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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 30, 1938 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Cole |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Heving |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 2,800 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
Red Kress | Shortstop |
Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
Ed Cole | Pitcher |
Gabby Street | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
Joe Heving | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1938
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Heving
Almada hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Heving
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Heving
Mills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Heving
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Mills moves to third. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Heving
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kress vs. Heving
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mills scores. Clift scores. There goes Bell trying to get to second. Vosmik throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Bell for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Heving
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Heving
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Cole
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Cole
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Cole
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Cole
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Heving
Cole strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Heving
Almada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Heving
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Almada moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Heving
Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Cole
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Cole
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Cole
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Cole
Peacock hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McQuinn. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Cole
Peacock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Peacock reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heving vs. Cole
Heving is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Heving
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Heving
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Heving
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Cole
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Cole
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Cole
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Cole
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Heving
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Heving
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Heving
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Cole
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Cole
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Cole
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Cole
There goes Higgins. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Heffner applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Heving
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx juggles the ball. That's an error on Foxx. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Heving
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Almada moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Heving
Mills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Almada scores. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Heving
Clift hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Clift reaches second base with a double. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Midkiff
Dick Midkiff now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Mills scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Midkiff
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kress vs. Midkiff
Kress hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clift scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Midkiff
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Midkiff
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Sullivan steals second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Midkiff
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Cole
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Cole
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Dick Midkiff.
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Cole
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Cramer
Red Nonnenkamp now playing center field. Doc Cramer now pitching.
Cole strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Cramer
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Cramer
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Cole
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Cole
Foxx hits a line drive towards short. Kress catches it and throws to second to double up Vosmik. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Cole
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Cole
Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Cronin scores. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Cole
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Cole
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Cole
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chapman moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nonnenkamp vs. Cole
Nonnenkamp hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Cramer
Mills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Cramer
Clift takes first base on ball four. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Cramer
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Cramer
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kress vs. Cramer
Kress hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Vosmik. Mills scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sullivan vs. Cramer
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Cole
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Cole
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Almada throws the ball in to Heffner who tags Vosmik trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Cole
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Cole
Cronin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Cole
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Johnson
Fred Johnson now pitching.
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Cramer
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cramer
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Cramer
Almada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Cramer
There goes Almada. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Almada steals second. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Cramer
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mills vs. Cramer
Mills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Mills reaches second base with a double. Almada scores. There goes McQuinn trying to get to home. Chapman throws the ball in to Doerr who relays the ball to Peacock, who tags McQuinn, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Johnson
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Johnson
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Johnson
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Cramer
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cramer
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Nonnenkamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Cramer
Kress takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Cramer
Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Johnson
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Johnson
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Johnson
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Johnson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1938 -- St.Louis at Boston (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Almada M, cf 4 2 1 0 Cramer D, cf-p 5 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 2 0 Vosmik J, lf 5 0 3 0 Mills B, lf 5 3 4 3 Foxx J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Clift H, 3b 4 2 2 1 Cronin J, ss 5 2 2 2 Bell B, rf 4 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 1 2 1 Kress R, ss 4 0 2 4 Chapman B, rf 3 1 1 0 Sullivan B, c 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Peacock J, c 4 0 2 1 Cole E, p 3 0 0 0 Heving J, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson F, p 1 0 0 0 Midkiff D, p 0 0 0 0 Nonnenkamp R, ph-cf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 9 12 8 34 5 11 5 St.Louis 300 040 110 -- 9 Boston 010 002 200 -- 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Cole E (W) 6.2 10 5 5 5 2 Johnson F (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Heving J (L)* 4.0 8 7 6 3 1 Midkiff D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cramer D 4.0 3 2 2 3 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th E -- McQuinn G, Higgins P, Foxx J, Vosmik J, Clift H DP -- St.Louis 2, Boston 2 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Boston 8 2B -- Peacock J, McQuinn G, Clift H, Vosmik J 2, Cronin J, Higgins P, Mills B HR -- Cronin J SB -- Sullivan B, Clift H, Mills B, Almada M CS -- Higgins P SH -- Doerr B WP -- Midkiff D T -- 2:17 A -- 2800
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