New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 7, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1940 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 4 0 3 0
Rolfe 3b 5 0 0 0
Henrich rf 4 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 3 2 2
Keller lf 3 1 0 0
Rosar c 2 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 5 0 3 3
Crosetti ss 4 1 1 0
  Ruffing ph 0 0 0 0
  Selkirk ph 1 0 0 1
Breuer p 2 0 0 0
  Hadley p 1 0 0 0
  Sundra p 0 0 0 0
  Mills ph 1 0 0 0
  Donald p 0 0 0 0
  Knickerbocker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 3 0
Cramer lf 5 1 0 0
Cronin ss 4 1 2 2
Foxx c 3 2 1 0
Finney 1b 5 2 3 0
Spence rf 5 1 2 2
Tabor 3b 4 0 1 1
Doerr 2b 4 1 2 2
Bagby p 2 0 0 0
  Peacock ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 1 2 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 16 7
New York 012 110 0027113
Boston 011 032 30x10161
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer   4.1 7 5 5 6 0
  Hadley  L(3-4) 1.0 4 2 1 1 0
  Sundra   1.2 3 3 2 0 2
  Donald   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
10
8
7
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby   5.0 7 5 4 4 1
  Johnson  W(2-1) 3.0 4 2 2 4 2
  Wilson  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
8
3

  E–Rolfe (18), Keller (9), Crosetti (20), Doerr (16).  DP–New York 2. Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Rolfe-Dahlgren, Boston 1. Cronin-Doerr-Finney.  2B–New York Henrich (19); Dahlgren (18), Boston DiMaggio (16).  HR–New York DiMaggio (22,3rd inning off Bagby 1 on), Boston Cronin (17,3rd inning off Breuer 0 on); Doerr (13,2nd inning off Breuer 0 on).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Cronin (11).  Team–13.  SB–Gordon (15); Cronin (6).  U–Joe Rue, Bill McGowan, Lou Kolls.
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