BOS @ SLN
Final Score: BOS 3 - SLN 2
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Sportsman's Park III
- Attendance
- 36,218
- Game Duration
- 159 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Earl Johnson
- Losing Pitcher
- Howie Pollet
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Lee Ballanfant
- First Base
- Cal Hubbard
- Second Base
- Al Barlick
- Third Base
- Charlie Berry
Line Score
BOS Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Don Gutteridge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Tex Hughson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom McBride | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Wally Moses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Roy Partee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny Pesky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rip Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hal Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ted Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Rudy York | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erv Dusak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Garagiola | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Marty Marion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Terry Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Stan Musial | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Howie Pollet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Red Schoendienst | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Enos Slaughter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Harry Walker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
BOS Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex Hughson | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Earl Johnson (W) | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.80 | |
SLN Pitching
Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1946
On October 6, 1946, the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 at Sportsman's Park III in the World Series. The margin was one run. The information panel shows attendance of 36,218, a game time of 159 minutes, and a day start. The Boston Red Sox's runs came one at a time, in the second, ninth, and tenth. The St. Louis Cardinals scored single runs in the sixth and eighth innings. The line score runs past nine, to the tenth inning. The Boston Red Sox had 9 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 7, with 2 and 0 errors. Earl Johnson was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to Howie Pollet after 10.0 innings and 3 runs. Tex Hughson led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Pinky Higgins, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Rudy York also homered for the Boston Red Sox. For the St. Louis Cardinals, Red Schoendienst went 2 for 5. The home-plate umpire was Lee Ballanfant.
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