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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 12, Washington Senators 9

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Boston Red Sox 12, Washington Senators 9

Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 17, 1940 (D) at Fenway Park

WAS A    3  0  0    0  2  1    0  3  0  -   9 11  0
BOS A    2  1  2    0  0  0    5  2  x  -  12 18  1
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Case cf                       5   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Lewis rf                      4   2   1   2       1   0       3   0
Walker lf                     4   2   2   0       1   0       2   0
Travis 3b                     5   1   2   4       0   0       1   0
Bloodworth 2b                 5   0   0   0       0   3       2   2
West 1b                       4   1   1   0       1   0       7   0
Pofahl ss                     5   1   1   0       0   0       2   5
Ferrell c                     3   2   1   1       1   0       6   2
Leonard p                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
  Early ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Welaj pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasquel p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   9  11   9       4   3      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Pofahl-Bloodworth-West.
BATTING - 
2B: Walker (25,off Terry); Travis (31,off Terry); Ferrell (16,off Bagby).
HR: Travis (1,1st inning off Terry 2 on 1 out); Lewis (6,5th inning off Terry
0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio cf                   6   1   2   3       0   2       5   0
Cramer lf                     6   2   3   1       0   1       4   0
Foxx c                        3   2   2   2       2   0       6   0
Williams rf                   5   1   3   2       0   0       1   0
Finney 1b                     3   1   1   1       2   0       8   0
Cronin ss                     5   1   2   1       0   0       2   1
Tabor 3b                      5   0   3   1       0   1       1   1
Doerr 2b                      1   2   0   0       4   0       0   3
Terry p                       4   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Bagby p                     1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39  12  18  12       8   5      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Cronin (29).
BATTING - 
2B: Cramer 2 (20,off Leonard 2); Williams 2 (35,off Leonard 2); Tabor (27,off
Leonard); Foxx (20,off Leonard); Bagby (2,off Carrasquel); DiMaggio (19,off
Carrasquel).
3B: Williams (9,off Leonard).
HR: Foxx (32,1st inning off Leonard 1 on 1 out); Cronin (19,7th inning off
Leonard 0 on 0 out); DiMaggio (3,7th inning off Leonard 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Cronin (6,off Leonard).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Doerr (6,2nd base off Leonard/Ferrell).
CS: Tabor 2 (10,2nd base by Leonard/Ferrell,2nd base by Carrasquel/Ferrell).
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leonard L(12-12)              7    15  10  10   7   5   3  41
Carrasquel                    1     3   2   2   1   0   0   6
Totals                        8    18  12  12   8   5   3  47

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Terry W(1-0)                  7     9   8   8   3   2   2  34
Bagby SV(2)                   2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9
Totals                        9    11   9   9   4   3   2  43
Terry faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bagby 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Red Ormsby, 1B - Bill Summers, 3B - George Pipgras
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 7800
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           Boston Red Sox           
1. Case                cf        DiMaggio            cf
2. Lewis               rf        Cramer              lf
3. Walker              lf        Foxx                c
4. Travis              3b        Williams            rf
5. Bloodworth          2b        Finney              1b
6. West                1b        Cronin              ss
7. Pofahl              ss        Tabor               3b
8. Ferrell             c         Doerr               2b
9. Leonard             p         Terry               p

SENATORS 1ST: Case flied out to left; Lewis walked; Walker
singled to left [Lewis to second]; Travis homered to right
[Lewis scored, Walker scored]; Bloodworth was called out on
strikes; West singled to right; Pofahl made an out to shortstop;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Cramer
doubled to left; Foxx homered to center [Cramer scored];
Williams made an out to pitcher; Finney walked; Cronin singled
to left [Finney to second]; Tabor struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Ferrell popped to catcher in foul territory;
Leonard grounded out (second to first); Case flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Doerr walked; Terry forced Doerr (pitcher to
shortstop); DiMaggio flied out to right; Cramer doubled to
center [Terry scored]; Foxx grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Lewis grounded out (third to first); Walker flied
out to center; Travis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Williams doubled to right; Finney singled to center
[Williams scored]; Cronin flied out to right; Tabor doubled to
left [Finney scored]; Doerr made an out to third; Terry singled
to right [Tabor to third]; DiMaggio was called out on strikes; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 5.

SENATORS 4TH: Bloodworth reached on an error by Cronin; West
made an out to third; Pofahl flied out to right; Ferrell made an
out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Cramer was called out on strikes; Foxx walked;
Williams doubled to right [Foxx to third]; Finney walked; Cronin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Finney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 3, Red
Sox 5.

SENATORS 5TH: Leonard popped to catcher in foul territory; Case
flied out to center; Lewis homered to right; Walker doubled to
left; Travis doubled to left [Walker scored]; Bloodworth struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Tabor singled to left; Tabor was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Doerr walked; Terry struck out;
DiMaggio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox
5.

SENATORS 6TH: West flied out to center; Pofahl grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ferrell walked; Leonard singled to left
[Ferrell to third]; Case singled to first [Leonard to second,
Ferrell scored]; Lewis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Cramer grounded out (second to first); Foxx doubled
to left; Williams flied out to right; Finney flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Red Sox 5.

SENATORS 7TH: Walker grounded out (second to first); Travis
flied out to center; Bloodworth grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Cronin homered to left; Tabor grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); Doerr walked; Doerr stole second; Terry
grounded out (shortstop to first); DiMaggio homered to left
[Doerr scored]; Cramer singled to left; Foxx walked [Cramer to
second]; Williams tripled to center [Foxx scored, Cramer
scored]; Finney grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Red Sox 10.

SENATORS 8TH: West walked; Pofahl singled to left [West to
second]; BAGBY REPLACED TERRY (PITCHING); Ferrell doubled to
left [Pofahl to third, West scored]; EARLY BATTED FOR LEONARD;
Early singled to right [Ferrell to third, Pofahl scored]; WELAJ
RAN FOR EARLY; Case made an out to shortstop; Lewis grounded out
(first unassisted) [Ferrell scored, Welaj to second]; Walker
walked; Travis grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 9, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: CARRASQUEL REPLACED WELAJ (PITCHING); Cronin popped
to catcher in foul territory; Tabor singled to right; Tabor was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Doerr walked;
Bagby doubled to right [Doerr scored]; DiMaggio doubled to left
[Bagby scored]; Cramer flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Senators 9, Red Sox 12.

SENATORS 9TH: Bloodworth struck out; West flied out to left;
Pofahl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 9, Red
Sox 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         9  11   0    7
 Red Sox         12  18   1   11
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