St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox
May 18, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1944 at Fenway Park. 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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St. Louis Browns 1, Boston Red Sox 12

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gutteridge 2b 4 0 1 0
Kreevich cf 4 0 0 0
Demaree lf 4 0 1 0
Stephens ss 3 1 1 0
Christman 3b 4 0 1 1
Byrnes rf 3 0 0 0
McQuinn 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayworth c 3 0 0 0
Shirley p 1 0 0 0
  Jakucki ph 1 0 0 0
  Hollingsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Clary ph 1 0 0 0
  West p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Metkovich 1b 4 1 1 0
McBride cf 6 1 3 2
Fox rf 6 2 1 2
Johnson lf 2 3 1 0
Doerr 2b 5 1 3 4
Tabor 3b 5 0 1 1
Wagner c 4 0 2 2
Newsome ss 5 1 1 0
Judd p 4 3 2 0
Totals 41 12 15 11
St. Louis 010 000 000154
Boston 211 101 51x12150
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L(1-2) 4.0 5 5 2 6 1
  Hollingsworth   3.0 8 6 6 1 1
  West   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
9
8
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Judd  W(1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
2

  E–Gutteridge (5), Stephens (6), Christman (1), Hayworth (2).  DP–St. Louis 1. Stephens-Gutteridge-McQuinn, Boston 1. Doerr-Newsome-Metkovich.  PB–Hayworth (1).  2B–St. Louis Stephens (8); Christman (4); McQuinn (4), Boston Metkovich (3); Doerr (10); Wagner (3).  Team LOB–4.  Team–13.  SB–B. Johnson (1).  U–Red Jones, Charlie Berry, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:03.  A–1,913.
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