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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 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 September 21, 1938 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 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 | September 21, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ostermueller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 615 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Fritz Ostermueller | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Gabby Street | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
September 21, 1938
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Ostermueller
Almada hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Ostermueller
Mills hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Newsom
There goes Doerr. The throw from Sullivan and he is out, Kress applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Ostermueller
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kress moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsom vs. Ostermueller
Newsom 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Newsom
Peacock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Newsom
Ostermueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Ostermueller
Almada hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Ostermueller
Mills hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Ostermueller
Kress hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peacock vs. Newsom
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Heffner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Ostermueller
There's a wild pitch. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newsom vs. Ostermueller
Newsom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heffner scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Ostermueller
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Newsom
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. Cronin scores. Higgins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Newsom
Peacock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Newsom
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Ostermueller
Mills hits a fly ball towards right. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Clift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Ostermueller
Kress takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to third. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Ostermueller
Newsom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Ostermueller
Almada strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Newsom
There goes Higgins. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Higgins steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr bunts for an out with unknown description. Higgins moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peacock vs. Newsom
Peacock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higgins scores. Chapman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Newsom
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
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
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Ostermueller
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Clift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ostermueller
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman. Bell reaches second base with a double. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kress vs. Ostermueller
Kress hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. Clift scores. Bell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Newsom
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Newsom
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Newsom
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Grove
Lefty Grove now pitching.
Newsom strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Grove
Almada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Grove
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Newsom
Peacock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grove vs. Newsom
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Newsom
Grove hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Grove
Mills hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Grove
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grove
Bell 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 9/21/1938 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Almada M, cf 4 1 1 1
Vosmik J, lf 5 1 2 0 McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 3 0
Foxx J, 1b 5 1 2 2 Mills B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 5 1 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 1 0 0
Higgins P, 3b 3 2 1 0 Bell B, rf 4 1 1 0
Chapman B, rf 2 3 1 2 Kress R, ss 3 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Sullivan B, c 4 0 2 2
Peacock J, c 5 0 4 2 Heffner D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Ostermueller F, p 4 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 4 0 2 1
Grove L, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 12 7 36 4 10 4
Boston 000 050 201 -- 8
St.Louis 001 100 200 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ostermueller F (W) 7.0 10 4 4 4 1
Grove L (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (L) 9.0 12 8 8 7 5
E -- Chapman B
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 10, St.Louis 10
2B -- McQuinn G, Heffner D, Cronin J, Vosmik J, Bell B, Sullivan B
3B -- Chapman B
HR -- Almada M, Foxx J
SB -- Higgins P, Peacock J, Chapman B
CS -- Doerr B
SH -- Doerr B
WP -- Ostermueller F
T -- 2:26
A -- 615
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