1948 Boston Red Sox season
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| 1948 Boston Red Sox |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
| General Manager(s) | Joe Cronin |
| Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
| Local television | WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) |
| Local radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |
The 1948 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 96 wins and 59 losses.
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[edit] Regular season
In December 1947, the Red Sox made a deal with the St. Louis Browns. The Sox acquired Vern Stephens, Billy Hitchcock, and pitchers Jack Kramer and Ellis Kinder. The deal cost $375,000 and 11 Red Sox players. [1]
In 1948, Kramer would lead the American League in winning percentage. [1] The manager of the team was former New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy. He would replace the outgoing Joe Cronin, who went 83-71 in 1947. Cronin led the Sox to a third place finish. [2]
Throughout the 1948, the Sox, New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians slugged it out for the pennant. At the end of the regular season, Boston and Cleveland were tied for first place. Each team had a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, two games ahead of the Yankees.
The Indians and Red Sox would compete in the first playoff game in American League history. McCarthy picked former St. Louis Browns’ pitcher Denny Galehouse. He had an 8-7 pitching record and was beaten by the Indians by a score of 8-3. Later, McCarthy said he had no rested arms and that there was no else who could pitch. [1] Mel Parnell and Ellis Kinder claimed that they were both ready to pitch. [1]
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | .626 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44.5 |
[edit] Roster
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1948 Boston Red Sox roster
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[edit] American League Playoff
At the end of the season, the Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians were tied for first place. This led to the first-ever one-game playoff in the American League. Played at Fenway Park, the Indians defeated the Red Sox 8-3 in the 1948 playoff game. Indians third baseman Ken Keltner contributed to the victory with his single, double, and 3-run homer over the Green Monster in Fenway Park in the 4th inning. The Indians moved on to the 1948 World Series versus the Red Sox crosstown rival, the Boston Braves.
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bobby Doerr | 140 | 527 | 150 | .285 | 27 | 111 |
| Vern Stephens | 155 | 635 | 171 | .285 | 29 | 137 |
| Ted Williams | 137 | 509 | 188 | .369 | 25 | 127 |
[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.30, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
- ^ The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.29, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
- 1948 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1948 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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