Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
August 1, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1939 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 5, Boston Red Sox 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Webb ss 5 0 1 1
Campbell rf 3 0 0 0
  Weatherly rf 2 0 1 0
Chapman cf 4 1 1 0
Hale 2b 4 0 1 0
  Sewell 1b 0 0 0 0
Solters lf 3 1 1 1
Keltner 3b 4 2 2 2
Grimes 1b,2b 3 1 1 0
Hemsley c 4 0 1 1
Feller p 2 0 0 0
  Heath ph 1 0 1 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Doerr 2b 4 2 2 5
Finney cf 3 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 4 1 1 0
Williams rf 3 1 0 1
Cronin ss 4 0 1 0
Vosmik lf 4 1 1 0
Tabor 3b 3 0 1 1
Desautels c 2 1 1 0
Grove p 2 1 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 7
Cleveland 100 200 0025101
Boston 100 041 01x771
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(15-6) 6.0 5 6 6 3 8
  Dobson   2.0 2 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
6
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W(11-2) 9.0 10 5 5 2 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–Hemsley (6), Cronin (17).  DP–Boston 1. Foxx-Cronin.  2B–Cleveland Keltner (20); Grimes (13), Boston Vosmik (17).  3B–Cleveland Heath (6), Boston Foxx (8).  HR–Cleveland Keltner (9,9th inning off Grove 0 on), Boston Doerr 2 (11,1st inning off Feller 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Feller 3 on).  SH–Grimes (7); Grove (6).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Solters (2); Williams (2).  CS–Tabor (4).  U–Cal Hubbard, Lou Kolls, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:10.  A–11,000.
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