Philadelphia Athletics (0-0) at Boston Red Sox (0-0)

(0-0, 0-0 road)@(0-0, 0-0 home)

Philadelphia Athletics (0-0) at Boston Red Sox (0-0)

First Meeting in 1948

April 19-21

Monday, April 19

Boston 5, Philadelphia 3 [GAME 1 OF 2]

Stan Spence and Vern Stephens shined in their Boston debuts, hitting back-to-back home runs in the fifth. They were the only two Red Sox players with multiple hits, accounting for half of the team's total. Philadelphia managed to get the tying run to the plate in the ninth after a leadoff double by Eddie Joost, but three straight outs ended the Athletics' comeback hopes.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Philadelphia Athletics At 1948 Boston Red Sox        4/19/1948
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Joost SS          4  0  1  0 .250     D.Dimaggio CF       4  1  1  0 .250  
  B.McCosky LF        5  0  1  1 .200     J.Pesky 3B          4  0  0  0 .000  
  D.White RF          5  0  2  0 .400     T.Williams LF       1  1  0  0 .000  
  F.Fain 1B           4  1  1  0 .250     S.Spence 1B         4  1  2  3 .500  
  H.Majeski 3B        4  0  1  0 .250     V.Stephens SS       3  2  2  1 .667  
  S.Chapman CF        3  1  1  1 .333     B.Doerr 2B          4  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Rosar C           4  0  1  0 .250     S.Mele RF           3  0  1  1 .333  
  P.Suder 2B          2  1  0  0 .000     B.Tebbetts C        4  0  1  0 .250  
  P.Marchildon P      3  0  1  0 .333     J.Dobson P          3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  9  2                 Totals      30  5  8  5
 
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  0 3 0  0 1    -  5  8  1
 
Athletics (0-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Marchildon LOSS(0-1)    8       8   5   5   5   3   2   5.63  A1
Totals                    8       8   5   5   5   3   2
 
Red Sox (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Dobson WIN(1-0)         9       9   3   3   5   2   0   3.00  A1
Totals                    9       9   3   3   5   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,359 DATE- Monday, April 19th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, 
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- J.Pesky
DOUBLES- E.Joost(1st), F.Fain(1st), S.Chapman(1st), S.Spence(1st), B.Doerr(1st)
TRIPLES- S.Mele(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Spence(1st), V.Stephens(1st)
RBIs- B.McCosky(1st), S.Chapman(1st), S.Spence-3(3rd), V.Stephens(1st),
      S.Mele(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Marchildon, J.Dobson
WALKS- E.Joost, F.Fain, S.Chapman, P.Suder-2, T.Williams-3, V.Stephens, S.Mele
STRIKE OUTS- E.Joost, S.Chapman, B.Doerr, S.Mele, B.Tebbetts
GIDP- H.Majeski, P.Suder, S.Spence
WILD PITCHES- P.Marchildon, J.Dobson
2-out RBI- S.Spence, S.Chapman, B.McCosky
RLISP 2-out- E.Joost-2, J.Dobson-2, B.Doerr, B.McCosky, D.Dimaggio, B.Rosar,
             F.Fain
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 2 for 13  Red Sox: 2 for 10

Philadelphia 15, Boston 2 [GAME 2 OF 2]
Philadelphia batted around the order in back-to-back frames as starter Denny Galehouse was left in the game as long as Boston could allow to avoid burning their pitchers. The Red Sox still eventually had to pull him in the fifth and leave the rest of the game to the bullpen. Eight Athletics players had multiple hits and all of them scored at least once. The only homer actually came from Boston, as Ted Williams hit his first of the year.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Philadelphia Athletics At 1948 Boston Red Sox        4/19/1948
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Joost SS          6  2  4  2 .500     D.Dimaggio CF       5  0  2  0 .333  
  B.McCosky LF        6  2  4  3 .455     J.Pesky 3B          5  0  1  0 .111  
  D.White RF          6  1  0  0 .182     T.Williams LF       4  2  3  1 .600  
  F.Fain 1B           5  2  2  2 .333     S.Spence 1B         5  0  2  0 .444  
  H.Majeski 3B        5  1  2  2 .333     V.Stephens SS       4  0  0  0 .286  
  S.Chapman CF        6  2  2  3 .333     B.Doerr 2B          4  0  1  1 .250  
  B.Rosar C           5  1  3  2 .444     S.Mele RF           4  0  0  0 .143  
  P.Suder 2B          4  2  2  0 .333     B.Tebbetts C        3  0  2  0 .429  
  L.Brissie P         4  2  2  1 .500     D.Galehouse P       1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          H.Dorish P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-B.Goodman PH        1  0  1  01.000  
                                          M.McDermott P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47 15 21 15                 Totals      37  2 12  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dorish In 8th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  8 6 0  0 1 0  - 15 21  1
Red Sox......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 12  2
 
Athletics (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Brissie WIN(1-0)        9      12   2   2   3   8   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9      12   2   2   3   8   1
 
