The 1934 Detroit Tigers and the 1946 Boston Red Sox played an entertaining series, alternating wins and losses and splitting their four-game set.
Dave Ferriss improved to 5-0 after five starts for the Red Sox (10-10) with another strong performance, though he gave up two runs to see his ERA rise to 0.80 on the season. Dom DiMaggio hit .500 (8-for-16) and drove in seven runs to give him a league-best 19 RBI. Charlie Gehringer batted .438 (7-for-16) to lead the Tigers (6-10). Boston’s Bobby Doerr and Detroit’s Hank Greenberg both increased their season home run total to five.
Game #1: Boston 5, Detroit 3
The Red Sox broke open a 1-1 tie with a three-run fifth inning. Rip Russell led off with a double, and Johnny Pesky followed with an RBI single. Later in the inning, Dom DiMaggio provided a two-run single. Russell tacked on an insurance run with a solo homer in the sixth inning. They almost needed it, as Detroit’s Hank Greenberg hit a two-run homer in the ninth.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1946 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI
Jo Jo White 4 0 0 0 Johnny Pesky 3 2 2 1
Mickey Cochrane 4 0 0 0 Bobby Doerr 3 1 1 0
Charlie Gehringer 4 1 2 0 Ted Williams 2 0 1 1
Goose Goslin 4 1 2 1 Rudy York 4 0 1 0
Billy Rogell 4 0 0 0 Dom DiMaggio 3 0 2 2
Hank Greenberg 4 1 2 2 George Metkovich 4 0 0 0
Marv Owen 3 0 0 0 Hal Wagner 4 0 0 0
Pete Fox 4 0 0 0 Rip Russell 4 2 2 1
Tommy Bridges BXY 2 0 0 0 Tex Hughson BXZ 3 0 0 0
Gee Walker 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 3 6 3 TOTALS 30 5 9 5
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 000 100 002 -- 3
1946 BOSTON RED SOX 001 031 00x -- 5
LOB--1934 DETROIT TIGERS 5, 1946 BOSTON RED SOX 6. 2B--Goose
Goslin, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Rip Russell.
HR--Hank Greenberg, Rip Russell. SB--Charlie Gehringer.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tommy Bridges BXY [L] 7.00 9 5 5 4 7 1
General Crowder DYZ 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1946 BOSTON RED SOX
Tex Hughson BXZ [W] 8.33 6 3 3 2 5 1
Earl Johnson CY [S] 0.67 0 0 0 0 1 0
Game #2: Detroit 3, Boston 2
The Tigers plated all three of their runs in the sixth inning. Goose Goslin and Billy Rogell had back-to-back RBI singles, and Hank Greenberg had a sacrifice fly. Detroit’s Elden Auker almost had a shutout, but Boston scored two in the ninth after a Hal Wagner sacrifice fly and a Rip Russell RBI single. The Tigers were able to hold on, however, to even the series.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1946 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI
Jo Jo White 3 1 1 0 Johnny Pesky 4 0 1 0
Mickey Cochrane 3 1 1 0 Bobby Doerr 3 0 0 0
Charlie Gehringer 4 0 1 0 Ted Williams 4 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 3 1 2 1 Rudy York 3 1 0 0
Billy Rogell 3 0 1 1 Dom DiMaggio 4 0 1 0
Hank Greenberg 3 0 0 1 George Metkovich 3 1 2 0
Marv Owen 3 0 0 0 Hal Wagner 3 0 2 1
Pete Fox 4 0 1 0 Rip Russell 4 0 1 1
Elden Auker BYZ 4 0 0 0 Joe Dobson CY 2 0 0 0
Tom McBride 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 3 7 3 TOTALS 31 2 7 2
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 000 003 000 -- 3
1946 BOSTON RED SOX 000 000 002 -- 2
LOB--1934 DETROIT TIGERS 6, 1946 BOSTON RED SOX 6. 2B--Pete
Fox, Johnny Pesky, George Metkovich. SACF--Hank Greenberg,
Hal Wagner. SB--Billy Rogell.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Elden Auker BYZ [W] 9.00 7 2 2 3 6 0
1946 BOSTON RED SOX
Joe Dobson CY [L] 7.00 5 3 3 5 4 0
Jim Bagby CR 2.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Game #3: Boston 8, Detroit 2
Boston’s Dave Ferriss got close to his third shutout of the season, but gave up two late runs, doubling his total of runs allowed for the season. The Boston defense was excellent on his behalf and turned five double plays. The Red Sox got all the runs they would need in the third inning, as Bobby Doerr and Rudy York had RBI singles and Dom DiMaggio had a sacrifice fly. Pesky finished with four hits. It was 4-1 heading to the ninth, and the Red Sox scored four more times, including a two-run homer from George Metkovich.
