1946 World Series | ||||||||||
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Dates | October 6–15 | |||||||||
Venue(s) | Sportsman's Park (St. Louis) Fenway Park (Boston) | |||||||||
Umpires | Lee Ballanfant (NL), Cal Hubbard (AL), Al Barlick (NL), Charlie Berry (AL) | |||||||||
Hall of Famers | Umpires: Cal Hubbard Al Barlick Cardinals: Stan Musial Red Schoendienst Enos Slaughter Red Sox: Joe Cronin‡ (mgr.) Bobby Doerr Ted Williams ‡ Elected as a player | |||||||||
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Radio | Mutual | |||||||||
Radio announcers | Jim Britt and Arch McDonald | |||||||||
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The 1946 World Series was played in October 1946 between the St. Louis Cardinals (representing the National League) and the Boston Red Sox (representing the American League). This was the Red Sox's first appearance in a World Series since their championship of 1918.
In the eighth inning of Game 7, with the score 3–3, the Cardinals' Enos Slaughter opened the inning with a single but two batters failed to advance him. With two outs, Harry Walker walloped a hit over Johnny Pesky's head into left-center field. As Leon Culberson chased it down, Slaughter started his "mad dash". Pesky caught Culberson's throw, turned and—perhaps surprised to see Slaughter headed for the plate—supposedly hesitated just a split second before throwing home. Roy Partee had to take a few steps up the third base line to catch Pesky's toss, but Slaughter was safe without a play at the plate and Walker was credited with an RBI double. The Cardinals won the game and the Series in seven games, giving them their sixth championship.
Boston superstar Ted Williams played in the Series injured and was largely ineffective but refused to use his injury as an excuse. He hit only .200 in 25 at-bats with just one RBI in his only World Series appearance.
As the first World Series to be played after wartime travel restrictions had been lifted, it returned from the 3-4 format to the 2–3–2 format for home teams, which has been used since. It also saw the return of many prominent players from military service.
This was the first of eleven meetings between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship. This would happen again in the World Series three more times (1967, 2004, 2013), along with four NBA Finals (1957, 1958, 1960, 1961), Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, and two Stanley Cup Finals (1970, 2019). [1]
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 6 | Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 2 (10) | Sportsman's Park | 2:39 | 36,218 [2] |
2 | October 7 | Boston Red Sox – 0, St. Louis Cardinals – 3 | Sportsman's Park | 1:56 | 35,815 [3] |
3 | October 9 | St. Louis Cardinals – 0, Boston Red Sox – 4 | Fenway Park | 1:54 | 34,500 [4] |
4 | October 10 | St. Louis Cardinals – 12, Boston Red Sox – 3 | Fenway Park | 2:31 | 35,645 [5] |
5 | October 11 | St. Louis Cardinals – 3, Boston Red Sox – 6 | Fenway Park | 2:23 | 35,982 [6] |
6 | October 13 | Boston Red Sox – 1, St. Louis Cardinals – 4 | Sportsman's Park | 1:56 | 35,768 [7] |
7 | October 15 | Boston Red Sox – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 4 | Sportsman's Park | 2:17 | 36,143 [8] |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Earl Johnson (1–0) LP: Howie Pollet (0–1) Home runs: BOS: Rudy York (1) STL: None |
The Red Sox struck first in Game 1 when Pinky Higgins followed a hit-by-pitch and walk in the second with an RBI single off Howie Pollet. The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth when Red Schoendienst singled, moved to second on a ground out, and scored on Stan Musial's double off Tex Hughson. They took the lead in the eighth when Whitey Kurowski singled with two outs and scored on Joe Garagiola's double. Pollet was a strike away from closing the game when Tom McBride tied the game with an RBI single with two on. Rudy York hit a home run into the left field bleachers in the tenth to put the Red Sox up 3–2. Earl Johnson pitched two shutout innings to close to give Boston a 1–0 series lead.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Harry Brecheen (1–0) LP: Mickey Harris (0–1) |
The Cardinals struck first in Game 2 when Del Rice hit a leadoff double in the third off Mickey Harris and scored on Harry Brecheen's single. They added to their lead in the fifth with two unearned runs on Terry Moore's RBI single with two on followed by Stan Musial's groundout. Brecheen pitched a complete-game shutout as the Cardinals tied the series heading to Boston.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Boston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Dave Ferriss (1–0) LP: Murry Dickson (0–1) Home runs: STL: None BOS: Rudy York (2) |
In Game 3, Rudy York's three-run home run in the first off Murry Dickson gave the Red Sox an early 3–0 lead. They added another run in the eighth off Ted Wilks when Red Schoendienst misplayed Hal Wagner's ground ball with two on. Dave Ferriss pitched a complete-game shutout to give the Red Sox a 2–1 series lead.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Louis | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Red Munger (1–0) LP: Tex Hughson (0–1) Home runs: STL: Enos Slaughter (1) BOS: Bobby Doerr (1) |
This is the only game in World Series history that three players on the same team (St. Louis) had four or more hits (Enos Slaughter, Whitey Kurowski and Joe Garagiola had four each). Red Sox outfielder Wally Moses got four hits as well and second baseman Bobby Doerr hit a two-run home run and would hit .409 in the Series.
