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TOMMY HENRICH &
ALLIE REYNOLDS |
BOSTON RED SOX
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THE
CURSE OF THE BAMBINO, PART 3
A
SUBWAY SERIES DISAPPEARS ...
Tom Henrich helps knock out the Sox
April 24, 1948 ... Allie
Reynolds and the Yankees defeated Joe Dobson and the Red Sox, 7 to 2,
in Yankee Stadium, before 44,195 fans to even the three-game series
at a game apiece. Reynolds, who sported an overall 9-2 record against
the Red Sox, was far from spectacular, getting tagged for nine hits
including two doubles, a triple and Ted Williams' second home run of
the year, high into the right-field upper deck. However, Dobson,
who now has been knocked out in successive times by the Yankees, including last
year, ran into his usual difficulties while his mates chipped in with errors,
allowing a pair of unearned runs. Dobson was relieved by southpaw, Mel Parnell
and the 19-year-old Mickey McDermott. McDermott was fast, but wild, and
apparently in need of further seasoning. Some bad baserunning by the Red Sox,
plus bobbles, with Stan Spence and Vern Stephens being guilty of it did not a
Dobson at all.
Tommy Henrich was a thorn in the side of the Sox. His homer and double
finished the story for any Sox victory today. Henrich sent Yankees off to a 1 to
0 lead in the first inning, when he wailed one of Dobson's serves for his second
straight home run into the lower right field stands.
In the fourth inning, with the switch on, Stuffy Stirnweiss took Ted Williams
grounder in short right field. Reynolds, covering first, dropped the second
baseman's throw for an error giving the Red Sox a life. Spence then walked on
five pitches and Stephens moved them over with a nice sacrifice, making Billy
Johnson field the ball from third base. Williams then scored on Bobby Doerr's
fly out to Joe DiMaggio to tie the game.
The Sox opened the floodgates for the Yankees in the fourth inning with a
minor league display of defensive baseball. Henrich again ignited things by
walking after Dobson had him down two strikes and one ball. Charlie Keller then
singled to right to send Henrich over to third and DiMaggio took a pair of
called strikes and then smacked a curve to right-field for a double. McQuinn
came up next and slapped one on the grass bounder at firstbaseman Stan Spence
which he booted, allowing Keller to score and DiMaggio to take third. Then Billy
Johnson hit a doubleplay ball right at Stephens, but the ball bounced off his
knee into short left field and DiMaggio scored, making it 4-1.
Then in the fifth inning Joe DiMaggio hit a pop-up that Birdie Tebbetts
dropped, allowing Joe to get on first. Billy Johnson bounced one back to Dobson
whose only play was to first, allowing DiMaggio to make it to second. Phil
Rizzuto smacked one the left to score DiMaggio, making it 6 to 1. At that point
manager McCarthy about Dobson in favor of Mel Parnell, who struck out Gus
Niarhos to end the inning.
In the eighth, Williams came up and drove his second homer of the year into
the upper right-field deck off Reynolds. Spence and Stephens followed with
singles, but Bobby Doerr, Sam Mele, and Wally Moses went out on fly balls to end
the threat.
In the ninth-inning McDermott walked Rizzuto to start off the inning, then
uncorked a wild pitch to send Rizzuto over to third-base. Allie Reynolds scored
Rizzuto with a fly ball out to Williams in left, to make the final score 7 to 2. |
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