Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
August 23, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1923 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 1, St. Louis Browns 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pittenger 2b 3 0 0 0
  Menosky ph 1 0 0 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
Collins cf 3 0 0 0
Flagstead rf 4 0 1 0
Burns 1b 4 0 0 0
Harris lf 4 0 1 0
Shanks 3b 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Picinich c 2 1 1 0
Ferguson p 1 0 1 1
  Reichle ph 1 0 1 0
  Fewster 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gerber ss 4 0 3 0
Tobin rf 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Jacobson cf 4 1 1 1
McManus 2b 4 1 2 1
Severeid c 4 1 2 0
Ezzell 3b 4 0 0 0
Schliebner 1b 3 0 1 1
Kolp p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Boston 000 010 000–161
St. Louis 010 201 00x–4110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ferguson  L(6-9) 6.0 10 4 4 0 2
  Howe   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
0
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kolp  W(3-6) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
3
  E–Pittenger (7).  DP–Boston 1. Pittenger-McMillan-Burns, St. Louis 2. Schliebner-Gerber-Schliebner, Gerber-McManus-Schliebner.  2B–Boston Picinich (15), St. Louis Severeid (26).  HR–St. Louis Williams (24,4th inning off Ferguson 0 on); Jacobson (7,2nd inning off Ferguson 0 on); McManus (13,4th inning off Ferguson 0 on).  SH–Ferguson (5).  HBP–Collins (4).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Gerber (2).  CS–McManus (8).  U–Brick Owens, Dick Nallin.
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