Washington Senators vs St. Louis Browns
May 2, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1939 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Washington Senators 9, St. Louis Browns 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 5 1 0 0
Lewis 3b 3 1 0 0
Estalella lf 5 0 1 0
Wright rf 0 0 0 0
  Welaj rf 1 1 0 0
  West rf 1 0 0 1
Myer 2b 4 1 2 1
Gelbert ss 4 3 2 2
Bluege 1b 1 1 1 0
  Wasdell 1b 2 1 1 1
Ferrell c 4 0 2 3
DeShong p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 3 0 0 0
  Kelley p 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 9 10 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Thompson rf 4 1 3 1
Mazzera lf 5 1 4 3
  Heffner pr 0 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 3 0 1 1
Kress ss 4 0 0 0
Clift 3b 2 1 0 1
Hoag cf 4 1 1 0
Berardino 2b 5 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 2 2 1
Van Atta p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Grace ph 0 1 0 0
  Pyle p 0 0 0 0
  Trotter p 0 0 0 0
  Almada ph 1 0 0 0
  Kimberlin p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Washington 010 312 0029102
St. Louis 200 040 0017112
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
DeShong   1.2 3 2 2 4 0
  Haynes   2.2 2 4 3 4 0
  Kelley  W(1-0) 4.2 6 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
11
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Van Atta   3.0 2 3 2 4 3
  Johnson   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Pyle  L(0-1) 0.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Trotter   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Kimberlin   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
10
5

  E–Estalella (1), Myer (2), Clift (3), Sullivan (1).  DP–Washington 3. Lewis-Bluege, Lewis-Wasdell, Myer-Gelbert-Wasdell, St. Louis 2. Sullivan-Kress, Kress-Berardino-McQuinn.  2B–Washington Gelbert (2); Ferrell (2), St. Louis Mazzera (2).  3B–Washington Wasdell (1).  SH–West (3); Clift (3).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Hoag (1).  Team–14.  SB–Case 2 (4); Welaj (1); Gelbert (1); Bluege (1); Ferrell (1).  CS–Wright (1).  U–Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty, Cal Hubbard.  T–1:53.  A–1,431.
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