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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 29, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 29, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 29, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 29, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Butland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Bill Butland | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
| Nels Potter | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 29, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Potter
Finney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Potter
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cronin vs. Potter
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miles. Cronin reaches second base with a double. Cramer scores. Williams scores. Foxx goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Potter
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabor vs. Potter
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillard. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Potter
Desautels hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Butland vs. Potter
Butland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Butland
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Butland
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Butland
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Butland
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Potter
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Potter
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Butland
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Butland
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Butland
Rubeling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lillard vs. Butland
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Potter
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Potter
Doerr bunts towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to third. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tabor vs. Potter
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Potter
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. Foxx scores. Cronin scores. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Butland vs. Potter
Butland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to home to get Tabor. Desautels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Potter
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Potter, and towards Lillard, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Butland
Potter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Butland
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miles for the out. Potter moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Butland
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Butland
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Butland
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Potter moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Butland
Siebert hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Potter
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Potter
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Potter
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Potter
Tabor takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to third. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Potter
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Butland
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Butland
Rubeling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Rubeling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lillard vs. Butland
Lillard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rubeling scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Butland
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Butland
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butland vs. Potter
Butland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Potter
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Butland
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Butland
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Butland
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Butland
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Butland
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Butland
Rubeling hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Potter
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Potter
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Potter
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doerr for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Butland
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Butland
Potter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Butland
Miles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Butland
Moses hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Potter
Tabor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Potter
Desautels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butland vs. Potter
Butland bunts towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Potter
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Desautels scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Potter
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Butland
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Butland
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Butland
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Butland
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rubeling vs. Butland
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Beckmann
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Beckmann
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Butland
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Butland covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Butland
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Butland
Joe Gantenbein pinch runs for Chubby Dean.
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx juggles the ball. That's an error on Foxx. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Butland
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Butland
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Heusser
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butland vs. Heusser
Butland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Butland
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Butland
Siebert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Butland
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rubeling vs. Butland
Rubeling hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/29/1940 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Finney L, rf 5 0 0 0 Miles D, lf 5 0 1 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 1 Moses W, rf 3 1 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 2 1 0 Johnson B, cf 5 1 3 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 2 2 0 Hayes F, c 5 0 3 1
Cronin J, ss 3 1 1 3 Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 McCoy B, 2b 5 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rubeling A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Desautels G, c 5 1 1 1 Lillard B, ss 4 0 2 1
Butland B, p 4 0 0 0 Potter N, p 2 0 1 0
Beckmann B, p 0 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, pr 0 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 9 7 39 3 12 3
Boston 302 100 200 -- 8
Philadelphia 000 120 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Butland B (W) 9.0 12 3 3 4 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Potter N (L) 7.0 9 8 7 7 1
Beckmann B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Heusser E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Lillard B, McCoy B 2, Foxx J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Philadelphia 13
2B -- Cramer D, Cronin J, Rubeling A
HR -- Tabor J
SH -- Doerr B, Butland B
T -- 2:10
A -- 4000
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