Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 29, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1940 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Finney rf 5 0 0 0
Cramer cf 5 1 2 1
Williams lf 3 2 1 0
Foxx 1b 4 2 2 0
Cronin ss 3 1 1 3
Doerr 2b 4 0 1 1
Tabor 3b 3 1 1 1
Desautels c 5 1 1 1
Butland p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Miles lf 5 0 1 0
Moses rf 3 1 0 0
Johnson cf 5 1 3 0
Hayes c 5 0 3 1
Siebert 1b 5 0 0 1
McCoy 2b 5 0 1 0
Rubeling 3b 4 1 1 0
Lillard ss 4 0 2 1
Potter p 2 0 1 0
  Beckmann p 0 0 0 0
  Dean ph 1 0 0 0
  Gantenbein pr 0 0 0 0
  Heusser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 12 3
Boston 302 100 200–891
Philadelphia 000 120 000–3123
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Butland  W(1-0) 9.0 12 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  L(2-3) 7.0 9 8 7 7 1
  Beckmann   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Heusser   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
7
2
  E–Foxx (2), McCoy 2 (11), Lillard (10).  DP–Boston 1. Cronin-Doerr-Foxx.  2B–Boston Cramer (9); Cronin (6), Philadelphia Rubeling (5).  HR–Boston Tabor (7,7th inning off Potter 0 on).  SH–Doerr (1); Butland (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–13.  U–Steve Basil, Harry Geisel, Bill Grieve.  T–2:10.  A–4,000.
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