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May 27, 1947

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	4	8	0
Athletics	2	6	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	4	8	0
Athletics	2	6	1

Gene Handley Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.225
OBP	.000	.295
At Bats	4	40
Hits	0	9
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	4

Earl Johnson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	1

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Shibe Park - May 27, 1947

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Out

Earl Johnson

Birdie Tebbetts

Rudy York

Bobby Doerr

Rip Russell

Johnny Pesky

Leon Culberson

Dom DiMaggio

Wally Moses

Gene Handley

Mike Guerra

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Red Sox	4	8	0	9
Philadelphia Athletics	2	6	1	8
Winning Pitcher	Earl Johnson
Losing Pitcher	Phil Marchildon
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Rip Russell
Attendance	23,843
Time of Game	2 hours 26 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Mike Guerra pinch hits for Joe Coleman. Guerra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Culberson hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Chapman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Joe Coleman now pitching. Tebbetts strikes out.

Bottom 7 Valo strikes out.

Bottom 7 Handley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Leon Culberson now playing left field. Hank Majeski pinch hits for Phil Marchildon. Majeski hits a fly ball into left field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 York hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Pesky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Moses hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Laabs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Chapman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out.

Bottom 5 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Johnson strikes out.

Top 5 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Russell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 5 Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.

Top 5 York hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out.

Bottom 4 Earl Johnson now pitching. Marchildon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pesky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Joost reaches second base with a double. Laabs scores. Suder goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 4 Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Laabs moves to second.

Bottom 4 Rosar hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Laabs takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Pesky takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second.

Top 4 Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Fine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marchildon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Handley hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Doerr takes first base on ball four. York moves to second.

Top 3 York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Marchildon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fine fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Joost strikes out.

Bottom 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosar moves to second.

Bottom 2 Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pesky for the out.

Top 2 Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Fine moves to second.

Top 2 Fine takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second.

Top 2 Tebbetts strikes out.

Top 2 Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain moves to second.

Bottom 1 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Valo takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 York hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marchildon fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.

Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second.

Top 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley misplays the ball. That's an error on Handley. Moses moves to second.

Top 1 Pesky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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