 Former manager for the Yankees , Joe McCarthy came out of retirement after a feud with Yankee ownership to sign with the Red Sox as their manager in 1948 . Both the Yankees and the Red Sox were involved in a tight pennant race with the Cleveland Indians until the final weekend . The Red Sox eliminated the Yankees in the final series at Fenway Park , overcoming four DiMaggio hits in the final game to tie Cleveland for the pennant . The situation forced the first @-@ ever one @-@ game playoff in AL history , which the Indians won 8 – 3 at Fenway Park . The city of Boston missed out on a chance for its first all @-@ Boston World Series , as the Indians went on to defeat the Boston Braves in the Series , the last one the Indians have won to date . 
