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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 16, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 16, 1949 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Karl Drews |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 8,601 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill Grieve |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
| Stan Spence | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Center Fielder |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Jack Graham | First Baseman |
| Dick Kokos | Right Fielder |
| John Sullivan | Shortstop |
| Karl Drews | Pitcher |
| Zack Taylor | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 16, 1949
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Parnell
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Parnell
Spence hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Sievers. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Drews
Stephens hits a line drive towards short. Sullivan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Parnell
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Parnell
Graham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Parnell
There goes Graham. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Stephens applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Drews
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Drews
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Drews
Stringer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spence. Stringer reaches second base with a double. Zarilla moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Drews
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy misplays the ball. That's an error on Priddy. Zarilla scores. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parnell vs. Drews
Parnell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Stringer scores. Tebbetts moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Drews
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kokos vs. Parnell
Kokos hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on DiMaggio. Kokos moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Parnell
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drews vs. Parnell
Drews strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Parnell
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Drews
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Drews
Williams hits a fly ball towards right. Kokos catches it and throws to Priddy who relays to Graham to double up Pesky. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Drews
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Parnell
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spence for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of DiMaggio. Priddy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Priddy scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Parnell
Moss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Graham vs. Parnell
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kokos vs. Parnell
Kokos hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kokos for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Drews
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Drews
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Zarilla moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stringer vs. Drews
Stringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Ferrick
Tom Ferrick now pitching.
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Ferrick
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Ferrick
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Parnell
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrick vs. Parnell
Ferrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillinger vs. Parnell
Dillinger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Parnell
Spence hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Spence reaches second base with a double. Sullivan scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Spence scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Ferrick
Pesky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Priddy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ferrick
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kokos settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ferrick
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Ferrick
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Ferrick
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Parnell
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Parnell
Graham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moss moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kokos vs. Parnell
Kokos hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Parnell
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moss scores. Graham moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrick vs. Parnell
Ferrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Ferrick
Stringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Ferrick
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parnell vs. Ferrick
Parnell hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Ferrick
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stringer scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Ferrick
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Parnell
Dillinger hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Parnell
Spence hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Parnell
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ferrick
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Ferrick
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Ostrowski
Joe Ostrowski now pitching.
Zarilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Ostrowski
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Ostrowski
Stringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Ostrowski
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parnell vs. Ostrowski
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Parnell
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Parnell
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Parnell
Graham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kokos vs. Parnell
Kokos hits a line drive into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ostrowski
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Ostrowski
Pesky hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sievers. Pesky reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Ostrowski
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kokos. Williams reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Pesky scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Ostrowski
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zarilla vs. Ostrowski
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Ostrowski
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Ostrowski
Stringer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ostrowski
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Parnell
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for John Sullivan.
Lollar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Platt vs. Parnell
Whitey Platt pinch hits for Joe Ostrowski.
Platt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillinger vs. Parnell
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1949 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Dillinger B, 3b 5 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 5 1 1 1
Spence S, lf 4 1 1 1 Pesky J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Priddy J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 1 2
Sievers R, cf 4 0 1 1 Stephens V, ss 5 2 2 3
Moss L, c 3 1 1 0 Zarilla A, rf 4 2 4 0
Graham J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Goodman B, 1b 5 1 1 1
Kokos D, rf 4 0 0 0 Stringer L, 2b 4 3 4 3
Sullivan J, ss 3 1 1 1 Tebbetts B, c 5 0 2 1
Lollar S, ph 1 0 1 0 Parnell M, p 4 0 0 0
Drews K, p 1 0 0 0
Ferrick T, p 2 0 0 0
Ostrowski J, p 0 0 0 0
Platt W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 40 12 17 11
St.Louis 000 121 000 -- 4
Boston 020 111 25x -- 12
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Drews K* 3.0 6 3 2 1 0
Ferrick T (L)+ 3.0 3 4 4 3 1
Ostrowski J 2.0 8 5 5 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (W) 9.0 8 4 4 3 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Priddy J, DiMaggio D
DP -- St.Louis 2, Boston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Boston 8
2B -- Pesky J 2, Stringer L, Priddy J, Spence S, Williams T
HR -- Stephens V 2, Stringer L
CS -- Graham J
T -- 2:12
A -- 8601
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