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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 16, Philadelphia Athletics 4

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Boston Red Sox 16, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 9, 1938 (D) at Shibe Park

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    7  3  6  -  16 14  0
PHI A    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  4
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cramer cf                     5   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
Vosmik lf                     4   2   2   2       1   0       4   0
Foxx 1b                       5   0   1   2       1   3       7   1
Cronin ss                     6   1   2   1       0   1       1   3
Chapman rf                    5   2   1   1       1   0       3   0
Tabor 3b                      5   2   2   5       0   1       1   2
Doerr 2b                      3   3   1   0       1   0       3   4
Peacock c                     4   3   2   1       1   0       6   0
Harris p                      5   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Totals                       42  16  14  14       5   6      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cronin-Doerr-Foxx, Doerr-Foxx.
BATTING - 
3B: Chapman (5,off Nelson).
HR: Tabor (1,7th inning off Potter 3 on 1 out).
SH: Doerr (13,off Nelson).
HBP: Cramer (2,by Nelson); Vosmik (1,by Nelson).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Doerr (2,2nd base off Nelson/Hayes); Peacock (2,2nd base off Nelson/Hayes).
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Finney lf                     5   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Moses rf                      5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Werber 3b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       2   3
Hayes c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Johnson cf                    4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Sperry 2b                     4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Haas 1b                       3   1   2   0       0   1       8   1
Parker ss                     3   1   1   0       1   2       3   1
Potter p                      2   0   1   2       0   0       0   2
  E. Smith p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wagner ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Nelson p                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4       2   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Werber 2 (18), Sperry (3), Nelson (2).
BATTING - 
SH: Haas (3,off Harris).
GDP: Hayes (7,off Harris); Johnson (8,off Harris).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Harris W(1-1)                 9    10   4   4   2   6   0  38

Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Potter L(1-7)                 6.1   3   6   6   3   4   1  25
E. Smith                      0.2   2   1   0   1   1   0   6
Nelson                        2     9   9   8   1   1   0  19
Totals                        9    14  16  14   5   6   1  50
HBP: Nelson 2 (4,Cramer,Vosmik).
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Smith 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 2000
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Philadelphia Athletics   
1. Cramer              cf        Finney              lf
2. Vosmik              lf        Moses               rf
3. Foxx                1b        Werber              3b
4. Cronin              ss        Hayes               c
5. Chapman             rf        Johnson             cf
6. Tabor               3b        Sperry              2b
7. Doerr               2b        Haas                1b
8. Peacock             c         Parker              ss
9. Harris              p         Potter              p

RED SOX 1ST: Werber dropped a foul fly hit by Cramer for an
error; Cramer flied out to left; Vosmik popped to catcher in
foul territory; Foxx struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Finney grounded out (second to first); Moses
grounded out (shortstop to first); Werber flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cronin popped to catcher in foul territory; Chapman
flied out to center; Tabor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Hayes grounded out (third to first); Johnson
popped to third in foul territory; Sperry singled to second;
Haas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doerr grounded out (pitcher to first); Peacock
lined to first; Harris made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Parker struck out; Potter flied out to left;
Finney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cramer flied out to center; Vosmik grounded out
(third to first); Foxx grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Moses singled to right; Werber flied out to
right; Hayes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Moses out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cronin grounded out (third to first); Chapman made
an out to third; Tabor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson singled to third; Sperry singled to third
[Johnson to second]; Haas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Johnson to third, Sperry to second]; Parker walked;
Potter singled to center [Johnson scored, Sperry scored, Parker
to third]; Finney reached on a fielder's choice [Parker scored,
Potter to second]; Moses grounded out (first to pitcher) [Potter
to third, Finney to second]; Werber struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Doerr lined to shortstop; Peacock grounded out
(pitcher to first); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Hayes struck out; Johnson singled to left; Sperry
forced Johnson (second to shortstop); Haas singled to left
[Sperry to second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Cramer singled to right; Vosmik walked [Cramer to
second]; Foxx struck out; Cronin singled to center [Cramer to
third, Vosmik to second]; Chapman walked [Cramer scored, Vosmik
to third, Cronin to second]; Tabor homered [Vosmik scored,
Cronin scored, Chapman scored]; Doerr walked; E. SMITH REPLACED
POTTER (PITCHING); Peacock singled to pitcher [Doerr to second];
Harris reached on an error by Sperry [Doerr scored (no RBI),
Peacock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harris to second]; Cramer
made an out to shortstop; Vosmik singled to right [Harris to
third]; Foxx walked [Vosmik to second]; Cronin struck out; 7 R
(6 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WAGNER BATTED FOR E. SMITH; Wagner struck out;
Finney flied out to center; Moses lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 8TH: NELSON REPLACED WAGNER (PITCHING); Chapman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tabor flied out to right; Doerr
singled to left; Doerr stole second; Peacock walked; Harris
singled to center [Doerr scored, Peacock to second]; Cramer
singled to right [Peacock scored, Harris to third]; Vosmik
singled to left [Harris scored, Cramer to second]; Foxx struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Werber walked; Hayes flied out to left; Johnson
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Werber out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Cronin reached on an error by Werber [Cronin out at
second (first to shortstop)]; Chapman tripled to center; Tabor
singled to right [Chapman scored]; Doerr reached on an error by
Nelson on a sacrifice bunt [Tabor to second]; Peacock singled to
right [Tabor scored, Doerr to third]; Peacock stole second;
Harris made an out to second; Cramer was hit by a pitch; Vosmik
was hit by a pitch [Doerr scored, Peacock to third, Cramer to
second]; Foxx singled to center [Peacock scored, Cramer scored
(unearned), Vosmik to third]; Cronin singled [Vosmik scored,
Foxx to second]; Chapman flied out to center; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 16, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Sperry grounded out (shortstop to first); Haas
singled to center; Parker singled to left [Haas to second];
Nelson singled to right [Haas scored, Parker to second]; Finney
flied out to right; Moses flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 16, Athletics 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         16  14   0    7
 Athletics        4  10   4    7
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