1948 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball team season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about 1948 Boston Red Sox season?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
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.
1948 Boston Red Sox | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Record | 96–59 (.619) | |||
League place | 2nd (1 GB) | |||
Owners | Tom Yawkey | |||
President | Tom Yawkey | |||
General managers | Joe Cronin | |||
Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
Television | WBZ-TV/WNAC-TV (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey, Bump Hadley) | |||
Radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
|
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]