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April 26. SOX-SENATORS GAME IS RAINED OUT Boston and Washington were washed out at Fenway Park. Here are the other American League scores: Detroit 6,7 Chicago 2, 5; Cleveland 1 St. Louis 0; New York 5 Philadelphia 4 Standing of the Clubs New York/8/7/1/.875 Detroit/7/5/2/.714 Cleveland/6/4/2/.667 Chicago/9/5/4/.556 Philadelphia/9/4/5/.444 Boston/7/3/4/.429 Washington/8/2/6/.250 St. Louis/8/1/7/.125

April 25. Gm# 7 Fenway Park Washington 5 Boston 4 HAPLESS SENATORS FIND WAY TO BEAT BOSTON The much maligned Washington Senators, about whom people quip, “First in war, first in peace and last in the American League”, found a way to get past our Red Sox, as they came out on top, 5-4 at…

April 24. Gm# 6 Fenway Park New York 7 Boston 4 YANKEES THROTTLE RED SOX ONCE MORE For the second straight day, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox with ease. This time, the Yanks rocked Ellis Kinder(0-1) and the Sox, 7-4. Kinder alowed six runs and 12 hits in five innings. Yogi…

April 23. Gm# 5 Fenway Park New York 9 Boston 4 YANKS BELT FOUR HOMERUNS IN ROUT OF RED SOX The first inning for Mel Parnell was a sign of things to come. Jerry Coleman doubled, Phil Rizzuto singled, Johnny Lindell hit a three run homer, then Tommy Heinrich followed that with a solo homerun.…

April 22. Gm# 4 Fenway Park Boston 5 New York 2 RED SOX BEAT YANKEES, 5-2 TO WIN HOME OPENER Boston found some two out lightning in the first inning. Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky were quickly retired, but then Bobby Doerr singled, Ted Williams doubled, Vern Stephens singled, driving in Doerr. A Jerry Coleman…

April 21. Gm# 3 Shibe Park Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 A’S ALEX KELLNER BEATS BOSTON BOTH ON THE MOUND AND AT THE PLATE Philadelphia’s Alex Kellner won a 3-2 decision on the mound against the Red Sox and also hit a two run double, which gave his team the lead for good, in the sixth…

April 20. Gm# 2. Shibe Park Boston 1 Philadelphia 0 FRANK QUINN MAKES 1 RUN HOLD UP IN FINE RELIEF EFFORT Though Boston starter, Ellis Kinder didn’t allow a run in his 5.2 innings pitched, he was tagged for eight hits and issued three walks in that span. With Philadelphia’s Joe Coleman matching Kinder zero…

April 19. Gm# 1 Shibe Park Boston 8 Philadelphia 0 PARNELL STARTS RED SOX SEASON WITH A FIVE HIT SHUTOUT Mel Parnell(1-0) kicked off Boston’s 1949 campaign with a bang, spinning a five hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics. Parnell took a no hitter into the sixth inning, when Eddie Joost broke it up with…

April 18. Red Sox did not play AMERICAN LEAGUE GETS UNDERWAY AS SENATORS DEFEAT A’S, 3-2 The traditional American League opener in Washington saw the Senators defeat the Philadelphia A’s, 3-2. The rest of the league, including Boston, who takes on that same A’s team in Shibe Park, Philadelphia, gets underway tomorrow. Standing of the…

1949 Boston Red Sox Replay As a kind of companion piece to my just completed 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates replay, I am going to do one of the Red Sox in the American League that same year. In real life, Boston finished second by 1 game to the New York Yankees. I am going to do…