Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
August 19, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1939 at Griffith Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Doerr 2b 4 1 2 0
Cramer cf 4 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 3 2 1 2
Williams rf 5 1 2 4
Cronin ss 5 0 1 0
Vosmik lf 3 0 0 0
Tabor 3b 3 1 1 0
Peacock c 4 1 1 0
Lefebvre p 2 0 0 0
  Finney ph 1 1 1 1
  Heving p 1 0 0 0
  Nonnenkamp pr 0 1 0 0
  Dickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 4 2 1 0
Lewis 3b 4 0 3 0
Welaj cf 4 0 1 2
  West ph 1 0 0 1
Estalella lf 5 1 1 0
Gelbert ss 3 2 1 0
Bloodworth 2b 3 0 2 1
Vernon 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 1 2
  Prichard 1b 0 0 0 0
Ferrell c 4 0 2 0
Haynes p 4 1 0 0
  Appleton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Boston 000 100 205891
Washington 000 021 0216120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lefebvre   6.0 9 3 3 1 1
  Heving  W(10-3) 2.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Dickman  SV(4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes   8.0 7 5 5 5 3
  Appleton  L(3-9) 1.0 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
6
4

  E–Tabor (27).  DP–Boston 2. Cronin-Doerr-Foxx, Tabor-Doerr-Foxx, Washington 1. Bloodworth-Gelbert-Vernon.  2B–Boston Cronin (24); Finney (12), Washington Estalella (18); Gelbert (6); Wright (22).  HR–Boston Foxx (31,4th inning off Haynes 0 on); Williams (18,9th inning off Appleton 3 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U–John Quinn, Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve.  T–2:00.  A–7,000.
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