Enos Slaughter's lead-off home run in the second off Tex Hughson put the Cardinals up 1–0. Whitey Kurowski doubled and scored on Harry Walker's single. Walker moved to third on an error before scoring on Marty Marion's groundout. Next inning, Stan Musial's two-run double extended the Cardinals' lead to 5–0. Jim Bagby relieved Hughson and allowed a two-out RBI single to Garagiola. The Red Sox got on the board in the fourth when Ted Williams singled off Red Munger and scored on Rudy York's double, but the Cardinals got that run back in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by Enos Slaughter and Kurowski. Garagiolas's RBI double in the seventh off Bill Zuber made it 8–1 Cardinals. Bobby Doerr hit a two-run home run in the eighth, but the Cardinals put the game out of reach in the ninth. Three straight singles to lead off made it 9–3 Cardinals. Mike Ryba relieved Mace Brown and allowed a two-run double to Marty Marion, then an error on Red Schoendienst's ground ball scored the last run of the game. Munger pitched a complete game to tie the series for St. Louis.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Boston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Joe Dobson (1–0) LP: Al Brazle (0–1) Home runs: STL: None BOS: Leon Culberson (1) |
Ted Williams hit a RBI single, his only RBI of the whole Series, in the first off Howie Pollet. After the Cardinals tied the game in the second on Harry Walker's RBI double after an error off Joe Dobson, Don Gutteridge's RBI single off Al Brazle in the bottom of the inning put the Red Sox back up 2–1. Leon Culberson's home run in the sixth made it 3–1 Red Sox. Next inning, after a double, strikeout and intentional walk, Pinky Higgins's RBI double made it 4–1 Red Sox. After another intentional walk loaded the bases, shortstop Marty Marion's errant throw to second on Roy Partee's ground ball allowed two more runs to score. Dobson allowed a two-run single in the ninth to Harry Walker before retiring Marion to end the game and put the Red Sox one win away from the championship.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Harry Brecheen (2–0) LP: Mickey Harris (0–2) |
St. Louis staved off elimination at home, chasing Boston starter Mickey Harris with a three-run third. With two on and one out, Terry Moore's sacrifice fly scored the game's first run. After a single, back-to-back RBI singles by Whitey Kurowski and Enos Slaughter made it 3–0 Cardinals. The Red Sox scored their only run of the game in the seventh when Rudy York hit a leadoff triple and scored on Bobby Doerr's sacrifice fly. Marty Marion added an RBI double in the eighth off Earl Johnson to back Harry Brecheen's second win of the Series.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Harry Brecheen (3–0) LP: Bob Klinger (0–1) |
The Red Sox struck first in Game 7 on Dom DiMaggio's sacrifice fly after two leadoff singles off Murry Dickson. The Cardinals tied the game in the second when Whitey Kurowski hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Harry Walker's sacrifice fly off Dave Ferriss. In the fifth, Walker hit a leadoff single and scored on a double by Dickson, who scored on Red Schoendienst's single. The Cardinals led 3–1 in the eighth inning when Dom DiMaggio tied the game with a two-run double but had to be removed from the game after severely pulling a hamstring and Leon Culberson took his position in the center field.
In the bottom of the frame, Enos Slaughter scored from first base on a play called the Mad Dash . From the dugout, Dom DiMaggio tried in vain to get the reserve Culberson to shade Walker properly. As the runner started, Walker lined the ball to left-center field. Culberson was out of position and slow to field the ball. As he threw a relay to shortstop Johnny Pesky, Slaughter rounded third base, ignored third base coach Mike González's stop sign, and continued for home plate.
What exactly happened when Pesky turned around is still a matter of contention. Some claim that Pesky, assuming that Slaughter would not be running home, checked Walker at first base instead of immediately firing home. Some contend that Pesky was shocked to see Slaughter on his way to score and "held the ball," a mental lapse. But Pesky's reaction after taking the throw is immaterial. The run was lost by a chain of unfortunate events: Dom DiMaggio pulling up injured; the Red Sox lacking a better defensive replacement than Leon Culberson; Culberson being out of position on Walker's hit; Culberson's slow pickup of the ball, complicated by a rough outfield surface, and Culberson's weak throw; and Slaughter's speed and aggressive base-running. Slaughter scored just as Red Sox catcher Roy Partee caught Pesky's relay up the line from home plate.
