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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 27, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on May 27, 1939 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 27, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 27, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmie DeShong |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 14,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Red Ormsby 3B: George Pipgras |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Case | Center Fielder |
Buddy Lewis | Third Baseman |
Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
Bobby Estalella | Left Fielder |
Buddy Myer | Second Baseman |
Johnny Welaj | Right Fielder |
Ossie Bluege | First Baseman |
Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
Jimmie DeShong | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 27, 1939
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. DeShong
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. DeShong
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. DeShong
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. DeShong
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Doerr scores. Cramer moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. DeShong
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Vosmik scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. DeShong
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. DeShong
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bluege fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. DeShong
There goes Tabor. The throw from Ferrell and he is out, Gelbert applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Grove
Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Grove
Welaj hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Welaj reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bluege vs. Grove
Bluege 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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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. DeShong
Desautels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. DeShong
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. DeShong
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Ferrell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ferrell. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. DeShong
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. DeShong
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DeShong fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeShong vs. Grove
DeShong hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeShong moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. DeShong moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. DeShong
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bluege scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vosmik for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. DeShong
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. DeShong
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. DeShong
Cronin hits a popup towards short. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Grove
Myer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welaj vs. Grove
Welaj hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Grove
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. DeShong
Tabor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Estalella. Tabor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. DeShong
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert misplays the ball. That's an error on Gelbert. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grove vs. DeShong
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. DeShong
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. DeShong
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Doerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. DeShong
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeShong vs. Grove
DeShong hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Case moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. DeShong
Foxx hits a popup towards first. Bluege settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. DeShong
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lewis settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lewis. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. DeShong
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. DeShong
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. DeShong
Tabor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. DeShong
Desautels takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to third. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grove vs. DeShong
Grove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Tabor scores. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. DeShong
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Desautels moves to third. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cramer vs. DeShong
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DeShong fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Grove
Myer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welaj vs. Grove
Welaj hits a line drive towards third. Tabor catches it and throws to first to double up Myer. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. DeShong
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. DeShong
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DeShong fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. DeShong
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Grove
Bluege hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeShong vs. Grove
DeShong hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. DeShong
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. DeShong
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. DeShong
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lewis for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Gelbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer, who is chasing the ball. Estalella reaches third base with a triple. Gelbert scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myer vs. Grove
Myer hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. DeShong
Grove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. DeShong
Doerr bunts towards the mound. DeShong fields it and throws to first for the out. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. DeShong
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grove moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. DeShong
Vosmik hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. DeShong
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. DeShong
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bluege scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Grove
Welaj hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Grove
Bluege takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. Bluege goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Travis vs. Grove
Cecil Travis pinch hits for Jimmie DeShong.
Travis hits a line drive into right field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Ferrell scores. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Case vs. Grove
Case takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Travis scores. Case moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gelbert vs. Grove
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/27/1939, game 1 -- Washington at Boston (D) Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Case G, cf 4 0 2 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lewis B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Cramer D, cf 5 2 3 1 Gelbert C, ss 5 1 1 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 2 1 3 Estalella B, lf 4 0 1 1 Foxx J, 1b 4 2 1 2 Myer B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Williams T, rf 5 0 1 2 Welaj J, rf 4 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 2 1 0 1 Bluege O, 1b 3 1 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 2 2 0 Ferrell R, c 4 1 2 1 Desautels G, c 3 0 0 0 DeShong J, p 3 0 1 0 Grove L, p 3 1 2 2 Travis C, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 3 33 11 11 11 Washington 000 000 013 -- 4 Boston 401 120 03x -- 11 Washington IP H R ER BB SO DeShong J (L) 8.0 11 11 10 6 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Grove L (W) 9.0 11 4 4 4 1 E -- Ferrell R, Gelbert C, Lewis B, Williams T DP -- Boston 3 LOB -- Washington 8, Boston 6 2B -- Tabor J, Gelbert C, Ferrell R 3B -- Welaj J, Estalella B HR -- Foxx J, Vosmik J CS -- Tabor J SH -- Doerr B SF -- Cronin J T -- 2:00 A -- 14000
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