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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS		1
7
CLE
@PHA		2
8
CHW
@WSH		3
9
BSN
@CHC		4
8
BRO
@CIN		9
4
PHI
@PIT		9
4
NYG
@STL		6
5		 
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Tuesday, June 21, 1949,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 10,132, Time of Game: 1:59
Tigers
1
33-26
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Red Sox
7
31-27
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
W: Mel Parnell (9-3)
L: Art Houtteman (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  X    7  8  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Paul Campbell 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .245 .661 0.064 0.83 0.087 -0.023 0.8 10 1
Don Kolloway 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .755 -0.209 1.18 0.000 -0.209 -2.3 1 5 2·GDP
George Kell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .353 .926 0.081 0.51 0.114 -0.032 0.7 1 2 HR,2B
Vic Wertz RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .809 -0.011 0.57 0.032 -0.043 -0.5 2 0
Hoot Evers LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .302 .859 -0.046 0.68 0.016 -0.062 0.3 3 0 2B
Johnny Groth CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .873 -0.062 0.56 0.000 -0.062 -1.2 1 0
Johnny Lipon SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .683 -0.037 0.50 0.009 -0.046 -0.4 3 7
Bob Swift C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .583 -0.006 0.84 0.041 -0.047 -0.8 3 0
Art Houtteman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .400 -0.055 1.11 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 0 0
   Marv Grissom P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 6 1 4 4 .200 .661 -0.285 0.71 0.299 -0.583 -4.1 24 15
2B: G Kell (16, off M Parnell); H Evers (9, off M Parnell).
HR: G Kell (2, off M Parnell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: G Kell 6; H Evers 3; B Swift; P Campbell.
GIDP: D Kolloway 2 (3).
RBI: G Kell (27).
2-out RBI: G Kell.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Kolloway-J Lipon-P Campbell.
E: J Lipon (15); D Kolloway (10).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dom DiMaggio CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 .330 .906 0.029 0.47 0.053 -0.023 0.5 6 0
Johnny Pesky 3B 3 3 1 0 1 0 .274 .742 -0.009 0.64 0.048 -0.057 0.2 1 4 2B,HBP
Ted Williams LF 4 3 2 3 1 1 .315 1.081 0.137 0.78 0.159 -0.023 2.8 0 0 HR
Vern Stephens SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .289 .904 0.139 1.05 0.156 -0.017 1.4 3 6
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .218 .668 0.009 0.88 0.064 -0.055 0.1 4 2
Al Zarilla RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 .708 0.062 0.82 0.098 -0.036 0.3 0 0
Billy Hitchcock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .600 -0.088 0.77 0.000 -0.088 -1.5 9 0
Birdie Tebbetts C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .301 .784 0.033 0.40 0.043 -0.010 0.0 4 0
Mel Parnell P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .520 -0.098 0.58 0.000 -0.098 -1.5 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 33 7 8 6 5 3 .242 .723 0.214 0.70 0.621 -0.407 2.4 27 12
2B: J Pesky (12, off A Houtteman).
HR: T Williams (17, off A Houtteman; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).
HBP: J Pesky (1, by A Houtteman).
TB: T Williams 5; D DiMaggio 2; J Pesky 2; A Zarilla; B Tebbetts; B Doerr.
GIDP: M Parnell (3).
RBI: T Williams 3 (69); B Doerr (24); V Stephens (62); A Zarilla (23).
