Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 29, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 5 1 2 1
Vosmik lf 3 1 0 0
Foxx 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 3 1 1 5
Doerr 2b 3 0 0 0
Cronin ss 4 1 2 0
Tabor 3b 4 0 0 0
Desautels c 4 1 1 0
  Finney ph 1 0 0 0
  Peacock c 0 0 0 0
Lefebvre p 3 2 2 0
  Heving p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Boudreau ss 5 0 0 0
Campbell rf 4 1 2 1
Chapman cf 4 0 2 0
Trosky 1b 5 0 1 0
Heath lf 5 0 2 1
Keltner 3b 5 1 2 0
Mack 2b 2 1 1 0
Hemsley c 4 1 2 1
Eisenstat p 2 0 0 0
  Stromme p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 0 0 0 1
  Broaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Boston 000 061 000–780
Cleveland 000 010 030–4121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lefebvre  W(1-0) 7.0 11 4 4 4 5
  Heving  SV(6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Eisenstat  L(6-6) 4.2 5 6 1 3 1
  Stromme   3.1 3 1 1 3 1
  Broaca   1.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
2
9
3
  E–Boudreau (9).  2B–Boston Cronin (25).  3B–Cleveland Campbell (9).  HR–Boston Williams (21,5th inning off Eisenstat 3 on).  SH–Doerr (7); Hale (6).  Team LOB–11.  Team–11.  CS–Mack (2).  U–Bill Grieve, John Quinn, Bill McGowan.  T–2:10.  A–1,500.
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