Category: Uncategorized

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…

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…