Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
July 7, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1946 at Griffith Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Culberson rf 1 0 0 0
  Metkovich rf 3 1 1 0
Pesky ss 3 2 1 0
DiMaggio cf 5 2 3 2
Williams lf 3 2 2 0
Doerr 2b 4 0 1 2
York 1b 5 0 2 3
Russell 3b 5 0 0 0
Wagner c 5 2 2 1
Dreisewerd p 2 0 0 0
  Klinger p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Grace lf 5 1 3 0
Lewis rf 4 0 2 1
Spence cf 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 2 1
Priddy 2b 4 1 1 2
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Hitchcock 3b 4 0 1 0
Evans c 4 0 0 0
Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard p 1 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 1 1 0
  Newsom p 1 0 0 0
  Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
  Travis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Boston 220 310 0019121
Washington 000 220 0004113
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dreisewerd  W(4-0) 6.2 10 4 4 1 0
  Klinger  SV(3) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  L(3-5) 2.0 4 4 4 4 2
  Leonard   3.0 5 4 1 0 2
  Newsom   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Pieretti   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
5
5

  E–York (5), Vernon (9), Torres (2), Hitchcock (8).  2B–Boston DiMaggio 2 (11), Washington Grace (12); Vernon (27).  3B–Boston Doerr (6); York (3), Washington Lewis (9).  HR–Boston H. Wagner (6,5th inning off Leonard 0 on), Washington Priddy (3,4th inning off Dreisewerd 1 on).  SH–Doerr (5); Dreisewerd (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U–Red Jones, Charlie Berry, Bill Summers.  T–2:04.  A–28,961.
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