1946 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI 1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Johnny Pesky 6 0 4 2 Jo Jo White 4 0 1 0
Bobby Doerr 6 1 2 1 Mickey Cochrane 1 1 0 0
Ted Williams 1 2 0 0 Charlie Gehringer 4 0 0 0
Rudy York 5 0 1 1 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 1
Dom DiMaggio 4 0 1 1 Billy Rogell 3 0 0 0
George Metkovich 5 1 1 2 Hank Greenberg 3 0 0 0
Hal Wagner 4 2 2 0 Marv Owen 3 1 1 0
Rip Russell 5 1 1 0 Pete Fox 2 0 1 1
Dave Ferriss BZ 3 1 1 1 Schoolboy Rowe BXYZ 2 0 0 0
Gee Walker 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 39 8 13 8 TOTALS 27 2 4 2
1946 BOSTON RED SOX 003 100 004 -- 8
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 000 000 011 -- 2
LOB--1946 BOSTON RED SOX 12, 1934 DETROIT TIGERS 3.
ERR--Johnny Pesky, Marv Owen. 2B--Marv Owen. HR--George
Metkovich. SACF--Dom DiMaggio. SACB--Dave Ferriss BZ.
SB--Bobby Doerr, Jo Jo White.
1946 BOSTON RED SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dave Ferriss BZ [W] 9.00 4 2 2 5 0 0
1934 DETROIT TIGERS
Schoolboy Rowe BXYZ [L] 8.00 8 4 3 5 6 0
Carl Fischer CY 0.67 5 4 4 1 2 1
Chief Hogsett CY 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #4: Detroit 10, Boston 9
Boston’s Bobby Doerr started the scoring with a two-run homer in the second inning. Detroit scored the next four runs, including a two-run homer by Hank Greenberg. The Red Sox went back in front 5-4 with a three-run sixth inning, which featured a two-run single from Dom DiMaggio. Detroit rebounded with six runs in the bottom of the sixth, which included a two-run single by Charlie Gehringer and a three-run homer from Goose Goslin. Despite trailing 10-5, Boston wasn’t done. The Red Sox scored four times in the seventh, as DiMaggio drove in another two runs with a single. DiMaggio’s fourth hit of the game in the eighth inning nearly tied it, but Doerr was thrown out at the plate. That was Boston’s last best chance.
1946 BOSTON RED SOX AB R H BI 1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Johnny Pesky 5 1 1 0 Jo Jo White 4 1 0 0
Bobby Doerr 4 2 3 2 Mickey Cochrane 3 1 0 0
Ted Williams 4 2 1 0 Charlie Gehringer 4 1 4 4
Rudy York 5 2 2 1 Goose Goslin 5 1 1 3
Dom DiMaggio 5 1 4 4 Billy Rogell 4 1 2 0
George Metkovich 5 0 0 0 Hank Greenberg 4 1 1 2
Hal Wagner 3 0 1 0 Marv Owen 2 1 0 0
Rip Russell 4 0 0 1 Pete Fox 3 1 0 0
Mickey Harris CX 3 1 2 1 Vic Sorrell CZ 1 1 0 0
Tom McBride 1 0 0 0 Ray Hayworth 1 1 1 1
Gee Walker 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 39 9 14 9 TOTALS 32 10 9 10
1946 BOSTON RED SOX 002 003 400 -- 9
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 002 206 00x -- 10
LOB--1946 BOSTON RED SOX 8, 1934 DETROIT TIGERS 6. ERR--Jo
Jo White. 2B--Rudy York, Dom DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Billy
Rogell, Charlie Gehringer. 3B--Ray Hayworth. HR--Bobby
Doerr, Goose Goslin, Hank Greenberg.
1946 BOSTON RED SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mickey Harris CX [L] 5.33 7 9 9 8 3 1
Bob Klinger BR 0.67 1 1 1 0 0 1
Earl Johnson CY 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1934 DETROIT TIGERS
Vic Sorrell CZ [W] 6.00 6 5 5 3 2 1
General Crowder DYZ 0.00 5 4 4 0 0 0
Carl Fischer CY 1.00 0 0 0 2 0 0
Firpo Marberry CYZ [S] 2.00 3 0 0 0 1 0
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