Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 31, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1946 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Valo rf 3 1 1 0
Grimes 2b 3 0 0 0
McCosky cf 4 0 2 1
Rosar c 4 0 0 0
Suder ss 3 0 0 0
Chapman lf 4 1 1 0
McQuinn 1b 3 0 2 1
  Handley pr 0 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 0 0 0
Fowler p 3 0 1 0
  Stainback ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Culberson rf 4 1 2 1
Pesky ss 4 0 2 0
DiMaggio cf 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Doerr 2b 3 1 0 0
York 1b 3 1 1 0
Higgins 3b 3 1 1 0
Wagner c 2 0 0 1
Zuber p 3 0 1 2
  Klinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Philadelphia 011 000 000–271
Boston 030 000 01x–472
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  L(9-14) 8.0 7 4 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
3
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Zuber  W(4-2) 8.1 7 2 1 3 2
  Klinger  SV(9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
2
  E–McQuinn (15), Culberson (5), Williams (10).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Majeski-Grimes-McQuinn, Majeski-McQuinn, Boston 1. Pesky-Doerr-York.  2B–Philadelphia McCosky (17); Chapman (19); McQuinn (20).  HR–Boston Culberson (3,8th inning off Fowler 0 on).  SH–Valo (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  CS–Culberson (2).  U–Bill Summers, Art Passarella, Hal Weafer.  T–1:50.  A–16,503.
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