Vern Stephens is 4 for 4 with two doubles to pace the Red Sox to a 6 – 2 decision over Chicago. Ellis Kinder (6-7) is the only starter not to collect a hit for the first-place Sox.

On August 28, 1948 — Vern Stephens is 4 for 4 with two doubles to pace the Red Sox to a 6 – 2 decision over Chicago. Ellis Kinder (6-7) is the only starter not to collect a hit for the first-place Sox.

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