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Browns 8 @ Red Sox 9
Fenway Park
May 3, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 3, 1940 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Browns with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 3, 1940 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 8 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 9 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJoe Heving  
Losing PitcherJohn Whitehead  
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Game Winning RBIJim Tabor 

Game Info

DateMay 3, 1940 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Kramer  
Home Starting PitcherJim Bagby  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance3,900 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Quinn
1B: George Pipgras
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Summers

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alan Strange  Shortstop 
Wally Judnich  Center Fielder 
George McQuinn  First Baseman 
Rip Radcliff  Left Fielder 
Myril Hoag  Right Fielder 
Harlond Clift  Third Baseman 
Don Heffner  Second Baseman 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Jack Kramer  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Finney  Right Fielder 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Joe Cronin  Shortstop 
Bobby Doerr  Second Baseman 
Jim Tabor  Third Baseman 
Gene Desautels  Catcher 
Jim Bagby  Pitcher 
Joe Cronin  Manager 

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Browns 8 @ Red Sox 9
Fenway Park
May 3, 1940

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         Game of 5/3/1940 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Strange A, ss         5  1  1  0   Finney L, rf          5  1  2  0   
Judnich W, cf         6  1  1  4   Cramer D, cf          4  1  2  0   
McQuinn G, 1b         5  2  2  0   Williams T, lf        4  3  2  3   
Radcliff R, lf        6  0  3  1   Foxx J, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Hoag M, rf            5  0  4  3   Cronin J, ss          4  1  1  2   
Clift H, 3b           4  0  1  0   Doerr B, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Heffner D, 2b         5  2  1  0   Tabor J, 3b           4  3  3  3   
Swift B, c            2  0  0  0   Desautels G, c        3  0  0  0   
Berardino J, ph       1  1  1  0   Bagby J, p            2  0  0  0   
Harshaney S, c        0  0  0  0   Wilson J, p           1  0  1  1   
Lary L, pr            0  1  0  0   Ostermueller F, p     0  0  0  0   
Susce G, c            1  0  1  0   Heving J, p           1  0  0  0   
Kramer J, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Laabs C, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Coffman S, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Gallagher J, ph       0  0  0  0                                      
Whitehead J, p        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  8 15  8                        35  9 12  9

St.Louis         000 000 440 0 --  8
Boston           110 002 121 1 --  9
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kramer J              6.0  6  4  4  2  1
Coffman S             1.0  1  1  1  1  0
Whitehead J (L)       2.1  5  4  4  3  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bagby J               6.2 12  4  4  1  2
Wilson J              0.2  0  3  0  2  0
Ostermueller F        0.1  1  1  0  1  0
Heving J (W)          2.1  2  0  0  1  2

E -- Tabor J, Doerr B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Boston 6
2B -- McQuinn G, Williams T
HR -- Tabor J 2, Williams T, Judnich W, Cronin J
CS -- Doerr B
SH -- Desautels G, Gallagher J, Cronin J
T -- 2:37
A -- 3900

    

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