMaggio chipped in with two…

May 22. Gm# 27 Fenway Park Boston 5 Detroit 4 BOSTON HOLDS OFF DETROIT FOR 7TH STRAIGHT VICTORY The Red Sox jumped out to a four run lead, then held on as Detroit climbed back in it. The Tigers scored two runs in the third and two more in the top of the ninth, to…

May 21. Gm# 28 Fenway Park Boston 12 Cleveland 0 RED SOX PUT IT ALL TOGETHER IN THEIR BEST GAME OF THE SEASON The Boston Red Sox were firing on all cylinders as they bombed the Cleveland Indians, 12-0. Every aspect of the game, batting, pitching and fielding, was par excellence. Joe Dobson(2-2) pitched a…