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August 27. Gm# 124 Comiskey Park Boston 3 Chicago 1 TEBBETTS INJURY CASTS PALL OVER PARNELL’S 19TH VICTORY Mel Parnell(19-4) got the win in a 3-1 Boston victory over Chicago, but neither he or his teammates were too happy after the game. That’s because Boston’s # 1 catcher, Birdie Tebbetts, suffered a leg injury in…

August 26. Gm#’s 122, 123. Comiskey Park Boston 2, 0 Chicago 0, 1 RED SOX- WHITE SOX SWAP SHUTOUTS IN LATEST TWINBILL ACTION Scoring was at a premium as Boston and Chicago took turns white washing each other. The Red Sox took the opener, 2-0, behind Joe Dobson(8-3), Tex Hughson and Jack Kramer. Al Zarilla…

August 25. Gm# 121 Comiskey Park Boston 10 Chicago 2 MCDERMOTT FANS A DOZEN AS BOSTON STEAMROLLS CHICAGO Mickey McDermott(13-9) struck out a season high, 12 batters, and his teammates pounded out 10 runs, as the Red Sox demolished the White Sox, 10-2. McDermott’s only struggles came in the first inning, in which Chicago scored…

August 24. BOSTON-ST. LOUIS SIT THIS ONE OUT, WHILE DETROIT WALLOPS YANKS AGAIN The Red Sox did not play, but cheered on the Tigers, who routed the Yankees, 13-2. Philadelphia beat Chicago, 5-0 and Washington edged Cleveland, 3-2. Standing of the Clubs Boston/120/83/37/.692/— New York/118/70/47/1/.597/11.5 Detroit/124/69/55/.556/16 Cleveland/119/66/53/.555/16.5 Philadelphia/119/65/54/.546/17.5 Chicago/119/49/70/.412/33.5 Washington/117/41/76/.350 St. Louis/122/37/84/1/.307/46.5

August 22. NO GAMES IN AMERICAN LEAGUE August 23. Gm# 120 Sportsman’s Park St. Louis 4 Boston 3 STAN SPENCE’S TWO RUN HR IN BOTTOM OF EIGHTH SINKS RED SOX St. Louis’s Stan Spence blasted a two run home run off Tex Hughson(3-3), as Boston lost a close one to the Browns. Hughson was on…

August 21. Gm# 119 Griffith Stadium Boston 4 Washington 2 PARNELL GOES 8 STRONG INNINGS TO WIN 18TH GAME Mel Parnell(18-4) bounced back after a loss last time out, pitching eight strong innings as the Red Sox defeated the Senators, 4-2. Dom DiMaggio(9) homered on the very first pitch of the game from Washington’s Sid…

August 20. Gm#’s 117, 118. Boston 8, 5 Washington 4, 4 BOSTON COMPLETES SUSPENDED GAME, WINS REGULAR GAME DESPITE ERRORS The Red Sox completed a game suspended from earlier in the year after six innings, so the team could catch a train. 8-4 was the final, with Chuck Stobbs(6-1) collecting the victory. In today’s regularly…

August 19. Gm# 116 Griffith Stadium Washington 2 Boston 1 SENATORS EDGE RED SOX, 2-1 Dick Weik pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one unearned run on five hits, as the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox, by a score of 2 to 1. Washington collected two runs in the bottom of the third,…

BOSTON BATTING AND PITCHING STATS THROUGH AUGUST 18 BATTING: DiMaggio: AB-457; H-151; AVE-.330; R-95; BI-52; 2B-24; 3B-2; HR-8; K-35; W-63 Pesky: AB-390; H-127; AVE-.326; R-80; BI-49; 2B-18; 3B-7; HR-4; K-27; W-79 Doerr: AB-447; H-132; AVE-.295; R-79; BI-67; 2B-22; 3B-3; HR-19; K-18; W-60 Willliams: AB-397; H-146; AVE-.368; R-100; BI-115; 2B-22; 3B-2; HR-37; K-30; W-97 Stevens: AB-401;…

August 18. Red Sox did not play today YANKS BEAT SENATORS TO GAIN A HALF GAME ON IDLE RED SOX With Boston and Philadelphia off today, the Yankees did their part in the pennant chase, beating Washington, 5-4, to gain a half game on the front running Red Sox. American League scores: New York 5…