New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
June 16, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 1 1 1
Rolfe 3b 4 1 3 0
Keller rf 3 0 0 1
DiMaggio cf 5 1 1 2
Selkirk lf 4 1 1 0
Dickey c 4 0 2 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 1
Dahlgren 1b 3 1 1 0
Ruffing p 2 1 1 1
  Sundra p 1 0 0 0
  Henrich ph 1 0 0 0
  Hildebrand p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Cullenbine rf 1 2 0 0
Radcliff lf 5 2 2 2
  Laabs lf 0 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 4 0 1 2
Clift 3b 5 0 2 2
Judnich cf 3 2 1 0
Berardino ss 5 1 2 1
Heffner 2b 5 1 2 2
Swift c 4 1 1 1
Kennedy p 3 3 2 2
Totals 35 12 13 12
New York 002 000 0316110
St. Louis 013 310 40x12131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  L(4-6) 4.0 7 7 7 4 1
  Sundra   3.0 5 5 5 3 0
  Hildebrand   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
8
1
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W(5-6) 9.0 11 6 6 5 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
0

  E–Berardino (8).  DP–New York 1. Selkirk-Gordon, St. Louis 3. Berardino-Heffner-McQuinn, Berardino-Heffner-McQuinn, McQuinn-Berardino-Kennedy.  2B–New York Rolfe 3 (7); Dickey (9); Dahlgren (5); Ruffing (2), St. Louis Radcliff (9); McQuinn (17); Clift (10); Judnich (4); Berardino 2 (10); Swift (4).  HR–New York Crosetti (1,9th inning off Kennedy 0 on); DiMaggio (8,8th inning off Kennedy 1 on), St. Louis Kennedy (1,7th inning off Sundra 1 on).  SH–Crosetti (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–George Moriarty, Cal Hubbard, Joe Rue.
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