Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
September 2, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1940 at Griffith Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Cramer rf 2 0 0 0
Foxx c 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 2 0
Cronin ss 3 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 3 1 1 0
Finney 1b 3 1 1 1
Gelbert 3b 2 1 1 1
Fleming p 1 0 0 0
  Dickman p 0 0 0 0
  Heving p 0 0 0 0
  Bagby ph 1 0 1 2
Totals 24 4 6 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 2 0 0 0
  Welaj cf 0 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 2 2 0
Walker lf 3 0 1 1
Travis 3b 3 0 1 0
Myer 2b 1 1 0 0
Early c 3 1 0 0
Sanford 1b 1 0 0 0
Pofahl ss 2 1 1 1
Chase p 2 0 0 1
Totals 20 5 5 3
Boston 020 200–463
Washington 131 00x–550
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fleming  L(0-1) 2.1 5 5 3 1 2
  Dickman   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Heving   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
5.0
5
5
3
3
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Chase  W(12-14) 6.0 6 4 4 2 7
Totals
6.0
6
4
4
2
7
  E–DiMaggio (2), Finney (7), Gelbert (8).  PB–Foxx (4).  2B–Boston Williams (40); Finney (29); Bagby (3), Washington Travis (34); Pofahl (20).  3B–Washington Walker (5).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Case (7).  Team–4.  U–George Moriarty, Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard.  T–1:30.  A–23,000.
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