1948 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 96-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,552,246, Avg. 22,496
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe McCarthy (96-59)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1948 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 96-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,552,246, Avg. 22,496
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe McCarthy (96-59)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1948 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1948 season with a record of 96 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Red Sox led the circuit with 907 runs. Boston allowed 720 runs. Vern Stephens paced the squad with 29 home runs, while Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams walloped 20 or more as well. Vern Stephens drove in 137 runs. Ted Williams topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .369. Jack Kramer paced the team with 18 wins, and Joe Dobson and Mel Parnell also added 15 or more victories also Mel Parnell recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Joe McCarthy coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 904
Regular Season Runs Against: 716
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 22, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| April 23, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
| April 24, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 | ||
| April 25, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | ||
| April 26, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-5 | ||
| April 29, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 0-3 | 3-2 | 3-5 | ||
| April 30, 1948 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 0-4 | 3-2 | 3-6 | ||
| May 1, 1948 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 1-4 | 3-2 | 4-6 | ||
| May 2, 1948 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 2-4 | 3-2 | 5-6 | ||
| May 4, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 3-4 | 3-2 | 6-6 | ||
| May 5, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 4-4 | 3-2 | 7-6 | ||
| May 6, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 4-5 | 3-2 | 7-7 | ||
| May 8, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 4-6 | 3-2 | 7-8 | ||
| May 9, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 4-7 | 3-2 | 7-9 | ||
| May 9, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 4-8 | 3-2 | 7-10 | ||
| May 10, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 4-9 | 3-2 | 7-11 | ||
| May 11, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 5-9 | 3-2 | 8-11 | ||
| May 12, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 6-9 | 3-2 | 9-11 | ||
| May 15, 1948 | Washington Senators 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 7-9 | 3-2 | 10-11 | ||
| May 16, 1948 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 14 | W | 8-9 | 3-2 | 11-11 | ||
| May 18, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 8-9 | 3-3 | 11-12 | ||
| May 19, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 8-9 | 3-4 | 11-13 | ||
| May 20, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 13 | L | 8-9 | 3-5 | 11-14 | ||
| May 21, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 8-9 | 4-5 | 12-14 | ||
| May 22, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 8-9 | 4-6 | 12-15 | ||
| May 23, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 8-9 | 4-7 | 12-16 | ||
| May 25, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 8-9 | 4-8 | 12-17 | ||
| May 26, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 8-9 | 5-8 | 13-17 | ||
| May 28, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 8-9 | 5-9 | 13-18 | ||
| May 29, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 8-9 | 5-10 | 13-19 | ||
| May 29, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 8-9 | 5-11 | 13-20 | ||
| May 30, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 8-9 | 5-12 | 13-21 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 8-9 | 6-12 | 14-21 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 8-9 | 6-13 | 14-22 | ||
| June 1, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 8-9 | 7-13 | 15-22 | ||
| June 2, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 8-10 | 7-13 | 15-23 | ||
| June 3, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 9-10 | 7-13 | 16-23 | ||
| June 4, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 10-10 | 7-13 | 17-23 | ||
| June 4, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 11-10 | 7-13 | 18-23 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 12-10 | 7-13 | 19-23 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 13-10 | 7-13 | 20-23 | ||
| June 8, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 13-11 | 7-13 | 20-24 | ||
| June 10, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 15 | W | 14-11 | 7-13 | 21-24 | ||
| June 11, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 15-11 | 7-13 | 22-24 | ||
| June 12, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 15-12 | 7-13 | 22-25 | ||
| June 15, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 15-12 | 8-13 | 23-25 | ||
| June 16, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 15-12 | 9-13 | 24-25 | ||
| June 17, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 15-12 | 10-13 | 25-25 | ||
| June 19, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 15-12 | 11-13 | 26-25 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 15-12 | 12-13 | 27-25 | ||
| June 22, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 15-12 | 13-13 | 28-25 | ||
| June 24, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 15-12 | 13-14 | 28-26 | ||
| June 24, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 15-12 | 14-14 | 29-26 | ||
| June 25, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 15-12 | 14-15 | 29-27 | ||
| June 27, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 15-12 | 15-15 | 30-27 | ||
| June 27, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 15-12 | 16-15 | 31-27 | ||
| June 29, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 15-12 | 16-16 | 31-28 | ||
| June 30, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 15-12 | 17-16 | 32-28 | ||
| July 1, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 15-12 | 17-17 | 32-29 | ||
| July 2, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 15-13 | 17-17 | 32-30 | ||
| July 3, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 15-14 | 17-17 | 32-31 | ||
| July 4, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 19 | W | 16-14 | 17-17 | 33-31 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 17-14 | 17-17 | 34-31 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 18-14 | 17-17 | 35-31 | ||
| July 6, 1948 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 19-14 | 17-17 | 36-31 | ||
| July 7, 1948 | Washington Senators 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 19-15 | 17-17 | 36-32 | ||
| July 8, 1948 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 20-15 | 17-17 | 37-32 | ||
| July 9, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 20-15 | 17-18 | 37-33 | ||
| July 10, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 20-15 | 18-18 | 38-33 | ||
| July 11, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 20-15 | 18-19 | 38-34 | ||
| July 11, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 20-15 | 19-19 | 39-34 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 21-15 | 19-19 | 40-34 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 22-15 | 19-19 | 41-34 | ||
