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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1940 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gordon 2b 3 1 1 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 0 0
Henrich rf 1 0 1 1
  Selkirk rf 2 1 1 0
DiMaggio cf 3 2 2 2
Keller lf 4 0 1 1
Rosar c 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Crosetti ss 3 0 0 0
Russo p 3 0 2 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Cramer rf 2 1 0 0
Foxx c 4 0 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 3
Cronin ss 4 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 0 0
Finney 1b 4 0 1 0
Gelbert 3b 3 0 1 0
Heving p 2 0 0 0
  Bagby ph 1 0 1 0
  Grove p 0 0 0 0
  Carey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York 100 201 000–480
Boston 101 000 010–381
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Russo  W(13-5) 9.0 8 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Heving  L(10-5) 7.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Grove   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
2
  E–Doerr (19).  DP–New York 1. Rosar-Gordon, Boston 2. Cronin-Doerr-Finney, Cronin-Doerr-Finney.  2B–New York Gordon (24); Keller (16); Russo (3).  HR–New York DiMaggio (29,4th inning off Heving 1 on), Boston Williams (19,8th inning off Russo 0 on).  HBP–Crosetti (9).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Cramer (14).  Team–6.  SB–Gordon (18).  CS–Rosar (1); Crosetti (8); Finney (2).  U–Eddie Rommel, Cal Hubbard, George Moriarty.  T–2:32.  A–10,000.
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