St. Louis Browns vs Washington Senators
May 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1938 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 9

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Mills lf 5 1 2 1
Sullivan c 4 1 1 1
Clift 3b 4 0 0 1
Bell rf 4 2 2 0
West cf 4 1 2 4
Kress ss 3 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 2 0
Heffner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hughes ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Van Atta p 2 1 1 0
  Mazzera ph 1 1 1 0
  Knott p 0 0 0 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 2 1 0
Lewis 3b 5 1 2 0
Case rf 5 3 3 2
Bonura 1b 4 1 3 2
Stone lf 5 1 0 0
Travis ss 4 1 3 5
Bluege 2b 4 0 0 0
Ferrell R. c 4 0 0 0
Ferrell W. p 1 0 0 0
  Appleton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
St. Louis 001 100 0507113
Washington 201 010 41x9120
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Van Atta  L(0-2) 7.0 11 8 7 2 1
  Knott   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
7
3
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  W(4-1) 7.1 11 7 7 1 2
  Appleton  SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
3

  E–B. Mills (2), Kress (6), Van Atta (1).  DP–Washington 2. Travis-Bonura, Bluege-Bonura.  2B–St. Louis Bell (7); West (2), Washington Lewis (2).  3B–St. Louis B. Mills (1).  HR–St. Louis West (1,8th inning off W. Ferrell 2 on), Washington Travis (2,7th inning off Van Atta 2 on).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  SB–Van Atta (1); Case (1).  U–Bill McGowan, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:05.  A–16,000.
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