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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 (1)

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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 (1)

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, July 17, 1940 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
BOS A    0  0  0    2  1  0    5  0  x  -   8 13  2
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Croucher ss                   3   0   1   0       2   1       3   2
McCosky cf                    5   1   3   0       0   0       3   0
Gehringer 2b                  4   1   1   1       1   0       1   3
Greenberg lf                  5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
York 1b                       4   1   0   0       0   0       8   1
Fox rf                        2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Sullivan c                    3   0   0   1       1   0       3   2
Kress 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Newsom p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Benton p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trout p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Higgins ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  McKain p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   5   2       7   3      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Croucher-York.
E: York (10), Benton (2).
BATTING - 
2B: McCosky 2 (20,off Wilson,off Ostermueller).
HBP: York (3,by Wilson).
GDP: Greenberg (9,off Wilson).
Team LOB: 11.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio rf                   3   1   1   0       2   0       3   0
Cramer cf                     4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Cronin ss                     4   2   2   1       1   0       1   5
Williams lf                   4   2   3   1       1   1       4   0
Doerr 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
Tabor 3b                      4   1   2   1       0   0       1   2
Peacock c                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Owen 1b                       4   0   1   2       0   0       7   1
Wilson p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Ostermueller p              3   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   8  13   5       4   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tabor-Doerr-Owen.
E: Tabor (23), Owen (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Williams (27,off Benton); Cronin (15,off Benton); Tabor (20,off Trout).
SH: Cramer (8,off Benton); Doerr (3,off Trout).
GDP: Owen (1,off Benton).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: DiMaggio (2,2nd base off McKain/Sullivan).
CS: Cramer (2,2nd base by Benton/Sullivan).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Newsom                        4     4   2   2   2   0   0  18
Benton L(4-5)                 2     6   5   5   1   0   0  12
Trout                         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
McKain                        1     1   0   0   1   3   0   5
Totals                        8    13   8   8   4   4   0  40
Benton faced 4 batters in the 7th inning
WP: Benton (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Trout 1-1.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson                        3.1   3   3   2   5   1   0  19
Ostermueller W(1-3)           5.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  22
Totals                        9     5   3   2   7   3   0  41
HBP: Wilson (3,York).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ostermueller 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Red Ormsby, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - John Quinn, 3B - George Pipgras
Time of Game: 2:32   
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Croucher            ss        DiMaggio            rf
2. McCosky             cf        Cramer              cf
3. Gehringer           2b        Cronin              ss
4. Greenberg           lf        Williams            lf
5. York                1b        Doerr               2b
6. Fox                 rf        Tabor               3b
7. Sullivan            c         Peacock             c
8. Kress               3b        Owen                1b
9. Newsom              p         Wilson              p

TIGERS 1ST: Croucher struck out; McCosky doubled; Gehringer
singled to right [McCosky scored]; Greenberg popped to second;
York was hit by a pitch [Gehringer to second]; Fox walked
[Gehringer to third, York to second]; Sullivan walked [Gehringer
scored, York to third, Fox to second]; Kress reached on an error
by Tabor [York scored (unearned) (no RBI), Fox to third,
Sullivan to second]; Newsom grounded out (third to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio grounded out (third to first); Cramer
grounded out (second to first); Cronin flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Croucher walked; McCosky singled to center [Croucher
to second]; Gehringer forced McCosky (first to shortstop)
[Croucher to third]; Greenberg grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Gehringer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Williams walked; Doerr flied out to center; Tabor
flied out to left; Peacock forced Williams (first to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: York popped to second; Fox grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sullivan lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Owen flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); DiMaggio walked; Cramer singled to left
[DiMaggio to second]; Cronin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kress walked; On a bunt Newsom made an out to
pitcher; Croucher walked [Kress to second]; OSTERMUELLER
REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); McCosky flied out to center;
Gehringer walked [Kress to third, Croucher to second]; Greenberg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Williams singled to first; Doerr flied out to left;
Tabor singled to center [Williams to second]; Peacock grounded
out (second to first) [Williams to third, Tabor to second]; Owen
singled to right [Williams scored, Tabor scored]; Ostermueller
lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: York flied out to right; Fox walked; Sullivan popped
to third; Kress flied out to center; P warmed up but could
not continue.  He had broken his thumb in two places the
previous inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: BENTON REPLACED NEWSOM (PITCHING); DiMaggio flied
out to right; Cramer singled to left; Cramer was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cronin singled; Williams doubled
[Cronin to third]; Benton threw a wild pitch [Cronin scored,
Williams to third]; Doerr popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Benton grounded out (shortstop to first); Croucher
singled to left; McCosky lined to left; Gehringer forced
Croucher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Tabor grounded out (third to first); Peacock
singled to right; York dropped a foul fly hit by Owen for an
error; Owen grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Peacock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red
Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Greenberg reached on an error by Owen; York lined to
center; Fox flied out to left; Sullivan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Ostermueller singled to left; DiMaggio walked
[Ostermueller to second]; Cramer reached on an error by Benton
on a sacrifice bunt [Ostermueller scored (no RBI), DiMaggio
scored (no RBI), Cramer to second]; Cronin doubled [Cramer
scored]; TROUT REPLACED BENTON (PITCHING); Williams singled to
left [Cronin scored]; Doerr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Williams to second]; Tabor doubled [Williams scored];
Peacock struck out (catcher to first); Owen grounded out (second
to first); 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Kress flied out to right; HIGGINS BATTED FOR TROUT;
Higgins struck out; Croucher grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: MCKAIN REPLACED HIGGINS (PITCHING); Ostermueller
struck out; DiMaggio singled to third; Cramer struck out;
DiMaggio stole second; Cronin walked; Williams struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: McCosky doubled to left; Gehringer flied out to
left; Greenberg flied out to left; York grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           3   5   2   11
 Red Sox          8  13   2    8
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