New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 3, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1939 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 11, Boston Red Sox 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 3 1 1
Rolfe 3b 4 2 2 0
Keller lf 4 2 2 4
DiMaggio cf 1 0 0 1
  Henrich ph,cf 3 1 1 2
Selkirk rf 4 0 1 1
Gordon 2b 4 0 0 1
Rosar c 4 1 2 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 1 0 0
Sundra p 2 0 0 0
  Chandler p 1 1 1 1
  Murphy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 10 11
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 6 2 2 2
Vosmik lf 5 3 3 0
Foxx 1b 3 1 1 1
Williams rf 2 1 1 0
Cronin ss 5 2 2 5
Tabor 3b 2 1 1 1
  Finney ph 1 0 0 0
  Berger 3b 1 0 1 0
Carey 2b 4 0 1 2
Peacock c 4 1 1 0
Galehouse p 1 0 1 0
  Nonnenkamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickman p 0 0 0 0
  Desautels ph 1 0 1 0
  Auker p 1 1 1 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 0 1 1
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 17 12
New York 300 035 00011103
Boston 200 052 21x12172
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sundra   4.2 9 7 5 3 1
  Chandler   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Murphy  L(2-6) 2.1 5 3 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
17
12
9
6
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse   5.0 5 6 4 4 1
  Dickman   1.0 5 5 1 0 0
  Auker  W(9-8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Heving  SV(8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
11
5
4
3

  E–Crosetti (18), Rolfe (15), Keller (5), Williams (17), Tabor (32).  DP–New York 2. Keller-Crosetti-Gordon, Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren, Boston 1. Cronin-Carey-Foxx.  2B–New York Rolfe (39); Henrich (17); Rosar (3), Boston Cramer (24); Vosmik (26); Williams (39); Cronin (29); Carey (5); Galehouse (1).  HR–New York Keller (8,1st inning off Galehouse 2 on).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Foxx (5); Carey (3).  Team–10.  CS–Tabor (10).  U–Eddie Rommel, Lou Kolls, Cal Hubbard.
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