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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 26, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 26, 1948 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 29,043 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Stan Spence | First Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Matt Batts | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Al Kozar | Second Baseman |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
| Sherry Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
| Joe Kuhel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 26, 1948
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Yost reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kozar vs. Parnell
Kozar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon hits a ball on the ground that hits Kozar. Kozar is out and Vernon is safe at first. There goes Kozar trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Culberson vs. Parnell
Culberson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Parnell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Culberson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Haefner
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Parnell
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Parnell
Christman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Parnell
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Haefner
Batts hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Haefner
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Parnell
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Yost, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Parnell
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Haefner
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele takes first base on ball four. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Batts vs. Haefner
Batts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Spence scores. Mele moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parnell vs. Haefner
Parnell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Parnell
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a fly ball towards right. Robertson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Robertson. Williams goes all the way around to score. Stephens moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spence vs. Haefner
Spence hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Parnell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Parnell
Christman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Parnell
Evans hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Christman moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haefner vs. Parnell
Haefner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Haefner
The ball gets by Evans for a passed ball. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Batts vs. Haefner
Batts hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Parnell vs. Haefner
Parnell hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Parnell
Kozar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robertson. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Haefner
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pesky scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Haefner
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spence vs. Haefner
The ball gets by Evans for a passed ball. Williams scores. Stephens moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Haefner
Spence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kozar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Haefner
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Haefner
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Parnell
Culberson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Parnell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spence scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Parnell
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Haefner
Batts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Haefner
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parnell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Haefner
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Haefner
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Parnell
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Parnell
Early Wynn pinch hits for Mickey Haefner.
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Parnell
Yost hits a line drive towards the mound. Parnell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Thompson
Forrest Thompson now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coan. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Thompson
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Thompson
Spence takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Thompson
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Spence moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Thompson
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams scores. Spence moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Batts vs. Thompson
Batts hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parnell vs. Thompson
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kozar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kozar vs. Parnell
Kozar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Parnell
Parnell fires over to first and Doerr covering first, drops the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Kozar moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coan vs. Parnell
Coan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Parnell
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culberson vs. Parnell
Culberson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1948 -- Boston at Washington (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
DiMaggio D, cf 4 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 2 0
Pesky J, 3b 5 1 1 0 Kozar A, 2b 2 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 4 4 4 1 Coan G, lf 4 0 0 0
Stephens V, ss 5 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Spence S, 1b 4 1 0 0 Culberson L, cf 4 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Robertson S, rf 3 0 0 0
Mele S, rf 4 0 1 1 Christman M, ss 3 0 1 0
Batts M, c 5 0 1 2 Evans A, c 3 0 1 0
Parnell M, p 5 0 0 0 Haefner M, p 2 0 0 0
Wynn E, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 10 4 30 0 5 0
Boston 000 210 201 -- 6
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner M (L) 8.0 8 5 1 4 3
Thompson F 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
E -- Vernon M, Robertson S, DiMaggio D, Doerr B
LOB -- Boston 12, Washington 5
2B -- Doerr B, Pesky J, Williams T
3B -- Yost E
PB -- Evans A 2
T -- 2:03
A -- 29043
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