Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
August 20, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1927 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 4, St. Louis Browns 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Flagstead cf 5 0 3 3
Rothrock 3b 4 0 1 1
Regan 2b 3 0 0 0
Myer ss 3 0 1 0
Shaner lf 4 0 0 0
  Rollings ph 1 0 0 0
Carlyle rf 1 0 0 0
  Tobin rf 3 0 0 0
Todt 1b 2 1 2 0
Hartley c 1 1 0 0
  Moore c 1 1 0 0
Russell p 4 1 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
O'Rourke 3b 3 1 0 0
Rice rf 4 0 2 3
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Miller cf 3 2 2 0
Melillo 2b 4 1 0 2
Schang c 3 1 0 0
Gerber ss 3 1 2 0
Gaston p 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 8 8 5
Boston 000 202 000472
St. Louis 012 410 00x881
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L(2-8) 8.0 8 8 4 2 2
Totals
8.0
8
8
4
2
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston  W(9-14) 9.0 7 4 4 8 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
8
2

  E–Russell 2 (6), O'Rourke (18).  DP–St. Louis 1. Gaston-Gerber-Sisler.  2B–Boston Flagstead (19), St. Louis Gerber (10).  3B–Boston Flagstead (6), St. Louis B. Miller (4).  SH–Rothrock (6); O'Rourke (12); B. Miller (17); Gaston (4).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  CS–Regan (6).  SB–O'Rourke (14).  U–Brick Owens, Roy Van Graflan.  T–1:35.  A–1,000.
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