Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 28, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1939 at League Park IV. 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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Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 5 1 2 1
Vosmik lf 3 1 1 0
Foxx 1b 4 1 1 1
Williams rf 4 2 2 3
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 0
Cronin ss 4 0 2 0
Peacock c 1 0 0 0
  Desautels c 0 0 0 0
  Finney ph 1 0 0 1
  Berg c 1 0 1 0
Tabor 3b 3 1 1 0
Auker p 2 0 0 0
  Nonnenkamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickman p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 5 1 1 0
Campbell rf 5 0 1 2
Chapman cf 4 1 1 0
Trosky 1b 5 1 2 2
  Pytlak pr 0 0 0 0
Heath lf 5 1 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 0 1 1
Mack 2b 4 0 2 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Hemsley c 3 0 1 0
Harder p 2 1 1 0
  Weatherly ph 1 0 1 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Boston 001 000 1406101
Cleveland 002 001 2005121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Auker  W(8-7) 7.0 8 5 5 3 5
  Dickman   1.1 4 0 0 1 0
  Wilson  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Harder  L(9-8) 8.0 9 6 6 1 4
  Dobson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
5

  E–Williams (15), Harder (1).  DP–Cleveland 2. Keltner-Mack-Trosky, Boudreau-Mack.  2B–Boston Cramer (23), Cleveland Boudreau (7); Mack (3).  3B–Boston Vosmik (5); Tabor (5), Cleveland Heath (7).  HR–Boston Williams (20,8th inning off Harder 2 on), Cleveland Trosky (22,7th inning off Auker 1 on).  SH–Peacock (7); Tabor (7).  Team LOB–4.  Team–11.  CS–Keltner (5).  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, John Quinn.  T–2:15.  A–2,000.
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