Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
June 30, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1940 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 5 1 1 0
Lewis rf 3 1 1 0
  Welaj pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Walker lf 5 1 3 1
Bonura 1b 5 2 3 1
Travis 3b 5 0 2 2
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 2 0
Pofahl ss 3 0 1 0
  Early ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrell c 4 0 0 0
Hudlin p 1 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Finney rf 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
  DiMaggio lf 0 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 3 2 2 0
Tabor 3b 4 1 1 1
Doerr 2b 4 2 1 2
Cronin ss 4 1 1 2
Desautels c 2 0 0 0
Grove p 3 0 0 0
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 5
Washington 200 000 1025131
Boston 042 000 00x662
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hudlin  L(3-3) 3.0 6 6 5 0 0
  Monteagudo   5.0 0 0 0 3 6
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
3
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  W(4-2) 8.2 13 5 4 3 3
  Heving  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
3
4

  E–Pofahl (9), Doerr (11), Grove (2).  DP–Boston 1. Tabor-Doerr-Foxx.  2B–Washington Case (12); Bonura 2 (13), Boston Finney (16); Foxx (13).  3B–Boston Tabor (3).  HR–Washington Walker (6,9th inning off Grove 0 on), Boston Doerr (5,3rd inning off Hudlin 1 on); Cronin (7,2nd inning off Hudlin 1 on).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  SB–Williams (1).  U–Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty, Bill Summers.
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