2-out RBI: T Williams 3; A Zarilla.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. V Stephens-B Doerr-B Hitchcock; J Pesky-B Doerr-B Hitchcock; V Stephens-B Doerr.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Art Houtteman, L (3-2) 6 7 7 5 4 1 1 4.89 31 31 -0.218 0.88 -3.6
Marv Grissom 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.63 8 0 0 0.003 0.02 1.1
Team Totals 8 8 7 5 5 3 1 5.62 39 31 0 0 -0.215 0.71 -2.4

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mel Parnell, W (9-3) 9 6 1 1 4 4 1 2.69 34 71 0.285 0.71 4.1
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 4 4 1 1.00 34 71 0.285 0.70 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Houtteman (1; J Pesky).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Cal Hubbard, 2B - (none), 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 10,132.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Paul Campbell 1B 1 Dom DiMaggio CF
2 Don Kolloway 2B 2 Johnny Pesky 3B
3 George Kell 3B 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Vic Wertz RF 4 Vern Stephens SS
5 Hoot Evers LF 5 Bobby Doerr 2B
6 Johnny Groth CF 6 Al Zarilla RF
7 Johnny Lipon SS 7 Billy Hitchcock 1B
8 Bob Swift C 8 Birdie Tebbetts C
9 Art Houtteman P 9 Mel Parnell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-2 1 12- OO DET D. Kolloway M. Parnell 10% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 1-1 2 12- R BOS A. Zarilla A. Houtteman 10% 64% Single to CF; Williams Scores/unER; Stephens to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- R DET G. Kell M. Parnell -9% 45% Home Run (Deep LF)
b5 2-1 1 12- R BOS V. Stephens A. Houtteman 9% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pesky Scores/No RBI; Williams to 2B
t6 1-4 0 1-- OO DET D. Kolloway M. Parnell 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET P. Campbell M. Parnell 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET D. Kolloway M. Parnell 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- R DET G. Kell M. Parnell -9% 45% Home Run (Deep LF)
t1 1-0 2 --- O DET V. Wertz M. Parnell 1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Art Houtteman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- BOS D. DiMaggio A. Houtteman 4% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O BOS J. Pesky A. Houtteman -4% 46% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- BOS T. Williams A. Houtteman 6% 52% Single (CF-RF); Pesky to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 R BOS V. Stephens A. Houtteman 7% 59% Reached on E4 (catch)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to 3B); Pesky Scores; Williams to 2B
b1 1-1 1 12- O BOS B. Doerr A. Houtteman -4% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 1-1 2 12- R BOS A. Zarilla A. Houtteman 10% 64% Single to CF; Williams Scores/unER; Stephens to 3B
b1 2-1 2 1-3 O BOS B. Hitchcock A. Houtteman -4% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- O DET H. Evers M. Parnell 3% 62% Strikeout
t2 1-2 1 --- O DET J. Groth M. Parnell 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-2 2 --- O DET J. Lipon M. Parnell 1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Art Houtteman facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- BOS B. Tebbetts A. Houtteman 3% 68% Walk
b2 2-1 0 1-- OO BOS M. Parnell A. Houtteman -7% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- BOS D. DiMaggio A. Houtteman 1% 63% Single to LF
b2 2-1 2 1-- O BOS J. Pesky A. Houtteman -2% 60% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- DET B. Swift M. Parnell -4% 56% Single to LF
t3 1-2 0 1-- O DET A. Houtteman M. Parnell 4% 60% Strikeout
t3 1-2 1 1-- DET P. Campbell M. Parnell -4% 56% Walk; Swift to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- OO DET D. Kolloway M. Parnell 10% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Art Houtteman facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- O BOS T. Williams A. Houtteman -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- O BOS V. Stephens A. Houtteman -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O BOS B. Doerr A. Houtteman -1% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- O DET G. Kell M. Parnell 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- DET V. Wertz M. Parnell -3% 61% Walk
