Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
April 20, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1928 at Griffith Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Flagstead cf 4 1 0 0
Rogell ss 5 1 2 0
Myer 3b 4 0 2 2
Williams lf 4 0 1 2
Regan 2b 4 0 0 0
Taitt rf 4 1 1 0
Rothrock 1b 4 1 1 0
Hofmann c 3 1 1 1
MacFayden p 1 0 0 0
  Ruffing ph 1 1 1 0
  Russell p 2 0 1 1
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
West cf 5 0 2 1
Rice rf 5 0 0 0
Judge 1b 3 1 0 0
Goslin lf 4 2 2 2
Tate c 4 0 0 0
Bluege 3b 4 0 1 1
Gillis ss 2 1 1 0
Reeves 2b 2 1 2 0
  Hayes 2b 0 0 0 0
  Sisler ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris 2b 1 0 0 0
Gaston p 2 0 1 1
  Braxton p 0 0 0 0
  Barnes ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Ganzel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Boston 000 132 000–6101
Washington 000 400 100–591
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden   4.0 6 4 4 2 0
  Russell  W(1-1) 3.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Morris  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Gaston   4.2 6 4 4 2 2
  Braxton  L(0-1) 1.1 3 2 1 0 0
  Burke   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
5
  E–Rogell (1), Tate (1).  DP–Boston 1. Regan-Rogell-Rothrock.  2B–Boston Rogell (1); Myer (1); Taitt (2), Washington Bluege (3); Gillis (4); Gaston (1).  HR–Washington Goslin (3,4th inning off MacFayden 1 on).  SH–Hofmann (1); Gillis (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Rothrock (1).  U–Bill Dinneen, Dan Barry, Dick Nallin.
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