St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
August 29, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1940 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 5, New York Yankees 6

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Heffner 2b 6 1 1 0
Laabs rf 5 1 0 0
Radcliff lf 6 1 2 0
Judnich cf 4 1 2 3
Clift 3b 6 0 1 1
McQuinn 1b 6 1 1 1
Berardino ss 6 0 1 0
Swift c 5 0 1 0
Auker p 4 0 0 0
Totals 48 5 9 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 6 0 1 1
Rolfe 3b 6 0 1 0
Henrich cf,1b 5 2 2 0
Keller rf 5 1 2 0
Selkirk lf 5 0 0 0
Rosar c 6 1 1 1
Dahlgren 1b 3 0 0 0
  DiMaggio cf 2 1 1 3
Crosetti ss 6 1 4 1
Sundra p 2 0 1 0
  Dickey ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 6 13 6
St. Louis 201 010 000 010 0591
New York 000 010 003 010 16131
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Auker  L(10-10) 12.2 13 6 6 3 1
Totals
12.2
13
6
6
3
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sundra   8.0 7 4 3 4 1
  Murphy  W(6-4) 5.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
13.0
9
5
4
4
4

  E–Judnich (4), Gordon (16).  DP–St. Louis 1. McQuinn, New York 1. Sundra-Rosar-Dahlgren.  2B–St. Louis Heffner (23); Radcliff 2 (26); Clift (25), New York Keller (15); Crosetti (22).  HR–St. Louis Judnich (24,3rd inning off Sundra 0 on); McQuinn (15,11th inning off Murphy 0 on), New York DiMaggio (28,9th inning off Auker 2 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Keller (3); Murphy (2).  Team–9.  U–Cal Hubbard, George Moriarty, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:42.  A–7,865.
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