New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 20, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1942 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 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 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 0 2 2
Rolfe 3b 5 0 0 0
Henrich 1b 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Keller lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0
Dickey c 3 2 2 1
  Stainback pr 0 0 0 0
  Hemsley c 0 0 0 0
Selkirk rf 4 1 2 0
Breuer p 2 0 0 0
  Russo p 0 0 0 0
  Rosar ph 1 1 0 0
  Branch p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffing ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 1 1 0
Pesky ss 5 2 2 1
Williams lf 3 1 2 0
Doerr 2b 3 0 0 1
Lupien 1b 4 1 1 1
Finney rf 4 1 2 0
Tabor 3b 3 1 2 3
Peacock c 4 0 0 0
Butland p 2 0 0 0
  Judd p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
New York 000 020 200–471
Boston 001 060 00x–7101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Breuer  L(6-7) 4.2 9 7 6 3 0
  Russo   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Branch   2.0 1 0 0 3 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
6
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Butland  W(3-1) 6.2 6 4 4 2 4
  Judd  SV(1) 2.1 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
6
  E–Keller (4), Doerr (16).  DP–New York 2. Rizzuto-Gordon-Henrich, Gordon-Rizzuto-Henrich.  2B–New York Selkirk (2), Boston DiMaggio (33).  3B–New York Rizzuto (5).  HR–New York Dickey (2,5th inning off Butland 0 on), Boston Tabor (9,5th inning off Breuer 2 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Dickey (1); DiMaggio (13).  U–Steve Basil, Bill Summers, Joe Rue.  T–2:02.  A–16,956.
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