Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
July 20, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1940 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman lf 4 0 2 1
Weatherly cf 5 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 5 1 1 0
Trosky 1b 5 1 2 1
Bell rf 5 2 1 0
Keltner 3b 3 3 2 3
Mack 2b 5 1 3 3
Hemsley c 5 1 1 1
Harder p 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio rf 5 0 2 0
Cramer cf 5 1 1 0
Cronin ss 5 1 2 2
Williams lf 3 1 0 0
Foxx 1b 4 2 2 2
Doerr 2b 4 1 3 1
Tabor 3b 1 0 1 1
  Owen 3b 1 0 1 0
Peacock c 4 0 0 0
Grove p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Spence ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Finney ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Cleveland 040 000 3029130
Boston 100 111 0206124
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Harder  W(6-5) 7.1 11 6 6 1 1
  Allen  SV(4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grove   1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Johnson  L(0-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 1
  Wagner   2.0 3 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
4
1

  E–Williams (7), Doerr (14), Owen (2), Grove (3).  DP–Cleveland 3. Mack-Boudreau-Trosky, Keltner-Mack-Trosky, Mack-Boudreau-Trosky, Boston 1. Doerr-Cronin-Foxx.  2B–Cleveland Bell (12), Boston Cronin (17); Doerr (17).  3B–Cleveland Trosky (2); Keltner (4), Boston DiMaggio (3).  HR–Cleveland Keltner (9,2nd inning off Grove 1 on); Mack (9,2nd inning off Grove 0 on), Boston Cronin (11,5th inning off Harder 0 on); Foxx (21,8th inning off Harder 1 on); Doerr (9,6th inning off Harder 0 on).  SH–Harder (4).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Williams (3).  Team–6.  U-HP–Red Ormsby, 1B–Bill McGowan, 2B–John Quinn, 3B–George Pipgras.  T–2:17.  A–10,200.
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