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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 2, 1944
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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 July 2, 1944 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 2, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tex Shirley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pinky Woods |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,436 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Milt Byrnes | Left Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Tex Shirley | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Pinky Woods | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 2, 1944
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Woods
Gutteridge hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Woods
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Newsome. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Woods
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Woods
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Woods
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kreevich scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrnes vs. Woods
Byrnes takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Christman vs. Woods
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McQuinn scores. Stephens moves to third. Byrnes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Woods
Mancuso is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Shirley
Bucher hits a fly ball into left field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Woods
Shirley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Woods
Gutteridge bunts towards the mound. Woods fields it and throws to first for the out. Shirley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Woods
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shirley moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Woods
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shirley scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Woods
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bucher settles under it 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: ---
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Shirley
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Shirley
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Shirley
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Shirley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Woods
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first, with Woods covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Woods
Byrnes strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Woods
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Shirley
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Shirley
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Woods
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Woods
Shirley 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, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Woods
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Gutteridge, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Woods
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Woods
McQuinn hits a popup towards first. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Woods
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Woods
The ball gets by Wagner for a passed ball. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Woods
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Shirley
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Shirley
Cronin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Shirley
Wagner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Woods
Byrnes strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Woods
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Woods
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Shirley
Woods hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Shirley
Bucher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Moore 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--
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bucher moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Woods
Shirley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Woods
Gutteridge bunts towards first. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Shirley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Woods
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Woods
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Shirley moves to third. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Woods
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Woods
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Shirley
Doerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Shirley
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Shirley
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Shirley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Woods
Lou Finney now playing first base.
Byrnes hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Woods
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Woods
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Shirley
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Pinky Woods.
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Shirley
Bucher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Barrett
Frank Barrett now pitching.
Shirley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Barrett
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Barrett
Kreevich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Barrett
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McQuinn for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kreevich. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Muncrief
Bob Muncrief now pitching.
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Muncrief covering, for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finney vs. Muncrief
Finney hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Kreevich. Finney reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Muncrief
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finney scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Muncrief
Newsome hits a popup, foul, towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Barrett
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Barrett
Moore hits a line drive towards short. Newsome catches it and throws to first to double up Stephens. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Barrett
Byrnes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Muncrief
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Muncrief
Bucher hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Muncrief
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Barrett
Christman strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Barrett
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Barrett
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Muncrief
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Muncrief
Johnson bunts towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Muncrief
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman has Fox trapped. There's the throw to Mancuso and back to Stephens, who tags Fox for the out. Doerr moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Muncrief
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doerr scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1944, game 2 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Gutteridge D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bucher J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 4 1 2 0 Metkovich G, cf 5 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Fox P, rf 4 0 2 0
Stephens V, ss 5 0 2 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 2 0
Moore G, rf 5 0 0 1 Doerr B, 2b 5 2 1 1
Byrnes M, lf 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Christman M, 3b 5 0 2 1 Finney L, 1b 2 1 2 2
Mancuso F, c 5 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 4 0 1 1
Shirley T, p 4 1 3 0 Newsome S, ss 4 0 0 0
Muncrief B, p 1 0 0 0 Woods P, p 2 0 0 0
Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Barrett F, p 1 0 0 0
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40 3 11 3 38 4 8 4
St.Louis 210 000 000 00 -- 3
Boston 000 010 002 01 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley T 8.1 4 2 2 3 3
Muncrief B (L) 2.1 4 2 2 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Woods P 8.0 9 3 1 3 3
Barrett F (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
E -- Newsome S
DP -- St.Louis 1, Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Boston 6
2B -- Johnson B, Finney L, Fox P
HR -- Doerr B
SH -- Gutteridge D 2, Johnson B
PB -- Wagner H
T -- 2:36
A -- 32436
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