Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 23, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1938 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 12, Boston Red Sox 14

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Webb ss 5 1 2 0
Campbell rf 5 1 1 0
Hemsley c 3 0 0 0
  Pytlak c 2 1 1 0
Heath lf 5 2 2 2
Averill cf 5 2 3 2
Trosky 1b 4 3 3 2
Keltner 3b 4 1 2 3
Kroner 2b 5 1 2 1
Galehouse p 3 0 0 0
  Humphries p 1 0 0 0
  Hudlin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 12 16 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 4 2 1 0
Vosmik lf 6 2 2 1
Foxx 1b 5 3 3 6
Cronin ss 5 3 3 5
Higgins 3b 5 0 2 0
Nonnenkamp rf 4 1 0 1
Doerr 2b 3 0 1 0
Peacock c 4 2 1 0
Bagby p 0 0 0 0
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
  Tabor ph 1 0 0 1
  Dickman p 1 0 0 0
  McNair ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Chapman ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 14 14 14
Cleveland 420 010 21212160
Boston 011 030 14414144
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse   5.1 5 5 5 6 0
  Humphries   2.1 5 5 5 0 2
  Hudlin  L(4-6) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
Totals
8.2
14
14
14
7
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby   1.0 6 5 4 1 1
  McKain   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Dickman   6.0 7 4 2 0 2
  Wilson  W(12-9) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
16
12
9
2
3

  E–Vosmik (6), Higgins 3 (29).  DP–Boston 1. Doerr-Cronin-Foxx.  2B–Cleveland Webb (2); Campbell (18); Averill (23), Boston Vosmik (27); Foxx (23).  3B–Cleveland Heath (14); Keltner (9).  HR–Cleveland Keltner (22,9th inning off Wilson 1 on), Boston Foxx 2 (35,3rd inning off Galehouse 0 on,9th inning off Hudlin 3 on 2 out); Cronin 2 (15,5th inning off Galehouse 1 on,8th inning off Humphries 2 on).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Cramer (3).  Team–8.  U–Bill Summers, Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan.  T–2:38.  A–18,500.
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