| July 16, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 23-15 | 19-19 | 42-34 | ||
| July 17, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 23-16 | 19-19 | 42-35 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 24-16 | 19-19 | 43-35 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 25-16 | 19-19 | 44-35 | ||
| July 19, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 26-16 | 19-19 | 45-35 | ||
| July 20, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 27-16 | 19-19 | 46-35 | ||
| July 21, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 28-16 | 19-19 | 47-35 | ||
| July 21, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 29-16 | 19-19 | 48-35 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 30-16 | 19-19 | 49-35 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 31-16 | 19-19 | 50-35 | ||
| July 23, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 32-16 | 19-19 | 51-35 | ||
| July 24, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 33-16 | 19-19 | 52-35 | ||
| July 24, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 34-16 | 19-19 | 53-35 | ||
| July 25, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 35-16 | 19-19 | 54-35 | ||
| July 27, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 35-16 | 20-19 | 55-35 | ||
| July 28, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 13 | L | 35-16 | 20-20 | 55-36 | ||
| July 29, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 35-16 | 21-20 | 56-36 | ||
| July 30, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 35-16 | 22-20 | 57-36 | ||
| July 31, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 35-16 | 22-21 | 57-37 | ||
| August 1, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 12 | L | 35-16 | 22-22 | 57-38 | ||
| August 1, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 35-16 | 22-23 | 57-39 | ||
| August 3, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 15 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 35-16 | 23-23 | 58-39 | ||
| August 4, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 35-16 | 23-24 | 58-40 | ||
| August 5, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 35-16 | 24-24 | 59-40 | ||
| August 6, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 35-16 | 24-25 | 59-41 | ||
| August 7, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 35-16 | 24-26 | 59-42 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 35-16 | 24-27 | 59-43 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 35-16 | 25-27 | 60-43 | ||
| August 10, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 35-16 | 26-27 | 61-43 | ||
| August 11, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 35-16 | 27-27 | 62-43 | ||
| August 13, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 35-16 | 28-27 | 63-43 | ||
| August 14, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 35-16 | 29-27 | 64-43 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 35-16 | 30-27 | 65-43 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 35-16 | 30-28 | 65-44 | ||
| August 18, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 36-16 | 30-28 | 66-44 | ||
| August 19, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 36-17 | 30-28 | 66-45 | ||
| August 20, 1948 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 37-17 | 30-28 | 67-45 | ||
| August 20, 1948 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 38-17 | 30-28 | 68-45 | ||
| August 21, 1948 | Washington Senators 6 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 39-17 | 30-28 | 69-45 | ||
| August 22, 1948 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 40-17 | 30-28 | 70-45 | ||
| August 24, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 41-17 | 30-28 | 71-45 | ||
| August 25, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 41-18 | 30-28 | 71-46 | ||
| August 26, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 42-18 | 30-28 | 72-46 | ||
| August 27, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 43-18 | 30-28 | 73-46 | ||
| August 28, 1948 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 44-18 | 30-28 | 74-46 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 45-18 | 30-28 | 75-46 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | St. Louis Browns 12 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 45-19 | 30-28 | 75-47 | ||
| August 31, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 46-19 | 30-28 | 76-47 | ||
| September 1, 1948 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 47-19 | 30-28 | 77-47 | ||
| September 3, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 47-19 | 31-28 | 78-47 | ||
| September 4, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 47-19 | 32-28 | 79-47 | ||
| September 5, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 47-19 | 33-28 | 80-47 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 47-19 | 34-28 | 81-47 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 47-19 | 35-28 | 82-47 | ||
| September 8, 1948 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 48-19 | 35-28 | 83-47 | ||
| September 9, 1948 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 49-19 | 35-28 | 84-47 | ||
| September 10, 1948 | New York Yankees 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 49-20 | 35-28 | 84-48 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 50-20 | 35-28 | 85-48 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 51-20 | 35-28 | 86-48 | ||
| September 12, 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 51-21 | 35-28 | 86-49 | ||
| September 14, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 51-21 | 36-28 | 87-49 | ||
| September 15, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Chicago White Sox 17 | L | 51-21 | 36-29 | 87-50 | ||
| September 16, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 51-21 | 36-30 | 87-51 | ||
| September 17, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 9 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 51-21 | 37-30 | 88-51 | ||
| September 18, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 11 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 51-21 | 38-30 | 89-51 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 51-21 | 38-31 | 89-52 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 51-21 | 38-32 | 89-53 | ||
| September 20, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 51-21 | 39-32 | 90-53 | ||
| September 21, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 51-21 | 40-32 | 91-53 | ||
| September 22, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 51-21 | 40-33 | 91-54 | ||
| September 24, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 51-21 | 40-34 | 91-55 | ||
| September 25, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 51-21 | 41-34 | 92-55 | ||
| September 26, 1948 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 51-21 | 41-35 | 92-56 | ||
| September 28, 1948 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 51-22 | 41-35 | 92-57 | ||
| September 29, 1948 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 52-22 | 41-35 | 93-57 | ||
| September 30, 1948 | Washington Senators 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 53-22 | 41-35 | 94-57 | ||
| October 2, 1948 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 54-22 | 41-35 | 95-57 | ||
| October 3, 1948 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 55-22 | 41-35 | 96-57 | ||
| October 4, 1948 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 55-23 | 41-35 | 96-58 |
