Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
June 28, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1940 at Fenway Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 4 0 1 0
  West cf 1 0 0 0
Lewis rf 5 0 2 0
Walker lf 5 1 2 0
Bonura 1b 5 0 1 1
Travis 3b 5 2 3 0
Myer 2b 4 1 1 0
Gelbert ss 5 0 3 3
Ferrell c 4 0 0 0
Leonard p 5 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 13 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Doerr 2b 5 0 0 0
Cramer cf 5 1 1 0
Finney rf 5 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 4 0 2 1
Williams lf 4 1 0 0
Tabor 3b 3 1 1 0
Cronin ss 4 0 2 2
Desautels c 2 0 1 0
  Carey pr 0 0 0 0
  Glenn c 0 0 0 0
Galehouse p 2 0 0 0
  Spence ph 1 0 0 0
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Washington 010 100 100 14130
Boston 000 100 101 0374
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(9-6) 10.0 7 3 3 3 4
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
3
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse   7.0 9 3 2 1 2
  Heving  L(3-1) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
13
4
3
1
3

  E–Williams (4), Tabor 2 (15), Heving (1).  2B–Washington Lewis (16); Travis (16); Gelbert 2 (6), Boston Foxx (12); Tabor (14); Cronin 2 (11); Desautels (6).  3B–Boston Cramer (4).  SH–Myer (1); Tabor (2); Desautels (5).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Heving (1).  Team–8.  U–George Moriarty, Bill Summers, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:24.  A–6,100.
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