Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
June 6, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1939 at League Park IV. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carey 2b 5 2 2 1
Cramer cf 5 2 3 1
Vosmik lf 4 1 1 1
Foxx 1b 4 0 1 1
Williams rf 1 0 0 0
Cronin ss 1 0 0 2
Tabor 3b 4 0 0 0
Peacock c 3 1 0 0
Auker p 3 1 1 1
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hemsley c 5 1 3 0
Averill rf 5 1 0 0
Chapman cf 4 3 3 1
Heath lf 4 1 1 2
Trosky 1b 3 0 1 0
  Grimes 1b 2 1 2 2
Keltner 3b 4 1 2 2
Hale 2b 4 0 1 1
Webb ss 4 0 1 0
Drake p 1 0 0 0
  Weatherly ph 1 0 0 0
  Broaca p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
Boston 200 032 000784
Cleveland 100 100 0518141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Auker   7.1 11 7 7 0 5
  Heving  L(3-2) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.1
14
8
8
1
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Drake   5.0 6 5 5 4 0
  Broaca   3.0 2 2 1 2 0
  Zuber  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
6
1

  E–Vosmik (6), Williams (6), Cronin (10), Tabor (12), Webb (6).  DP–Cleveland 2. Hale-Webb-Trosky, Hale-Webb.  2B–Cleveland Hemsley (3); Chapman 2 (9); Heath (14); Grimes (4); Keltner (7).  3B–Cleveland Keltner (4).  HR–Boston Auker (1,5th inning off Drake 0 on).  SH–Cronin 2 (5); Auker (1); Chapman (4).  HBP–Vosmik (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty.  T–2:05.  A–2,000.
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