Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
September 20, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1938 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 12, St. Louis Browns 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 6 1 3 2
Vosmik lf 6 1 2 0
Foxx 1b 4 2 0 0
Cronin ss 5 1 4 2
Higgins 3b 5 1 2 2
Chapman rf 4 3 2 0
Doerr 2b 4 1 1 1
Desautels c 4 1 3 3
Harris p 3 0 0 1
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
  Nonnenkamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Bagby p 1 1 1 1
Totals 43 12 18 12
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 4 2 3 0
McQuinn 1b 5 3 3 0
Mazzera lf 5 0 1 2
Clift 3b 4 1 3 3
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Kress ss 3 1 1 0
Harshaney c 3 0 1 0
Heffner 2b 4 0 2 2
Walkup p 3 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 15 8
Boston 000 012 11712181
St. Louis 200 002 1218152
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harris   6.2 10 5 4 1 1
  McKain   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Wilson   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Bagby  W(13-10) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
4
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Walkup  L(1-11) 8.1 15 10 6 3 2
  Cole   0.2 3 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
12
6
3
2

  E–Doerr (25), Kress (24), Heffner (22).  DP–Boston 4. Higgins-Doerr-Foxx, Harris-Cronin-Foxx, Higgins-Doerr-Foxx, Harris-Cronin-Foxx, St. Louis 3. Clift-Heffner-McQuinn, Kress-Heffner-McQuinn, Heffner-McQuinn.  2B–Boston Higgins (27); Bagby (4), St. Louis Mazzera (6); Clift 2 (24); Bell (33); Heffner (21).  3B–Boston Cramer (8).  SH–Doerr (20); Harshaney (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Cramer (3).  CS–Kress (4).  U–Steve Basil, Lou Kolls.
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