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| Saturday, May 3rd, 2008: Game 2 in the books YRRS Rivalry Championship Series Game 2: Whitey Ford (2-3) vs. Boo Ferriss (2-1) Both pitchers kept the opposition scoreless through four innings without any real scoring chances. The Yankees through four innings had three singles and the RedSox had only one hit, also a single. After the Yankees were put out 1-2-3 in the top of the 5th the Sox broke the ice in the bottom half with a leadoff solo homerun by Rudy York, his 2nd of the YRRS. In the bottom of the sixth, the Sox added another run when Leon Culberson singled stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by Wally Moses. With the score at 2-0 through six, both teams felt the game was theirs for the taking. Unfortunately for the visiting Yankees, the bottom of the seventh proved to be the back breaker as the RedSox scored four times. With two outs and runners on the corners Hal Wagner bounced a single into left scoring York and sending Bobby Doerr to second. Leon Culberson followed with another single scoring Doerr. Wally Moses smashed a triple that scored both Wagner and Culberson, the lead was at 6- through seven. With the game out of hand, the Sox added insult to injury in the bottom of the eigth with four more runs with reliever Tex Clevenger four walks and a wild pitch in the inning. Boo Ferriss went the distance allowing four hits and striking out three in the shutout. The RedSox head to New York leading the series 2-0 after a 10-0 shellacking. Next up: Joe Dobson (1-0) vs. Ralph Terry (1-3) |
