1949 AL Game: Det. @ Bos.

May 22, 1949

 My Detroit Tigers visited Fenway Park for the 1st time this season for a game against the Boston Red Sox. What was expected to be a close pitching duel lived up to it's expectations.Virgil Trucks started for the Tigers and Mel Parnell got the start for the Red Sox. Parnell pitched a masterful game and Boston prevailed 1-0. The Red Sox got the game's only run in the 6th inning and it was an unearned run as a result of Tiger 1st baseman Paul Campbell's miscue. Parnell ended up with a 3-hit, complete game, shutout victory.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Detroit Tigers At 1949 Boston Red Sox                5/22/1949
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lipon SS          3  0  1  0 .262     D.Dimaggio CF       3  0  1  0 .239  
  D.Kolloway 2B       4  0  1  0 .304     J.Pesky 3B          3  0  1  0 .336  
  G.Kell 3B           4  0  0  0 .254     T.Williams LF       3  0  0  0 .319  
  V.Wertz RF          3  0  0  0 .277     V.Stephens SS       3  1  1  0 .202  
  H.Evers LF          3  0  0  0 .255     B.Doerr 2B          4  0  0  0 .259  
  J.Groth CF          3  0  1  0 .214     A.Zarilla RF        2  0  0  0 .231  
  B.Swift C           3  0  0  0 .167     B.Goodman 1B        2  0  1  0 .154  
  P.Campbell 1B       3  0  0  0 .327     B.Tebbetts C        3  0  0  0 .284  
  V.Trucks P          2  0  0  0 .063     M.Parnell P         3  0  0  0 .286  
A-P.Mullin PH         1  0  0  0 .353                                          
  D.Trout P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  3  0                 Totals      26  1  4  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Trucks In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  2
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  1  4  1
 
Tigers (16-15)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Trucks LOSS(5-3)        7       4   1   0   4   4   0   1.79
D.Trout                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.41
Totals                    8       4   1   0   4   4   0
 
Red Sox (15-13)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Parnell WIN(4-2)        9       3   0   0   1   2   0   2.00
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,586 DATE- Sunday, May 22nd 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve, Johnny Stevens
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- G.Kell, P.Campbell, J.Pesky
DOUBLES- V.Stephens(4th), B.Goodman(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Dimaggio, B.Goodman
WALKS- J.Lipon, J.Pesky, T.Williams, V.Stephens, A.Zarilla
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lipon, B.Swift, D.Dimaggio, B.Tebbetts, M.Parnell-2
GIDP- G.Kell, T.Williams, B.Doerr
RLISP 2-out- V.Wertz, M.Parnell, V.Stephens, B.Tebbetts, G.Kell
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 4  Red Sox: 0 for 8
 
Mel Parnell allowed only 3 hits resulting in a big goose egg on the scoreboard
for Detroit as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 1 to 0 at
Fenway Park.
 
Parnell(4-2) dominated Detroit hitters.  He gave up just 3 hits and 1 walk in
9 innings improving his ERA from 2.33 to 2.00.  Detroit proved to be no
trouble in the 9th.  
 
Virgil Trucks(5-3) was charged with the loss.  It was a tough loss for him as
he did not allow an earned run in his 7 innings of work.  
 
'He had his 'A' game today,' Joe McCarthy said of Parnell.  'Very impressive
performance.'