Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
September 27, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1940 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 24

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case cf 5 1 1 1
Welaj rf 4 1 1 0
Walker lf 5 0 1 0
Travis 3b 5 1 3 1
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 1 1
Sanford 1b 4 0 1 1
Pofahl ss 4 0 0 0
Evans c 3 0 0 0
Monteagudo p 1 0 1 0
  Ferrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Thuman p 0 0 0 0
  Krakauskas p 2 1 2 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 5 4 2
Cramer rf 5 2 3 2
Williams lf 5 2 2 4
  Spence lf 0 0 0 0
Foxx 1b 3 2 1 2
  Lupien 1b 2 1 2 2
Cronin ss 2 2 1 2
  Carey ss 3 0 0 1
Doerr 2b 5 2 3 2
Tabor 3b 3 1 1 2
  Gelbert 3b 2 1 2 1
Desautels c 5 2 1 0
Ostermueller p 4 4 2 1
Totals 44 24 22 21
Washington 200 000 2004111
Boston 105 1010 07x24223
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Monteagudo  L(2-6) 3.0 7 6 6 1 2
  Thuman   0.0 2 6 4 3 0
  Krakauskas   5.0 13 12 12 5 4
Totals
8.0
22
24
22
9
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller  W(5-9) 9.0 11 4 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
4

  E–Bloodworth (15), DiMaggio (6), Gelbert (12), Desautels (3).  DP–Washington 3. Sanford-Pofahl-Sanford, Travis-Bloodworth-Sanford, Pofahl-Sanford.  PB–Evans (1).  2B–Washington Sanford (4), Boston DiMaggio (31); Doerr 2 (36); Gelbert (9).  3B–Boston Lupien (2).  HR–Boston Cronin (24,3rd inning off Monteagudo 1 on); Doerr (22,5th inning off Krakauskas 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  U–Bill McGowan, George Moriarty, Eddie Rommel.  T–2:19.  A–2,200.
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