Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
August 20, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 10, Washington Senators 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Doerr 2b 4 0 1 1
Cramer cf 5 1 2 0
Foxx 1b 5 3 2 2
Williams rf 4 1 0 0
Cronin ss 1 2 0 1
Vosmik lf 5 1 2 1
Tabor 3b 4 1 3 3
Peacock c 4 1 1 0
Wagner p 4 0 1 2
  Dickman p 0 0 0 0
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case rf 5 0 0 0
Lewis 3b 5 1 2 0
Welaj cf 5 1 2 0
Estalella lf 5 1 2 2
Travis ss 4 1 1 1
Bloodworth 2b 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 3 0 2 1
Giuliani c 3 0 0 0
Krakauskas p 2 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 1 0
  Carrasquel p 0 0 0 0
  West ph 0 0 0 0
  Appleton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Boston 012 005 101–10120
Washington 000 020 030–5111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner  W(1-0) 7.0 11 5 5 0 2
  Dickman   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Heving  SV(5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Krakauskas  L(9-13) 5.1 11 8 8 2 2
  Masterson   1.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Carrasquel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Appleton   1.0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
9
4
2
  E–Lewis (28).  DP–Boston 1. Doerr-Cronin-Foxx, Washington 2. Bloodworth-Vernon, Travis-Bloodworth-Vernon.  2B–Boston Tabor (27), Washington Welaj 2 (10); Travis (14).  3B–Washington Estalella (5).  HR–Boston Foxx (32,3rd inning off Krakauskas 1 on).  SH–Doerr (5); Cronin (17).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  CS–Tabor (8).  U–John Quinn, Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve.  T–1:55.  A–25,000.
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