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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 5, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 5, 1949 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Joe Dobson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kolloway | Second Baseman |
| Paul Campbell | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 5, 1949
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Dobson
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dobson
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Dobson
There goes Campbell. The throw from Batts and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Trucks
Batts hits a popup towards first. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trucks
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams is hit by the pitch. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Dobson
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Dobson
Lipon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Dobson
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Dobson
Kolloway hits a popup in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dobson
Campbell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Campbell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Trucks
Batts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. Batts moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it and throws to second for the out. Batts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Dobson
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Dobson
Lipon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Lipon reaches third base with a triple. Evers scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trucks vs. Dobson
Batts fires to third and picks off Lipon. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Dobson
Trucks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Trucks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Dobson
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens misplays the ball. That's an error on Stephens. Trucks scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Dobson
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trucks
Zarilla hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Trucks
Batts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Trucks
Dobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trucks
Pesky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Trucks
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Trucks
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Pesky moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Trucks
Goodman hits a fly ball towards left. Evers catches it and throws to home to double up Pesky. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Dobson
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Dobson
Lipon bunts towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hitchcock covering, for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Dobson
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kolloway vs. Dobson
Kolloway hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Zarilla strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Trout
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Trout
Batts hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobson vs. Trout
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. Hitchcock goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Trout
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Dobson
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Dobson
Kell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Dobson
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Trout
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Trout
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Trout
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Dobson
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dobson
Robinson hits a popup in front of the plate. Batts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Dobson
Groth strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1949, game 1 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 3 1 1 0 Kolloway D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pesky J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Campbell P, 1b 3 0 1 0
Williams T, lf 2 1 1 2 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Stephens V, ss 3 0 1 0 Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 0
Goodman B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 4 1 1 0
Zarilla A, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson A, c 4 1 1 0
Hitchcock B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Batts M, c 3 1 1 2 Lipon J, ss 2 0 1 2
Dobson J, p 4 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 2 1 1 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Trout D, p 0 0 0 0
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31 5 6 4 31 3 6 2
Boston 200 002 010 -- 5
Detroit 000 030 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson J (W) 9.0 6 3 2 2 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 7.0 4 4 4 9 3
Trout D 2.0 2 1 0 0 3
E -- Stephens V, Lipon J
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 4
2B -- DiMaggio D, Campbell P, Trucks V, Pesky J, Stephens V
3B -- Lipon J
HR -- Williams T, Batts M
CS -- Campbell P, DiMaggio D
SH -- Lipon J
HBP -- by Trucks V (Williams T)
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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