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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…

May 20. Fenway Park MOTHER NATURE PAUSES RED SOX WIN STREAK Rain put a damper on Boston’s winning ways, as the Red Sox and Indians were postponed by rain. Also washed out was the White Sox-Yankees game in N.Y. Other American League scores: Washington 5 St. Louis 3; Philadelphia 2 Detroit 1 Standing of the…

May 19. Gm# 27 Fenway Park Boston 6 Chicago 2 BOSTON MAKES IT 5 STRAIGHT WINS; BEATS CHICAGO AGAIN The surging Red Sox have won their fifth straight game, beating the Chicago White Sox, 6-2. The Bosox got long balls from DiMaggio(2) and Doerr(3) and doubles from Doerr, Williams, Zarilla and Goodman, in the win.…

RED SOX BATTING AND PITCHING RECORDS (THROUGH MAY 18) Player AB H R BI .AVE Pesky 81 29 10 16 .358 DiMaggio 110 33 20 12 .300 Williams 94 28 23 23 .298 Stephens 90 21 8 10 .289 Doerr 103 27 13 10 262 Goodman 94 22 15 6 .234 Tebbetts 90 21 11…

May 18. Gm# 26 Fenway Park Boston 6 Chicago 0 RED SOX WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT; PARNELL, STOBBS COMBINE TO BLANK CHISOX Boston defeated the Chicago White Sox, 6-0, with Mel Parnell(4-1) earning the win. Parnell was visibly upset when he was lifted from the game after walking two batters back to back, in the top…