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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2

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Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, August 18, 1940 (D) at Fenway Park

WAS A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
BOS A    0  0  1    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Case cf                       3   0   0   1       1   0       5   0
Lewis rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Walker lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Travis 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Bloodworth 2b                 4   2   1   0       0   0       1   2
West 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Pofahl ss                     2   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
Ferrell c                     2   0   1   0       1   0       8   1
Chase p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Welaj ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Masterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   1       4   2      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Chase-Bloodworth-West.
E: Pofahl (22).
BATTING - 
GDP: Chase (1,off Johnson).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bloodworth (3,2nd base off Johnson/Foxx).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DiMaggio cf                   4   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
Cramer rf                     4   1   3   1       0   0       2   0
Foxx c                        4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Cronin ss                     4   0   2   1       0   1       2   4
Williams lf                   3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Tabor 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Finney 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0      16   1
Doerr 2b                      3   1   1   1       0   0       2   6
Johnson p                     3   0   0   0       0   3       0   5
Totals                       33   4   9   4       1   7      27  19
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Tabor-Doerr-Finney, Cronin-Finney.
BATTING - 
2B: Cronin (23,off Chase); DiMaggio (20,off Chase); Williams (36,off Masterson).
3B: Cronin (5,off Chase).
HR: Doerr (15,7th inning off Chase 0 on 1 out); DiMaggio (4,7th inning off
Chase 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Foxx (14,off Chase).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chase L(10-13)                7     8   4   4   1   7   2  29
Masterson                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        8     9   4   4   1   7   2  34

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson W(4-2)                9     5   2   2   4   2   0  33

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - George Pipgras, 3B - Red Ormsby
Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 15700
Starting Lineups:

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

SENATORS 1ST: Case out on an unknown play; Lewis out on an
unknown play; Walker out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: DiMaggio out on an unknown play; Cramer singled;
Foxx grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Cramer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Red
Sox 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Travis singled to center; Bloodworth forced
Travis; Bloodworth stole second; West grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bloodworth to third]; Pofahl walked; Pofahl was
picked off first [Bloodworth scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cronin doubled; Williams out on an unknown play;
Tabor struck out; Finney out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Ferrell singled to left; Chase grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Ferrell out at second];
Case out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doerr grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck
out; DiMaggio doubled to left; Cramer singled to right [DiMaggio
scored]; Foxx out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Lewis out on an unknown play; Walker out on an
unknown play; Travis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cronin struck out; Williams flied to right; Tabor
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Bloodworth out on an unknown play; West out on an
unknown play; Pofahl out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Finney out on an unknown play; Doerr out on an
unknown play; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Ferrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Chase
struck out; On a bunt Case grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: DiMaggio out on an unknown play; On a bunt Cramer
singled to pitcher; Foxx struck out; Cronin tripled to center
[Cramer scored]; Williams walked; Tabor flied to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Lewis singled to second; Walker lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Lewis out at first]; Travis
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Finney out on an unknown play; Doerr homered to
left; Johnson struck out; DiMaggio homered to left; Cramer out
on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Bloodworth singled to center; West popped to first
in foul territory; Pofahl struck out; Ferrell walked [Bloodworth
to second]; WELAJ BATTED FOR CHASE; Welaj walked [Bloodworth to
third, Ferrell to second]; Case walked [Bloodworth scored,
Ferrell to third, Welaj to second]; Lewis lined to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: MASTERSON REPLACED WELAJ (PITCHING); Foxx out on an
unknown play; Cronin out on an unknown play; Williams doubled;
Tabor reached on an error by Pofahl [Williams to third]; Finney
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Red
Sox 4.

SENATORS 9TH: Walker singled to third; Travis lined to right;
Bloodworth flied out to center; West grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         2   5   1    4
 Red Sox          4   9   0    6
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