On September 9, 1950 â At Fenway Park The Boston Red Sox advance to within a half-game of the second-place New York Yankees by walloping the Philadelphia Aâs, 8 â 3 and 11 â 3. All the Boston runs in the opener are unearned. In game two, a 7-run second inning allows Walt Masterson to win.
During game two, Dom DiMaggio, after leading off the first with a single, swipes second base, advances to third on an error, and then scores the first run of the game on a groundout. The stolen base is the final one the âLittle Perfesserâ will get this season, but he will finish leading the American League with 15, the lowest total that has ever led either league.
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