Monday, August 31, 2015

Sunday, August 28, 1938

Relentless Red Sox embarrass Tigers, 26-7

Boston 26, TIGERS 7
at Boston, MA

DET    020 003 200 = 7-16-1
BOS    352 916 00x = 26-26-2
WP- Dickman; LP- Bridges (6-5)
HR- Foxx, BOS 2 (5th inning; 0 on, 0 out); (6th inning; 2 on, 0 out)

The Red Sox scored in the first six innings as they routed Tigers pitching. Boston rapped out 26 hits and Tigers pitchers chipped in with 11 walks. For the game, Boston hitters went 26-for-49 in official at-bats. Jimmie Foxx cracked two home runs and had seven RBI. The top three hitters in the Red Sox batting order each came to the plate at least once in the first seven innings. Foxx scored five runs.

TIGERS: 64-56; Home: 30-29; Away: 34-27


Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg compare bats prior to Sunday's game; Foxx's was red hot

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