Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

April 19 - Game One
Philadelphia Athletics    4        McKosky   2-5  2B  Run  2RBI
Boston Red Sox             14        Williams    3-5  Run  2RBI
Pesky, Doerr and Williams were just too tough for the Athletics.

April 19 - Game Two
Philadelphia Athletics   1        McKosky  DNP
Boston Red Sox            8        Williams  0-1  3BB  SAC
Philadelphia tried to not let Williams hurt them, but their strategy did not help.

April 22
Philadelphia Athletics  3        McKosky  1-4 RBI Sac
Boston Red Sox            5        Williams  0-4 
Doerr homered in the 7th Inning to bring bring the Red Sox to within one run at 3-2; then tripled with two out in the 8th Inning to put Boston in the lead, 4-3. Doerr has homered in the first three games of the season.

Season Records
Philadelphia  0-3
Boston           3-0

Season Totals
McKosky  .333  3-9  2B  Run  3 RBI Sac
Williams  .300  3-10  Run 2 RBI  3 BB Sac

Boston comes away with a sweep thanks to the heroics of Bobby Doerr who has hit a home run in three straight games. Doerr's stat line for the series: .444  4-9  3B 3 HR 6 Runs 6 RBI 4 BB. In the third game, Philadelphia starter Joe Coleman took a 3-0 lead into the 7th Inning and looked headed for a win before Doerr showed up.

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