St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox
August 21, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1946 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 9, Boston Red Sox 12

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 5 1 1 0
Berardino 2b 4 3 2 0
Heath lf 5 3 4 3
Judnich cf 5 1 4 2
Laabs rf 5 1 2 1
Mancuso c 2 0 0 0
  Helf c 3 0 2 1
Stevens 1b 5 0 0 0
Christman ss 3 0 2 1
Muncrief p 1 0 0 0
  Ferens p 2 0 0 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Biscan p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 17 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 5 1 1 0
  McBride ph 1 0 1 1
  Metkovich rf 0 0 0 0
Pesky ss 6 2 3 0
Williams lf 3 2 3 1
Doerr 2b 5 1 1 1
York 1b 3 3 2 2
DiMaggio cf 4 2 2 2
Higgins 3b 4 0 1 2
Wagner c 4 1 2 1
Ferriss p 3 0 1 1
  Klinger p 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 12 18 11
St. Louis 101 032 0209173
Boston 470 000 01x12181
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief  L(3-10) 1.0 10 9 8 0 0
  Ferens   5.0 5 2 0 2 0
  Biscan   2.0 3 1 1 4 1
Totals
8.0
18
12
9
6
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ferriss  W(22-4) 5.1 14 7 7 1 2
  Klinger  SV(8) 3.2 3 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
17
9
9
3
4

  E–Heath (7), Christman (8), Ferens (3), Williams (9).  DP–St. Louis 2. Christman-Stevens, Dillinger-Berardino-Stevens, Boston 2. Pesky-Doerr-York, Higgins-Doerr-York.  2B–St. Louis Berardino (22); Heath (27); Judnich (18); Christman (18), Boston DiMaggio (21).  3B–St. Louis Heath (6).  Team LOB–9.  SH–DiMaggio (6).  Team–11.  SB–York (3).  U–Joe Paparella, Bill Summers, Joe Rue.
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