The run put the Cardinals ahead 4–3 and proved to be the winning run. Harry "The Cat" Brecheen had come out of the bullpen during Boston's rally in the eighth when the Red Sox had two men on base, and he gave up the double by DiMaggio that tied the game. Brecheen allowed two singles to start the ninth inning, but then retired the Red Sox without giving up a run, to record his third victory of the Series.
1946 World Series (4–3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Boston Red Sox (A.L.)
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 60 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Boston Red Sox | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 56 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total attendance: 250,071 Average attendance: 35,724 Winning player's share: $3,742 Losing player's share: $2,141 [9] |
Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
Player | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | Reference |
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Hal Wagner | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [10] |
Rudy York | 7 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .261 | .433 | .652 | [11] |
Bobby Doerr | 6 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .409 | .458 | .591 | [12] |
Pinky Higgins | 7 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .208 | .269 | .250 | [13] |
Johnny Pesky | 7 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .258 | .233 | [14] |
Ted Williams | 7 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .333 | .200 | [15] |
Dom DiMaggio | 7 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .259 | .310 | .370 | [16] |
Wally Moses | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .462 | .417 | [17] |
Tom McBride | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | [18] |
Roy Partee | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 | [19] |
Leon Culberson | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .556 | [20] |
Don Gutteridge | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | [21] |
George Metkovich | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | [22] |
Rip Russell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | [23] |
Dave Ferriss | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [24] |
Tex Hughson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | [25] |
Joe Dobson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [26] |
Mickey Harris | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | [27] |
Earl Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [28] |
Jim Bagby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [29] |
Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average
Player | G | GS | IP | H | BB | R | ER | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | Reference |
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Tex Hughson | 3 | 2 | 14+1⁄3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | [30] |
Dave Ferriss | 2 | 2 | 13+1⁄3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.03 | [31] |
Joe Dobson | 3 | 1 | 12+2⁄3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | [32] |
Mickey Harris | 2 | 2 | 9+2⁄3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | [33] |
Earl Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3+1⁄3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | [34] |
Jim Bagby | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | [35] |
Bill Zuber | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | [36] |
Mace Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | [37] |
Bob Klinger | 1 | 0 | 0+2⁄3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | [38] |
Mike Ryba | 1 | 0 | 0+2⁄3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | [39] |
Clem Dreiseward | 1 | 0 | 0+1⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | [40] |
Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
Player | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | Reference |
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Joe Garagiola | 5 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .421 | [41] |
Stan Musial | 7 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .222 | .323 | .444 | [42] |
Red Schoendiest | 7 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .267 | [43] |
Whitey Kurowski | 7 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .321 | .407 | [44] |
Marty Marion | 7 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .280 | .333 | [45] |
Harry Walker | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .412 | .524 | .529 | [46] |
Terry Moore | 7 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .148 | .207 | .148 | [47] |
Enos Slaughter | 7 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .320 | .433 | .560 | [48] |
Del Rice | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .625 | .667 | [49] |
Erv Dusak | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | .500 | [50] |
Dick Sisler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [51] |
Nippy Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [52] |
Harry Brecheen | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | [53] |
Murry Dickson | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | [54] |
Howie Pollet | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [55] |
Red Munger | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | [56] |
Al Brazle | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | [57] |
Note: G=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average
Player | G | GS | IP | H | BB | R | ER | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | Reference |
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Harry Brecheen | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | [58] |
Murry Dickson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | [59] |
Howie Pollet | 2 | 2 | 10+1⁄3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | [60] |
Red Munger | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | [61] |
Al Brazle | 1 | 0 | 6+2⁄3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | [62] |
Johnny Beazley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | [63] |
Ted Wilks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | [64] |
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Robert Harold Klinger was a professional baseball player who was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball over parts of eight seasons from 1938 through 1947. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox. In 265 career appearances he compiled a 66–61 record along with 23 saves, with a 3.68 earned run average and 357 strikeouts. His cousin Charlie Hollocher was also a Major League Baseball player.
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The 1941 Boston Red Sox season was the 41st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 17 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1941 World Series.
The 1986 Boston Red Sox season was the 86th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses. After defeating the California Angels in the ALCS, the Red Sox lost the World Series to the New York Mets in seven games.
The 2013 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 season. The 109th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Red Sox won, 4 games to 2 to win their eighth championship. The Red Sox had home field advantage for the series, based on the AL's win in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game on July 16. This was the first World Series since 1999 to feature both number one seeds from the AL and NL. The Series started on October 23, 2013, ending with Game 6 on October 30, 2013.
The 2018 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2018 season. The 114th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox defeated the Dodgers in five games to win their fourth World Series title in 15 years dating back to 2004, and their ninth in franchise history. This was the second World Series matchup between the two franchises, after the Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins in five games in 1916. The series was sponsored by the Internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the 2018 World Series presented by YouTube TV.