1949 AL Game: Det. @ Bsn.

August 7, 1949

  The Detroit Tigers were hammered by the Boston Red Sox today 19-6, the most runs scored against them this season. The 1st place Red Sox, who are running on all cylinders right now, had memorable games from a few players today. Ted Williams (pictured, left) clubbed his 30th homerun and was 5 for 5, raising his BA to .350.  Ted's 4 RBI gave him 100 on the year. Vern Stephens (pictured, right) added 2 RBI, giving him an even 100 on the season too. Dom DiMaggio had 2 hits to keep his current 18 game hitting streak intact. The Tigers pitchers gave up 24 hits to the Red Sox in the loss.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Detroit Tigers At 1949 Boston Red Sox                 8/7/1949
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Kolloway 1B       4  0  0  0 .303     D.Dimaggio CF       6  1  2  0 .300  
  N.Berry 2B          4  2  1  0 .214     J.Pesky 3B          4  4  3  0 .347  
  G.Kell 3B           5  1  3  0 .329     T.Williams LF       5  5  5  4 .350  
  V.Wertz RF          5  0  1  0 .318     V.Stephens SS       5  2  3  2 .309  
  J.Groth CF          3  1  2  2 .294     B.Doerr 2B          5  3  3  3 .306  
  H.Evers LF          4  1  1  3 .295     B.Goodman 1B        5  1  4  5 .280  
  J.Lipon SS          5  1  1  0 .194     A.Zarilla RF        5  1  1  2 .281  
  B.Swift C           4  0  1  0 .154     M.Batts C           5  2  3  2 .269  
  A.Houtteman P       0  0  0  0 .243     M.McDermott P       3  0  0  0 .211  
A-H.Riebe PH          1  0  0  0 .176     F.Quinn P           1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Trout P           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-P.Mullin PH         0  0  0  0 .299                                          
  M.Grissom P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
C-A.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .261                                          
  L.Kretlow P         0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 10  5                 Totals      44 19 24 18
 
A-Pinch Hit For Houtteman In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Trout In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  4 0 0  -  6 10  0
Red Sox......... 6 2 3  0 0 2  6 0    - 19 24  0
 
Tigers (56-50)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Houtteman LOSS(8-5)     1       6   6   6   1   0   0   5.02
D.Trout                   4       8   5   5   0   2   0   4.39
M.Grissom                 2      10   8   8   1   1   2   6.43
L.Kretlow                 1       0   0   0   3   1   0   9.79
Totals                    8      24  19  19   5   4   2
 
Red Sox (64-40)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.McDermott WIN(3-3)      6 1/3   8   5   4   5   5   0   6.26
F.Quinn                   2 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   1   3.80
Totals                    9      10   6   5   6   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,582 DATE- Sunday, August 7th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10  Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- G.Kell(20th), T.Williams(25th), B.Goodman(19th), A.Zarilla(20th),
         M.Batts(10th)
TRIPLES- B.Doerr(7th)
HOME RUNS- H.Evers(5th), T.Williams(30th), M.Batts(4th)
RBIs- J.Groth-2(58th), H.Evers-3(56th), T.Williams-4(100th),
      V.Stephens-2(100th), B.Doerr-3(79th), B.Goodman-5(42nd),
      A.Zarilla-2(51st), M.Batts-2(17th)
WALKS- D.Kolloway, N.Berry, J.Groth-2, H.Evers, P.Mullin, J.Pesky-2, T.Williams,
       V.Stephens, F.Quinn
STRIKE OUTS- G.Kell, V.Wertz, H.Evers, B.Swift, D.Trout, D.Dimaggio, M.Batts,
             M.McDermott, F.Quinn
GIDP- B.Doerr, A.Zarilla
2-out RBI- J.Groth, B.Doerr, B.Goodman-2, V.Stephens-2
RLISP 2-out- H.Evers, D.Dimaggio, N.Berry, A.Zarilla, V.Wertz, D.Kolloway-2,
             V.Stephens-2, J.Lipon
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 11  Red Sox: 12 for 18
 
Left fielder Ted Williams had 5 hits and 4 RBI at Fenway Park as the Boston
Red Sox embarrassed the Detroit Tigers by the lopsided score of 19 to
6.
 
Williams had a great day at the plate.  He had the crowd cheering his every
move.  He delivered a one-base hit in the 1st inning, doubled in the 2nd
inning, slapped a base-hit scoring a run in the 3rd inning, delivered a
one-base hit in the 6th inning and clubbed a three-run home run in the 7th
inning.  Boston bats were hot in the 1st inning which saw them score 6 runs
on 6 hits and the 7th inning which saw them score 6 runs on 7 hits.  Boston
finished with 24 hits while Detroit ended up with 10.  
 
Mickey McDermott(3-3) was the winner allowing 5 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings. Art
Houtteman(8-5) suffered the loss.  He pitched 1 inning giving up 6 hits and 1
walk.
 
'Williams led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,'
McDermott said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my
team.'