At Fenway Park the Red Sox come back from 10 – 0 and 12 – 1 deficits to beat the Indians 15 – 14. Bob Feller is the loser, this time in his only relief appearance of the season, coming in for starter Bob Lemon, the American League’s winningest pitcher. Dom DiMaggio’s two triples and a single pace the offense. It is the second day in a row the Tribe has blown a big lead, losing a seven run advantage yesterday.
1950 – In the American League’s first Ladies Night Game, the Red Sox top the A’s, 10 – 6, at Fenway Park. It is the 19th straight loss for the A’s at Fenway Park, stretching back to a win on September 12, 1948. Bobby Doerrhits a first-inning grand slam off lefty Joe Murray in his major-league debut.
At Fenway Park, Commissioner Happy Chandler gives Ted Williams his American League MVP Award, and then Governor Paul Dever tosses out the first ball. To the delight of 31,822 fans, Boston rips New York Yankees starter Allie Reynolds with a five-run 4th inning to drive him from the game and take a 9 – 0 lead. But the Yankees score four runs in the 6th off Mel Parnell and then, down 10 – 4, unload for nine runs in the 8th. Billy Martin becomes the first player in major league history to get two base hits in one inning in his first game. He doubles against Parnell in his first at-bat in the 8th inning, and then singles off Al Papai. Walt Masterson gives up Tommy Henrich’s second triple of the game before giving way to four more Boston pitchers. Boo Ferriss, pitching in his last game, allows the last two runs in the 9th inning as the Yankees chalk up a 15 – 10 victory, the biggest blown lead the Red Sox have ever had at Fenway Park; on June 4, 1989, they’ll blow a 10-run lead at home. Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Vern Stephens, and Bobby Doerreach have three hits. Don Johnson is the winning pitcher, his last victory for New York, with Joe Page pitching a perfect 8th and 9th innings in relief.
On August 9, 1949, Dom DiMaggio who was hitless in his first four at-bats against Yankee hurler Vic Raschi, sees his brother Joe DiMaggio catches a sinking line drive off his shoetops to rob his brother Dom of a base hit. The hit would have extended DiMaggio’s hitting streak to 35 games. The Red Sox win, 6…
On June 28, 1949, future Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio makes his season debut after missing the first 69 games of the season with an injured heel. Showing no signs of rust, DiMaggio swats a home run and a single in the New York Yankees’ 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Yankee Clipper…
1948 – Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees undergoes surgery for bone spurs on his right heel. DiMaggio will miss 65 games in 1949 because of continuing problems with his heel.
On October 3, 1948.00 After taking his position in center field in the bottom of the eighth inning at Fenway Park, Joe DiMaggio, is removed from the game by Yankee manager Bucky Harris. As the superstar of their hated rivals limps off the field, the enthusiastic Red Sox crowd of 35,000 gives Joltin’ Joe a…
May 10, 1948, Larry Doby scores after hitting a homerun in second inning of a 12-7 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway. Doby will go 4-6 for the tribe.
September 12, 1947 Babe Ruth Returns to Fenway for the Final Time. Managers and future Hall of Famers Joe Cronin of the Red Sox and Lou Boudreau of The Cleveland Indians look on as The Babe suggests that he may have hit 80 home runs in a season instead of 60 under present paying conditions….
At Fenway Park, Tommy Henrich and Joe DiMaggio lead the way with four hits each as the Yankees bang out a total eighteen hits, all singles, defeating the Red Sox, 11 – 2.
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