Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Browns

Game #1
Starting Pitchers
Boston:  Joe Dobson
St. Louis:  Fred Sanford

Boosted by a double from Stan Spence, the Red Sox led 3-0 after the First Inning. Boston led 5-0 before the Browns got on the board in the Fifth Inning thanks to back-to-back triples by Sam Dente and Bob Dillinger. The Red Sox answered in the Sixth Inning from a booming 3-run home run off the bat of Vern Stephens. Boston added three runs in the Eighth Inning and two runs in the Ninth Inning to bury the Browns 13-2. Each Red Sox batter had at least two hits on the day except for starting pitcher Dobson who managed only one hit. Boston banged out 20 hits total for the game.

Series Records
Boston Red Sox:   1-0
St. Louis Browns:  0-1