1948 Boston Red Sox season
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. 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 | |
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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.
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