1948 Boston Red Sox season

1948 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record96–59 (.619)
League place2nd
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersJoe Cronin
ManagersJoe McCarthy
TelevisionWBZ-TV/WNAC-TV
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley)
RadioWHDH
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1948 Boston Red Sox season was the 48th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. After 154 regular-season games, the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians finished atop the American League with identical records of 96 wins and 58 losses. The teams then played a tie-breaker game, which was won by Cleveland, 8–3.[1] Thus, the Red Sox finished their season with a record of 96 wins and 59 losses, one game behind Cleveland.

This was the first Red Sox season to be broadcast on television, with broadcasts alternated between WBZ-TV and WNAC-TV, with the same broadcast team regardless of broadcasting station. The first Red Sox game to be broadcast on television was on July 2, 1948, a 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics.[2][3]

  1. ^ Wancho, Joseph. "October 4, 1948: Rookie Bearden wins 20th, Boudreau homers twice as Indians win pennant in AL tiebreaker". SABR. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Nowlin, Bill (2023). Boston Red Sox Firsts: The Players, Moments, and Records that were First in Team History. Essex, Connecticut: Lyons Press. p. 61. ISBN 9781493073382.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: July 2, 1948". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.