Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Browns
July 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1947 at Sportsman's Park III. 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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Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Dente 3b 4 1 0 0
Pesky ss 4 2 2 0
Mele rf 5 1 2 4
Williams lf 3 1 3 1
Doerr 2b 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 1
Jones 1b 4 0 1 0
Partee c 3 1 1 0
Galehouse p 2 0 0 0
  Ferriss p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 5 1 2 1
Hitchcock 3b 5 0 2 0
Stephens ss 4 1 2 0
Heath lf 4 1 1 3
Lehner cf 3 1 2 0
Brown W. rf 4 0 0 0
Judnich 1b 4 1 1 2
Early c 4 1 2 0
Muncrief p 0 0 0 0
  Schultz ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown W. p 0 0 0 0
  Zoldak p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 1 1 1
  Sanford p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7
Boston 103 200 0006112
St. Louis 003 004 00x7131
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse   5.1 9 5 5 1 2
  Ferriss  L(8-8) 0.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Murphy   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Dorish   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
1
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief   3.0 6 4 4 1 0
  Brown   0.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Zoldak  W(3-4) 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Sanford  SV(4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
0

  E–Dente (4), Doerr (8), Thompson (2).  DP–Boston 1. Doerr-Jones, St. Louis 2. Thompson-Stephens-Judnich, Hitchcock-Thompson-Judnich.  2B–Boston Williams 2 (19), St. Louis Early 2 (8); Coleman (5).  3B–Boston Pesky 2 (5), St. Louis Lehner (6).  HR–St. Louis Heath (16,3rd inning off Galehouse 2 on); Judnich (11,6th inning off Galehouse 1 on).  SH–Galehouse (8).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–DiMaggio (5).  U–Charlie Berry, Hal Weafer, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:04.  A–7,633.
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