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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 15, 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 July 15, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 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 | July 15, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Hash |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Strange | Shortstop |
| Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Elden Auker | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Marv Owen | First Baseman |
| Herb Hash | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 15, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Hash
Strange 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: ---
Grace vs. Hash
Grace 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Hash
Judnich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Judnich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Hash
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Hash
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Owen scoops it up and throws to first, with Hash covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Auker
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Auker
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Auker
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Williams reaches second base with a double. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doerr vs. Auker
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Auker
Tabor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Auker
Peacock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Hash
Clift hits a popup, foul, towards first. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Hash
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Hash
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Auker vs. Hash
Auker hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Auker reaches second base with a double. Heffner scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Hash
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hash fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Auker
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hash vs. Auker
Hash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. Hash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Auker
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Auker
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grace. Cramer reaches second base with a double. Hash scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Auker
Cronin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cox
Bill Cox now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Hash
Grace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Hash
Judnich takes first base on ball four. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Hash
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. Judnich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Hash
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Hash
Clift hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Clift reaches second base with a double. Judnich scores. Radcliff moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heffner vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Radcliff scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Heving
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Cox
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Cox
Tabor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Cox
Peacock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Cox
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Cox covering. Safe. Tabor scores. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heving vs. Cox
Heving hits a popup in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Cox
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grace who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Peacock scores. Owen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Cox
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Heving
Myril Hoag pinch hits for Bill Cox.
Hoag is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Heving
Strange strikes out. Peacock drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Strange out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Heving
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lawson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Lawson
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabor vs. Lawson
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to home to get Cronin. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Lawson
Peacock hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Heving
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Heving
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Heving
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Heving
Clift takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Heving
Heffner hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lawson
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Lawson
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lawson
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Heving
Swift 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Heving
Lawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Heving
Strange strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Lawson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Lawson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lawson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Heving
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judnich vs. Heving
Judnich hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Heving
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. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McQuinn vs. Heving
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Owen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Lawson
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Lawson
Tabor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Lawson
There goes Tabor. The throw from Swift and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peacock vs. Lawson
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Lawson
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Peacock moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heving vs. Lawson
Heving hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Peacock scores. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Lawson
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Lawson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Heving
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Heving
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tabor. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Heving
Swift hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Swift reaches second base with a double. Heffner scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Heving
Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Roxie Lawson.
Cullenbine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swift scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Heving
Strange hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Heving
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Bildilli
Emil Bildilli now pitching.
Cronin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bildilli
Williams hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Bildilli
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Bildilli
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bildilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Heving
Judnich hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Heving
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Heving
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Heving
Clift takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heffner vs. Heving
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1940 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Strange A, ss 5 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, rf 5 0 1 2
Grace J, rf 5 1 2 0 Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 1
Judnich W, cf 4 1 1 0 Cronin J, ss 3 2 2 2
Radcliff R, lf 3 1 2 1 Williams T, lf 5 1 2 0
McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 5 0 1 2
Clift H, 3b 3 0 1 1 Tabor J, 3b 5 2 3 0
Heffner D, 2b 4 2 1 1 Peacock J, c 3 2 1 0
Swift B, c 4 1 1 1 Owen M, 1b 4 1 2 2
Auker E, p 1 0 1 1 Hash H, p 1 1 1 0
Cox B, p 0 0 0 0 Heving J, p 3 0 1 1
Hoag M, ph 1 0 0 0
Lawson R, p 1 0 0 0
Cullenbine R, ph 1 0 1 1
Bildilli E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 39 10 15 10
St.Louis 013 000 020 -- 6
Boston 223 000 21x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Auker E 1.2 6 4 4 1 0
Cox B (L) 1.1 4 3 3 0 0
Lawson R 4.0 4 2 2 2 0
Bildilli E 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hash H 2.1 5 4 4 3 0
Heving J (W) 6.2 6 2 2 3 6
E -- Swift B, Tabor J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Boston 8
2B -- Judnich W, Williams T, Auker E, Hash H, Cramer D, Clift H, Grace J, Swift B
3B -- DiMaggio D
HR -- Cronin J
SB -- Tabor J
T -- 2:13
A -- 2500
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