Boston Red Sox 3 – 5 Philadelphia Athletics
15 August 1946 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Sam Chapman | 1 in 321 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Joe Dobson | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McBride | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Pesky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dom DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rudy York | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roy Partee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Dobson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dobson | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Bob Klinger | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Valo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Grimes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Barney McCosky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buddy Rosar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Suder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Sam Chapman | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| George McQuinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Majeski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Knerr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Knerr | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |