MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/23/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 53 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (5-3) 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 9 17 0
Boston Red Sox (4-4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3
Big Day for Doerr as Senators Down Red Sox, 9-1
Bobby Doerr was instrumental in his team's 9-1 triumph over the Boston Red Sox. The second baseman was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once for the Washington Senators. Ken Raffensberger got credit for the win, improving to 1-1. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 7 innings. The win has Washington at 5-3.

In the top of the third, Doerr had one of his most important at-bats: a run-scoring single off Tiny Bonham that staked the Senators to a 2-1 lead.

"The effort wasn't good enough," said losing manager Joe Cronin.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Case LF 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 .294 0 0
M. Marion SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .171 0 0
   a-F. Zak PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
T. Holmes RF 4 2 0 1 0 0 3 .382 0 6
M. Vernon 1B 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .485 1 10
B. Doerr 2B 5 1 4 6 0 0 0 .424 1 11
J. Tabor 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .188 3 6
R. Mueller C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .320 1 4
C. Gillenwater CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 1
K. Raffensberger P 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .333 0 0
   B. Chipman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 9 17 8 1 3 17      
a - F. Zak pinch hit for M. Marion in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Case 2 (2, 1st Inning off T. Bonham, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off H. Casey, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Vernon 2 (4, 5th Inning off T. Bonham, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off H. Casey, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Mueller (2, 2nd Inning off T. Bonham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Doerr (1, 8th Inning off H. Casey, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Case 6 , M. Marion 2 , M. Vernon 6 , B. Doerr 7 , R. Mueller 3 , K. Raffensberger 2
2-out RBI: , B. Doerr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Marion , F. Zak , J. Tabor 2 , K. Raffensberger 2
Sac Bunt: M. Marion , T. Holmes
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marion-Tabor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hack 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 0 6
P. Cavarretta 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .382 0 5
   a-G. Desautels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Crawford 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Masi C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .276 0 5
C. Keller LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258 0 0
P. Suder 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .344 0 5
H. Walker CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   c-T. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 1
B. Jurges SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 0 1
G. Hermanski RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .120 1 4
T. Bonham P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
   H. Casey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Peck PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 34 1 9 1 3 4 12      
a - G. Desautels pinch hit for P. Cavarretta in the 8th
b - G. Crawford substituted for G. Desautels in the 9th
c - T. Moore pinch hit for H. Walker in the 9th
d - H. Peck pinch hit for H. Casey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Masi (1, 8th Inning off B. Chipman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Masi (2, 1st Inning off K. Raffensberger, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Cavarretta , P. Masi 6 , P. Suder 2 , H. Walker , G. Hermanski , H. Peck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hack , C. Keller 2 , T. Bonham
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Walker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hack (2) , P. Masi (2) , C. Keller (2)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Raffensberger W (1-1) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 128 4.11   
B. Chipman 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Raffensberger 62
Batters Faced: K. Raffensberger 27, B. Chipman 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Raffensberger 6-10, B. Chipman 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Raffensberger 128-79, B. Chipman 35-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bonham L (1-1) 5.2 12 7 6 1 2 0 96 4.30   
H. Casey 3.1 5 2 2 0 1 1 54 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bonham 20
Batters Faced: T. Bonham 32, H. Casey 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bonham 8-8, H. Casey 7-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bonham 96-68, H. Casey 54-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Casey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Doerr
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 15130
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