Detroit Tigers 4 – 8 Boston Red Sox
31 August 1948 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | Mel Parnell | 1 in 192 pitcher-games |
| 24 | final score 8–4 | 1 in 81 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Dick Wakefield | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Outlaw | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Wakefield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Pat Mullin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hoot Evers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Mayo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Vico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Bob Swift | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Riebe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Houtteman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stubby Overmire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Houtteman | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Gray | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Stubby Overmire | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Pesky | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Vern Stephens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Stan Spence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Goodman | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Hitchcock | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mel Parnell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Parnell | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |