St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox
May 17, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1944 at Fenway Park. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 12, Boston Red Sox 8

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 2b 2 1 1 0
Zarilla lf 4 1 1 2
Moore rf 6 1 2 2
Stephens ss 5 2 1 2
Byrnes cf 3 2 2 1
Christman 3b 5 1 2 0
McQuinn 1b 3 2 1 0
Hayworth c 5 1 2 1
Jakucki p 3 1 2 4
  Caster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 14 12
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Culberson cf 4 0 1 0
Metkovich 1b 5 0 0 1
McBride rf 5 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 2 3 0
Doerr 2b 5 3 4 2
Tabor 3b 5 2 2 4
Partee c 5 0 1 0
Newsome ss 4 1 3 1
O'Neill p 1 0 1 0
  Woods p 0 0 0 0
  Lucier p 1 0 0 0
  Lake p 1 0 0 0
  Cronin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hausmann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 8
St. Louis 004 221 12012140
Boston 001 103 0308154
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Jakucki  W(2-2) 7.0 11 7 7 0 3
  Caster  SV(4) 2.0 4 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
O'Neill  L(2-2) 3.1 5 6 5 3 5
  Woods   1.0 1 2 2 4 0
  Lucier   1.1 3 1 1 3 0
  Lake   2.1 4 3 1 2 1
  Hausmann   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
9
14
6

  E–Metkovich (2), Doerr (4), Newsome (7), Lake (4).  DP–St. Louis 1. Stephens-McQuinn, Boston 3. Partee-Newsome, Lake-Newsome-Metkovich, Doerr-Metkovich.  2B–St. Louis Moore (2); Christman (3); Hayworth (2), Boston Doerr (9); Partee (3); Newsome 2 (6).  3B–St. Louis Byrnes (1), Boston Doerr (2).  HR–St. Louis Stephens (4,3rd inning off O'Neill 1 on), Boston Doerr (2,8th inning off Jakucki 1 on); Tabor (2,8th inning off Jakucki 0 on).  SH–Zarilla (2); McQuinn (6); Jakucki (1).  Team LOB–14.  Team–8.  SB–Zarilla (1).  CS–Byrnes (2).  U–Cal Hubbard, Red Jones, Charlie Berry.  T–2:20.  A–5,072.
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