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Retrosheet Boxscore: St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 3 (1)

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St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 3 (1)

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Game Played on Saturday, August 9, 1919 (D) at Fenway Park

STL A    0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
BOS A    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
BATTING
St. Louis Browns             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Austin 3b                     4   1   3   0       1   0       2   2
Gedeon 2b                     3   1   0   1       1   1       1   3
Jacobson lf                   5   0   3   2       0   0       2   0
Sisler 1b                     4   0   0   0       1   0      12   0
Williams cf                   3   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
Smith rf                      3   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Gerber ss                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
Severeid c                    4   1   3   1       0   0       4   0
Leifield p                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Totals                       33   5  11   4       4   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Smith-Severeid.
E: Jacobson (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Jacobson (17,off Russell).
SH: Smith (13,off Russell); Gerber (23,off Russell); Gedeon (30,off Russell);
Williams (7,off Russell).
GDP: Leifield (1,off Russell).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Austin (5,2nd base by Russell/Schang).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Vitt 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   7
Roth cf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Ruth lf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Schang c                      3   0   1   0       1   1       3   1
McInnis 1b                    4   0   1   2       0   0      11   2
Shannon 2b                    3   1   1   0       0   1       4   2
Scott ss                      3   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
Russell p                     3   0   0   1       0   1       3   1
Totals                       29   3   5   3       3   3      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Schang-Scott, Scott-McInnis.
E: Schang (12).
BATTING - 
SH: Vitt (42,off Leifield).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
St. Louis Browns             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leifield W(2-0)               9     5   3   2   3   3   0  33

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Russell L(6-6)                9    11   5   4   4   2   0  41
WP: Russell (4).
Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - Tommy Connolly
Time of Game: 1:40   
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Browns              Boston Red Sox           
1. Austin              3b        Hooper              rf
2. Gedeon              2b        Vitt                3b
3. Jacobson            lf        Roth                cf
4. Sisler              1b        Ruth                lf
5. Williams            cf        Schang              c
6. Smith               rf        McInnis             1b
7. Gerber              ss        Shannon             2b
8. Severeid            c         Scott               ss
9. Leifield            p         Russell             p

BROWNS 1ST: Austin singled to center; Gedeon struck out while
Austin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Jacobson singled to second; Sisler forced Jacobson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper walked; Vitt out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hooper to second]; Roth grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hooper to third]; Ruth walked; Schang
walked [Ruth to second]; McInnis singled to third [Hooper
scored, Ruth scored, Schang out at third (second to third)];
hot smash off of 3bman Austin deflected into shallow CF
retrieved by 2bman Gedeon who threw out Schang trying for
3B; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 0, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 2ND: Williams walked; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Williams to second]; Gerber singled to right
[Williams to third]; Severeid singled to right [Williams scored,
Gerber to second]; Russell threw a wild pitch [Gerber to third,
Severeid to second]; Leifield reached on a fielder's choice
[Gerber out at home (third to catcher), Severeid to third];
Austin forced Leifield (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Browns 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Browns 1, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 3RD: Gedeon grounded out (shortstop to first); Jacobson
doubled to center; Sisler grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Jacobson to third]; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Hooper flied out to right; Vitt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roth grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 1, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 4TH: Smith singled to right; Gerber out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Smith to second]; Severeid singled to
center [Smith to third]; Leifield struck out; Austin walked
[Severeid to second]; Gedeon walked [Smith scored, Severeid to
third, Austin to second]; Jacobson singled to center [Severeid
scored, Austin scored, Gedeon to third]; Sisler reached on an
error by Schang [Gedeon scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jacobson to
second]; Williams popped to second; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Browns 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Ruth grounded out (second to first); Schang flied
out to center; McInnis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 2.

BROWNS 5TH: Smith flied out to center; Gerber grounded out
(third to first); Severeid grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Shannon singled to left; Scott singled to left
[Shannon to third (error by Jacobson), Scott to second]; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Shannon scored (unearned),
Scott to third]; Hooper hit into a double play to right [Scott
out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

BROWNS 6TH: Leifield lined to second; Austin singled to right;
Gedeon out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Austin to
second]; Jacobson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Vitt flied out to left; Roth flied out to center;
Ruth singled to center; Schang was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

BROWNS 7TH: Sisler walked; Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
[Sisler to second]; Smith out on an unknown play; Gerber out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: McInnis out on an unknown play; Shannon struck out;
Scott out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Browns 5,
Red Sox 3.

BROWNS 8TH: Severeid singled; Leifield grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Severeid out at second]; Austin
singled; Gedeon out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Russell out on an unknown play; Hooper out on an
unknown play; Vitt out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

BROWNS 9TH: Jacobson out on an unknown play; Sisler out on an
unknown play; Williams out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Roth out on an unknown play; Ruth out on an unknown
play; Schang singled; McInnis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Browns 5, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Browns           5  11   1    9
 Red Sox          3   5   1    3
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