Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
May 16, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1942 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pesky ss 5 0 2 0
Finney rf 5 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 2
Lupien 1b 5 0 1 0
Doerr 2b 4 1 1 1
Tabor 3b 5 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 1 3 0
Peacock c 4 0 2 0
Hughson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 14 3
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 2b 4 0 1 2
Clift 3b 4 0 0 0
Cullenbine lf 3 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 2 0 0 0
McQuillen rf 3 0 0 0
  Judnich cf 1 0 0 0
Laabs cf,rf 3 1 0 0
Stephens ss 2 1 1 0
Swift c 1 0 0 0
  Dahlgren ph 1 0 0 0
Muncrief p 2 0 0 0
  Hanning p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 2 2
Boston 000 200 0024142
St. Louis 000 020 000222
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hughson  W(1-0) 9.0 2 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
5
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief  L(1-4) 8.1 13 4 3 5 4
  Hanning   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
3
5
4

  E–Pesky (6), Lupien (1), Gutteridge (3), McQuinn (3).  DP–Boston 1. Pesky-Doerr-Lupien, St. Louis 1. McQuinn-Stephens-Muncrief.  2B–Boston Pesky 2 (6); Finney (2); DiMaggio (10).  HR–Boston Williams (8,9th inning off Muncrief 1 on); Doerr (6,4th inning off Muncrief 0 on).  SH–Hughson (3); McQuinn (6); Swift 2 (2); Muncrief (1).  Team LOB–13.  Team–6.  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, Bill McGowan.  T–1:59.  A–1,851.
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