Red Sox (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Galehouse LOSS(0-1)     4 1/3  16  14  13   2   0   0  27.00  A1 D6
H.Dorish                  3 2/3   5   1   1   0   2   0   2.45  D7 F3
M.McDermott               1       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  F4
Totals                    9      21  15  14   3   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,530 DATE- Monday, April 19th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 9  Red Sox:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- D.White, S.Mele, D.Galehouse
DOUBLES- S.Chapman(2nd), B.Rosar(1st), D.Dimaggio(1st)
TRIPLES- H.Majeski(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Williams(1st)
RBIs- E.Joost-2(2nd), B.McCosky-3(4th), F.Fain-2(2nd), H.Majeski-2(2nd),
      S.Chapman-3(4th), B.Rosar-2(2nd), L.Brissie, T.Williams(1st),
      B.Doerr(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Brissie, D.Galehouse
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Doerr
WALKS- F.Fain, H.Majeski, P.Suder, T.Williams, V.Stephens, B.Tebbetts
STRIKE OUTS- F.Fain, L.Brissie, D.Dimaggio-2, V.Stephens-2, B.Doerr, S.Mele-2,
             H.Dorish
GIDP- S.Chapman
2-out RBI- T.Williams, B.McCosky
RLISP 2-out- D.Dimaggio, H.Majeski-2, S.Mele-2, E.Joost, B.Doerr, J.Pesky-2
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 10 for 18  Red Sox: 1 for 10

Wednesday, April 21

Philadelphia 11, Boston 6
A late rally in the ninth against a tired Joe Coleman made the score look closer than it was. Philadelphia could've won by even more if they had the same efficiency with runners in scoring position as they did in their last game, but instead they left 18 men on base. Barney McCosky started a perfect 6-for-6 until striking out for the final out in the top of the ninth. Buddy Rosar went 5-for-6 as the other Athletic to be hitting at least .600 in the series against Boston.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Philadelphia Athletics At 1948 Boston Red Sox        4/21/1948
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Joost SS          5  1  1  0 .400     D.Dimaggio CF       5  1  3  2 .429  
  B.McCosky LF        7  2  6  2 .611     J.Pesky 3B          4  0  1  1 .154  
  D.White RF          5  1  1  0 .188     T.Williams LF       5  0  1  0 .400  
  F.Fain 1B           2  1  0  0 .273     S.Spence 1B         5  1  2  1 .429  
  H.Majeski 3B        4  2  2  3 .385     V.Stephens SS       4  1  1  2 .273  
  S.Chapman CF        4  2  1  1 .308     B.Doerr 2B          4  1  0  0 .167  
  B.Rosar C           6  1  5  2 .600     S.Mele RF           4  0  0  0 .091  
  P.Suder 2B          5  1  3  3 .455     B.Tebbetts C        3  0  0  0 .300  
  J.Coleman P         5  0  0  0 .000   B-J.Ostrowski PR      0  1  0  0 ----  
                                          D.Ferriss P         2  0  1  0 .500  
                                        A-B.Goodman PH        1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          E.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-W.Moses PH          1  1  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 11 19 11                 Totals      38  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ferriss In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Tebbetts In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 3 0 0  0 3 1  3 1 0  - 11 19  2
Red Sox......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  6 10  0
 
Athletics (2-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Coleman WIN(1-0)        9      10   6   5   4   4   1   5.00  A1
Totals                    9      10   6   5   4   4   1
 
Red Sox (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Ferriss LOSS(0-1)       7      16  10  10   9   5   0  12.86  A1 E9
E.Johnson                 2       3   1   1   2   1   0   4.50  F1
Totals                    9      19  11  11  11   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 6,875 DATE- Wednesday, April 21st 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:18  Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- H.Majeski, B.Rosar
DOUBLES- B.Rosar(2nd), D.Dimaggio-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- V.Stephens(2nd)
RBIs- B.McCosky-2(6th), H.Majeski-3(5th), S.Chapman(5th), B.Rosar-2(4th),
      P.Suder-3(3rd), D.Dimaggio-2(2nd), J.Pesky(1st), S.Spence(4th),
      V.Stephens-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.White, J.Coleman
WALKS- E.Joost-2, F.Fain-4, H.Majeski-2, S.Chapman-2, P.Suder, J.Pesky,
       V.Stephens, B.Doerr, B.Tebbetts
STRIKE OUTS- E.Joost, B.McCosky, D.White, J.Coleman-3, T.Williams, S.Mele-2,
             B.Tebbetts
GIDP- H.Majeski, B.Tebbetts
WILD PITCHES- D.Ferriss
2-out RBI- B.Rosar-2, D.Dimaggio, S.Chapman, P.Suder, H.Majeski
RLISP 2-out- J.Coleman-4, H.Majeski, T.Williams-2, J.Pesky, F.Fain, E.Joost,
             S.Chapman, S.Mele, B.McCosky, B.Doerr
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 10 for 27  Red Sox: 3 for 11

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