GAME 1 - Fenway Park
Bridges vs Wagner
Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Tommy Bridges got to within two outs of going the distance and shutting out the Bosox beefy lineup. Bridges scattered 5 hits and then let McKain and Benton get the final two outs. Bridges was in the process of dueling Charlie Wagner, but the latter took a liner off the coconut and had to leave the game. Old War horse Lefty Grove came in to dazzle them with his chicanery, as his speed ball long since left his golden left wing. Grove went 3+ innings, but gave up the one and only run of the game in the top of the 7th when Benny McCloskey led off the frame with a solo blast.
GAME 2
Hughson vs Trout
Red Sox 8, Tigers 7
Bridges vs Wagner
Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Tommy Bridges got to within two outs of going the distance and shutting out the Bosox beefy lineup. Bridges scattered 5 hits and then let McKain and Benton get the final two outs. Bridges was in the process of dueling Charlie Wagner, but the latter took a liner off the coconut and had to leave the game. Old War horse Lefty Grove came in to dazzle them with his chicanery, as his speed ball long since left his golden left wing. Grove went 3+ innings, but gave up the one and only run of the game in the top of the 7th when Benny McCloskey led off the frame with a solo blast.
GAME 2
Hughson vs Trout
Red Sox 8, Tigers 7
After a 1-0 pitcher's duel the day before both of these vaunted offense got the wake up call and did not disappoint. Four lead changes and a whole lot of action later the Sahx left Fenway with a tenuous one run lead. Neither starter was much to write home about, as both exited the game after 6 dreadful innings on the bump. Lefty reliever Bill Fleming and bullpen specialist Mike Ryba combined to allow just 1 run over the final 3 innings to pace Boston who took the lead for good with a three spot in the bottom of the 7th. The inning started with Dom DiMaggio taking one in the back and getting ejected for charging the mound. After both benches exchanged fisticuffs the boys got back to playing good old fashioned country hardball. A two run double by Jim Tabor put Boston up by 1. A sac fly by Joe Cronin gave them an insurance run that they needed to bank.
GAME 3 - Briggs Stadium
Dobson vs Newhouser
Red Sox 11, Tigers 4
Prince Hal was royally screwed as his defense made 4 errors behind him enabling the floodgates to fly right open. Boston's shark-like lineup smelled blood in the water and basically unloaded. Teddy ballgame (.415), who had been pitched around all day, launched a 3 run bomb. Thirdsacker Jim "Rawhide" Tabor (3-4) knocked in 2 and scored 2. Boston's fielding (3 errors) was not exactly gold glove caliber either. Defensive specialist Skeeter Newsome, who replaced an injured Bobby Doerr, booted two. Joe Dobson earned his 3rd win of the season by giving up 4 runs (3 earned) over 7. Ernie Johnson held down the fort for the final 2. McCosky (3-5) remained hot for Motown.
Editor's Note: Special thanks to Jim Clouser for stepping in and subbing for Detroit. Marvin and I spent a couple of hours on Monday trying to play h2h. Apparently we both have trouble staying connected and transferring data when we attempt to play each other. Neither of us has this issue vs any other league members. We tried playing via direct IP and Tunngle, with the same result. Thankfully Jim came to the rescue by subbing for DET.
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