BOXSCORE: 1949 St. Louis Cardinals At 1949 Boston Red Sox 8/16/1949
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
F.Fain 1B 4 0 0 0 .222 B.Dillinger 3B 5 2 2 0 .276
P.Reese SS 4 1 1 0 .264 L.Boudreau SS 4 1 1 0 .266
J.Wyrostek LF 3 1 1 0 .282 T.Williams LF 3 2 2 1 .380
C.Furillo RF 5 1 1 1 .301 W.Westlake CF 5 1 2 3 .302
D.Snider CF 5 1 2 2 .296 A.Zarilla RF 3 1 1 0 .289
E.Yost 3B 4 2 2 3 .244 E.Fletcher 1B 2 1 1 1 .280
A.Evans C 3 0 1 0 .288 B.Tebbetts C 3 0 2 1 .245
J.Priddy 2B 3 1 0 0 .274 J.Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 .232
R.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .128 R.Branca P 3 0 0 0 .000
A-D.Philley PH 1 0 0 0 .286 M.Haefner P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Werle P 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Banta P 1 0 0 0 .167
R.Scarborough P 0 0 0 0 .333
B-W.Lockman PH 1 0 1 0 .305
E.Palica P 0 0 0 0 .000
H.Brecheen P 0 0 0 0 .170
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Totals 34 7 9 6 Totals 33 8 11 6
A-Pinch Hit For Meyer In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Scarborough In 8th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 - 7 9 0
Red Sox......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 8 11 1
Cardinals (54-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Meyer 4 2 4 4 5 3 0 67 4.88 A1 C1
B.Werle 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 5.47 C2 C6
R.Scarboroug BS(3rd) 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 27 3.67 C7 D4
E.Palica LOSS(1-4) 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 0 0 25 5.97 D5 E2
H.Brecheen BS(1st) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.57 E3
Totals 8 1/3 11 8 8 5 4 1
Red Sox (49-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Branca 7 5 5 5 5 4 1 119 5.59 A1 D4
M.Haefner HOLD(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.04 D5 D5
J.Banta WIN(8-4) BS(4th) 1 2/3 4 2 2 2 2 1 40 3.03 D6
Totals 9 9 7 7 7 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 31,781 DATE- Monday, August 16th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8 Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- B.Dillinger
DOUBLES- C.Furillo(12th), D.Snider(15th), W.Westlake(17th), B.Tebbetts(6th)
TRIPLES- E.Fletcher(3rd)
HOME RUNS- E.Yost-2(4th), T.Williams(24th)
RBIs- C.Furillo(48th), D.Snider-2(60th), E.Yost-3(36th), T.Williams(83rd),
W.Westlake-3(82nd), E.Fletcher(42nd), B.Tebbetts(29th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Reese(14th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Meyer, L.Boudreau, E.Fletcher
WALKS- F.Fain, P.Reese, J.Wyrostek-2, E.Yost, A.Evans, J.Priddy, T.Williams-2,
A.Zarilla, E.Fletcher, B.Tebbetts
STRIKE OUTS- F.Fain, J.Wyrostek, C.Furillo-2, J.Priddy-2, B.Dillinger,
W.Westlake, R.Branca-2
GIDP- E.Yost
WILD PITCHES- R.Meyer-3, R.Branca
2-out RBI- T.Williams
RLISP 2-out- J.Wyrostek, B.Tebbetts, R.Branca, F.Fain, J.Gordon
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 3 for 9 Red Sox: 5 for 12
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Al Evans blocked the plate, saving a run!
Center fielder Wally Westlake had 2 base hits and 3 RBI at Fenway Park as the
Boston Red Sox came back dramatically to top the St. Louis Cardinals by the
score of 8 to 7.
Boston came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2
runs on 4 hits. After an out was recorded, Bob Dillinger keyed the rally
when he stroked a single. Lou Boudreau stepped into the batter's box and he
lined a one-base hit. Ted Williams then banged out a single to load the
bases. Westlake stepped in and he doubled making Boston victorious to the
delight of the the home town crowd. This was the kind of game that many fans
love as the lead changed hands 5 times.
Jack Banta(8-4) allowed 2 runs in 1 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Erv Palica(1-4) suffered the loss in relief. The Boston ballclub's
record now stands at 49-59. With the loss St. Louis now has a record of
54-54.
SCORESHEET: 1949 St. Louis Cardinals at 1949 Boston Red Sox
F.Fain-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:G/43>2 C1:K *7*:G/63 E1:F/9
3
P.Reese-A1 A2:L/4 B2:WP>3# *6*:F/8 D2:FO/2 *9*:W>b1
Si
J.Wyrost-A1 A3:K B3:SB>12 C3:W>b1 D3:W>b1 E3:Si>12
G/43
C.Furill-A1 A4:K *4*:G/3 C4:Do>1# D4:L/5 E4:K
D.Snider-A1 *2*:G/3 B5:FO/2 C5:Do>3# *8*:F/7 E5:Si>2#
12
E.Yost-A1 A6:F/8 B6:W>b1 C6:HR>2# D6:HR>b# E6:G-DP/6
b# 43>1o
A.Evans-A1 A7:L/6 B7:G/63 C7:Si+E/5 D7:W>b1
J.Priddy-A1 *3*:W>b1 *5*:K C8:FC/65> D8:K
2o
R.Meyer-A1 A9:Sac/54 B9:F/7 C9:G/63 D9:Si>13
D.Phille-B9 >12
B.Werle-C2+
B.Dillin-A1 A1:Si B1:F/7 C1:K *7*:G/63 E1:Si
L.Boudre-A1 A2:Sac/14 B2:F/8 *5*:G/31 D2:G/63 E2:Si>12
>12
T.Willia-A1 A3:IW>b1 *3*:W>b1 C3:F/7 D3:HR>b# E3:Si>23
12
W.Westla-A1 A4:Si>2# B4:WP>12 C4:K D4:F/9 E4:Do>3#
12 L/5 2# 13
A.Zarill-A1 A5:W>23 1 B5:F/8 *6*:G/3 *8*:Si
2 b1
E.Fletch-A1 A6:WP>3# B6:IW>b1 C6:Tr D6:Sac/34
23 12 G/4 >12
3>3# 23
B.Tebbet-A1 A7:WP>3# B7:F/7 C7:Do>3# D7:Si>2o
W>b1
J.Gordon-A1 A8:L/6 *4*:F/7 C8:P/4 D8:P/4
R.Branca-A1 *2*:K B9:K C9:F/8 *9*:G/43
M.Haefne-D5
J.Banta-D5