Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 4, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 11, Philadelphia Athletics 12
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 6 1 1 2
Vosmik lf 6 2 3 2
Foxx 1b 6 0 2 1
Cronin ss 6 0 2 1
Higgins 3b 4 2 1 1
Chapman rf 5 1 2 1
Doerr 2b 5 1 1 1
Desautels c 4 2 4 2
Bagby p 1 1 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
  Tabor ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 44 11 17 11
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sperry 2b 4 2 1 0
Finney rf 4 3 2 2
Chapman lf 5 1 2 5
Siebert 1b 5 1 2 0
Johnson cf 5 1 1 0
Werber 3b 4 1 0 0
Hayes c 2 0 0 0
  Wagner c 1 1 1 1
Newsome ss 4 1 2 2
Nelson p 1 0 1 0
  Smith D. p 1 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 1 1 1
  Smith E. p 0 0 0 0
  Caster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 13 11
Boston 030 004 022–11172
Philadelphia 000 300 27x–12133
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby   7.1 11 9 8 3 1
  Wilson  L(13-12) 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  McKain   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
11
5
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   6.0 12 7 6 2 4
  Smith D.  W(1-0) 2.0 2 2 0 1 0
  Smith E.   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Caster  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
11
8
3
4
  E–Chapman (6), Desautels (7), Chapman (11), Johnson (16), Wagner (1).  DP–Boston 1. Chapman-Cronin-Doerr.  2B–Boston Foxx (29); Cronin (39); Chapman (34), Philadelphia Wagner (1).  3B–Boston Higgins (3), Philadelphia Finney (8); Johnson (8).  HR–Philadelphia Chapman (15,8th inning off Wilson 3 on).  SH–Bagby 2 (8).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  U–Bill Grieve, Cal Hubbard, Joe Rue.
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