t4 1-2 1 1-- O DET H. Evers M. Parnell 4% 65% Lineout: CF
t4 1-2 2 1-- O DET J. Groth M. Parnell 3% 68% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Art Houtteman facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O BOS A. Zarilla A. Houtteman -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b4 2-1 1 --- O BOS B. Hitchcock A. Houtteman -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-1 2 --- BOS B. Tebbetts A. Houtteman 1% 65% Single to RF
b4 2-1 2 1-- O BOS M. Parnell A. Houtteman -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- O DET J. Lipon M. Parnell 3% 66% Flyball: SS
t5 1-2 1 --- O DET B. Swift M. Parnell 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- O DET A. Houtteman M. Parnell 2% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Art Houtteman facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio A. Houtteman -2% 68% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 1 --- BOS J. Pesky A. Houtteman 4% 72% Double to LF
b5 2-1 1 -2- BOS T. Williams A. Houtteman 2% 74% Walk
b5 2-1 1 12- R BOS V. Stephens A. Houtteman 9% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pesky Scores/No RBI; Williams to 2B
b5 3-1 1 12- R BOS B. Doerr A. Houtteman 6% 89% Single to LF; Williams Scores/unER; Stephens to 2B
b5 4-1 1 12- O BOS A. Zarilla A. Houtteman -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stephens to 3B; Doerr to 2B
b5 4-1 2 -23 O BOS B. Hitchcock A. Houtteman -3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 1-2-3
t6 1-4 0 --- DET P. Campbell M. Parnell -4% 81% Single to CF
t6 1-4 0 1-- OO DET D. Kolloway M. Parnell 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 1-4 2 --- DET G. Kell M. Parnell -2% 87% Double to LF
t6 1-4 2 -2- O DET V. Wertz M. Parnell 3% 90% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Art Houtteman facing 8-9-1
b6 4-1 0 --- O BOS B. Tebbetts A. Houtteman -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b6 4-1 1 --- O BOS M. Parnell A. Houtteman -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 2 --- BOS D. DiMaggio A. Houtteman 0% 89% Walk
b6 4-1 2 1-- BOS J. Pesky A. Houtteman 1% 90% Hit By Pitch; DiMaggio to 2B
b6 4-1 2 12- RRR BOS T. Williams A. Houtteman 8% 98% Home Run (Deep CF); DiMaggio Scores; Pesky Scores
b6 7-1 2 --- O BOS V. Stephens A. Houtteman -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 5-6-7
t7 1-7 0 --- DET H. Evers M. Parnell -1% 97% Double to CF
t7 1-7 0 -2- O DET J. Groth M. Parnell 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 1-7 1 -2- DET J. Lipon M. Parnell -1% 97% Walk
t7 1-7 1 12- OO DET B. Swift M. Parnell 2% 99% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tigers' Marv Grissom facing 5-6-7
Marv Grissom replaces Art Houtteman pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-1 0 --- O BOS B. Doerr M. Grissom -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 7-1 1 --- O BOS A. Zarilla M. Grissom -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 7-1 2 --- O BOS B. Hitchcock M. Grissom -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 9-1-2
t8 1-7 0 --- O DET M. Grissom M. Parnell 0% 99% Strikeout
t8 1-7 1 --- DET P. Campbell M. Parnell -0% 99% Walk
t8 1-7 1 1-- O DET D. Kolloway M. Parnell 1% 100% Lineout: CF
t8 1-7 2 1-- O DET G. Kell M. Parnell 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tigers' Marv Grissom facing 8-9-1
b8 7-1 0 --- O BOS B. Tebbetts M. Grissom -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-1 1 --- O BOS M. Parnell M. Grissom -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 7-1 2 --- BOS D. DiMaggio M. Grissom 0% 100% Single to 1B
b8 7-1 2 1-- BOS J. Pesky M. Grissom 0% 100% Walk; DiMaggio to 2B
b8 7-1 2 12- O BOS T. Williams M. Grissom -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Red Sox' Mel Parnell facing 4-5-6
t9 1-7 0 --- O DET V. Wertz M. Parnell 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
t9 1-7 1 --- DET H. Evers M. Parnell -0% 100% Single to 3B
t9 1-7 1 1-- O DET J. Groth M. Parnell 0% 100% Lineout: SS
t9 1-7 2 1-- O DET J. Lipon M. Parnell 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

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