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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 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 August 26, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Johnson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,400 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Right Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Bob Harris | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Catcher |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Charlie Gelbert | Third Baseman |
| Earl Johnson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Johnson
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Johnson
Laabs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Johnson
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Johnson
Judnich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Johnson
Clift is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Cramer moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Berardino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Harris
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Johnson
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Johnson
Berardino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Berardino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Johnson
Swift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berardino scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Johnson
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Johnson
There goes Swift. The throw from Foxx and he is safe. Swift steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Johnson
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harris
Finney hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Harris
Gelbert hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Johnson
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Johnson
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Johnson
Judnich bunts towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Laabs moves to third. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Johnson
Clift hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Clift reaches third base with a triple. Laabs scores. Radcliff scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Johnson
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clift scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
There goes McQuinn. The throw from Foxx and he is safe. McQuinn steals second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Bagby
Berardino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Bagby
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. Williams reaches second base with a double. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Harris
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bagby
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bagby
Heffner hits a popup in front of the plate. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Bagby
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harris
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Harris
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Harris
Bagby strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Harris
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Gelbert moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Bagby
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Bagby
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Bagby
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Bagby
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx hits a line drive towards third. Clift reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Harris
Cronin hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Judnich. Cronin reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Trotter
Bill Trotter now pitching.
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Bagby
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Bagby
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trotter vs. Bagby
Trotter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Trotter
Gelbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Trotter
Bagby bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Heffner covering, for the out. Gelbert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trotter
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Trotter
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bagby
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Bagby
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Bagby
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Bagby covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Trotter
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trotter
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Trotter
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Trotter
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Trotter
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Bagby
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Bagby
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clift is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Bagby
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Trotter
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Trotter
Bagby bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Heffner covering, for the out. Gelbert moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Trotter
DiMaggio bunts towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gelbert moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Trotter
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gelbert scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Trotter
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trotter
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Bagby
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Bagby
Swift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Bagby
Alan Strange pinch hits for Bill Trotter.
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bagby. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Bagby
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Don Heffner.
Hoag hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Bagby
There's a wild pitch. Swift moves to third. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Laabs vs. Bagby
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Swift scores. Strange moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Radcliff vs. Bagby
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strange scores. Laabs moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Judnich vs. Bagby
Judnich hits a fly ball into right field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1940 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 2 2 0
Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0 Cramer D, rf 4 0 1 1
Laabs C, rf 4 1 1 0 Foxx J, c 4 1 2 2
Radcliff R, lf 4 1 1 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 1 0
Judnich W, cf 4 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 3 1 2 3
Clift H, 3b 3 1 2 2 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1
McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Finney L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Berardino J, ss 4 1 1 0 Gelbert C, 3b 4 1 2 0
Swift B, c 3 1 1 1 Johnson E, p 1 0 0 0
Harris B, p 2 0 0 0 Bagby J, p 1 0 0 0
Trotter B, p 1 0 0 0
Strange A, ph 1 1 0 0
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35 6 8 5 32 7 11 7
St.Louis 013 000 002 -- 6
Boston 102 020 02x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B (L) 4.1 6 5 5 5 3
Trotter B 3.2 5 2 2 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson E 2.1 6 4 4 2 2
Bagby J (W) 6.2 2 2 0 2 4
E -- Bagby J, Cronin J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Boston 9
2B -- Berardino J, Williams T, DiMaggio D, Cronin J
3B -- Clift H
SB -- Swift B, McQuinn G
SH -- Judnich W, Bagby J 2
WP -- Bagby J
T -- 2:13
A -- 2400
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