Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 24, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1938 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics 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, Philadelphia Athletics 10

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 4 1 1 0
Vosmik lf 5 1 2 0
Foxx 1b 5 0 1 0
Cronin ss 2 1 2 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 1
Chapman rf 4 0 2 3
Doerr 2b 3 0 0 0
Desautels c 2 0 0 0
  Peacock ph,c 1 0 0 0
Dickman p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 2 1 0 0
  Marcum ph 1 0 0 0
  Midkiff p 0 0 0 0
  Nonnenkamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphrey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finney cf 5 1 2 0
Werber 3b 5 2 2 1
Haas rf 3 1 0 1
Johnson lf 5 2 2 3
Hasson 1b 4 2 2 0
Lodigiani 2b 4 1 1 3
Brucker c 3 0 3 1
Ambler ss 2 0 0 0
Caster p 4 1 2 0
Totals 35 10 14 9
Boston 003 000 100482
Philadelphia 400 212 01x10141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dickman  L(0-1) 1.1 6 4 0 0 0
  Wagner   2.2 2 2 2 3 0
  Midkiff   3.0 4 3 2 1 2
  Humphrey   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
5
4
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Caster  W(1-0) 9.0 8 4 1 8 6
Totals
9.0
8
4
1
8
6

  E–Doerr (1), Desautels (1), Werber (2).  DP–Boston 2. Cronin-Doerr-Foxx, Doerr-Cronin-Foxx, Philadelphia 1. Lodigiani-Ambler-Hasson.  PB–Brucker (1).  2B–Boston Cronin (2); Chapman (2), Philadelphia Finney (1); Werber 2 (3); Brucker (1).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (3,6th inning off Midkiff 1 on); Lodigiani (1,1st inning off Dickman 2 on).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Haas (1); Lodigiani (1); Ambler (1).  Team–8.  SB–Foxx (1); Chapman (1).  CS–Brucker (1).  U–Lou Kolls, George Moriarty.  T–2:12.  A–9,154.
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