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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 21, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 21, 1938 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Marcum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,423 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Johnny Marcum | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Mel Mazzera | Center Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 21, 1938
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Marcum
Mills hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Marcum
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Marcum
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newsom
There goes Higgins. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Higgins steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desautels vs. Newsom
Desautels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marcum vs. Newsom
The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Higgins scores. Doerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marcum vs. Newsom
Marcum hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Marcum
Mazzera hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Marcum
Kress hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Marcum
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx strikes out. There goes Cramer. The throw from Sullivan and Cramer is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Marcum
Eric McNair now playing second base.
Heffner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Marcum
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Marcum
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Marcum
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin hits a popup towards short. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Newsom
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Marcum
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzera vs. Marcum
Mazzera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Marcum
Kress takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Marcum
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Marcum
Heffner hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kress scores. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsom vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Newsom bunts towards the mound. Bagby spins to throw to second. Safe. The throw to home, and McQuinn is out. Heffner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mills vs. Bagby
Mills hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Bagby
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heffner scores. Newsom moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Bagby
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Newsom moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Bagby
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Newsom
Desautels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Newsom
Bagby hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Bagby
Mazzera hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Bagby
Kress hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Bagby
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mazzera who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Chapman scores. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Newsom
McNair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Bagby
Heffner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Bagby
Newsom hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Bagby
Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Bagby
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Newsom
Ethan Allen now playing center field.
Desautels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Newsom
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first, with Newsom covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Clift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ostermueller
Allen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Ostermueller
Kress hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn bunts towards third. Higgins fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Higgins. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner bunts for an out with unknown description. Kress moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newsom vs. Ostermueller
Newsom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress scores. McQuinn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mills vs. Ostermueller
Mills hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Newsom
McNair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Newsom
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Newsom
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Fritz Ostermueller.
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1938 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0 Mills B, lf 4 0 1 0
Chapman B, rf 3 1 2 0 Sullivan B, c 5 0 2 1
Vosmik J, lf 3 1 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 0 1 2 Bell B, rf 4 1 1 0
Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0 Mazzera M, cf 3 1 1 2
Higgins P, 3b 4 1 0 0 Allen E, cf 1 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Kress R, ss 3 2 1 0
McNair E, 2b 3 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Desautels G, c 3 0 1 0 Heffner D, 2b 3 1 1 1
Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 4 0 1 1
Bagby J, p 1 0 0 0
Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 0 0 0 0
Peacock J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 2 35 5 10 5
Boston 010 002 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 400 01x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum J (L)* 3.0 6 4 4 2 1
Bagby J 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Ostermueller F 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W) 9.0 6 3 2 5 8
* Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
E -- Heffner D, Sullivan B, Cronin J, Higgins P
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Boston 7, St.Louis 9
2B -- Vosmik J
3B -- Foxx J
HR -- Mazzera M
SB -- Higgins P
CS -- Cramer D
SH -- Heffner D
T -- 2:25
A -- 1423
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