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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 4, 1940
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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 May 4, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1940 |
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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 | May 4, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Galehouse |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 5,300 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alan Strange | Shortstop |
Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Bob Harris | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Denny Galehouse | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 4, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Galehouse
Strange hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Galehouse
Judnich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Galehouse
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Galehouse covering. Safe. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Galehouse
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Strange moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoag vs. Galehouse
Hoag is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clift vs. Galehouse
Clift is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harris
Finney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich who is chasing the ball. Finney reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finney scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Harris
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Harris
There go the runners. The throw from Swift to Heffner covering second. The throw back to home, and Williams is out at the plate. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Galehouse
Heffner 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, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Galehouse
Swift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Galehouse
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Galehouse
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Strange. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Harris
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Harris
Desautels hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galehouse vs. Harris
Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galehouse for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Galehouse
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Galehouse covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Galehouse
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Galehouse
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Radcliff for the out. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoag vs. Galehouse
Hoag hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harris
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Galehouse
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Galehouse
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Galehouse
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Galehouse
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Galehouse
Strange hits a line drive into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Harris
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. Doerr reaches second base with a double. Foxx scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Harris
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Harris
Desautels hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Galehouse
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Galehouse
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney who is chasing the ball. McQuinn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Radcliff vs. Galehouse
Radcliff strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoag vs. Galehouse
Hoag hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Hoag reaches second base with a double. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Galehouse
Clift hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Harris
Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harris
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Galehouse
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Galehouse
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Galehouse
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Harris
Cronin hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Harris
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Galehouse
Strange hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judnich vs. Galehouse
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Galehouse
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx juggles the ball. That's an error on Foxx. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Galehouse
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoag vs. Galehouse
Hoag hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Harris
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Harris
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galehouse vs. Harris
Galehouse bunts in front of the plate. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Harris
Finney hits a line drive into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Galehouse
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Galehouse
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Galehouse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Galehouse
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Laabs 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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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harris
George Susce now catching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Harris
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Niggeling
Johnny Niggeling now pitching.
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Niggeling
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tabor vs. Niggeling
Tabor hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Williams scores. Foxx moves to third. Cronin moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Niggeling
Desautels takes first base on ball four. Foxx scores. Cronin moves to third. Tabor moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galehouse vs. Niggeling
Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Galehouse
Johnny Berardino pinch hits for Johnny Niggeling.
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Galehouse
Strange hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Galehouse
Judnich is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1940 -- St.Louis at Boston (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Strange A, ss 5 0 2 0 Finney L, rf 4 1 1 0 Judnich W, cf 5 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 3 0 Williams T, lf 3 1 2 1 Radcliff R, lf 4 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 3 2 2 0 Hoag M, rf 4 0 1 1 Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0 Clift H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Heffner D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Swift B, c 3 0 3 0 Desautels G, c 2 0 0 1 Laabs C, ph 1 0 0 0 Galehouse D, p 3 0 0 0 Susce G, c 0 0 0 0 Harris B, p 3 0 1 0 Niggeling J, p 0 0 0 0 Berardino J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 1 11 1 30 4 6 3 St.Louis 000 010 000 -- 1 Boston 100 100 02x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Harris B (L) 7.1 6 4 2 3 0 Niggeling J 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Galehouse D (W) 9.0 11 1 1 0 5 E -- Doerr B, Strange A, Foxx J, Clift H DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- St.Louis 10, Boston 8 2B -- McQuinn G, Doerr B, Hoag M 3B -- Finney L, McQuinn G CS -- Williams T SH -- Galehouse D T -- 2:11 A -- 5300
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