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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 7, 1940 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Cecil Travis | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Pofahl | Shortstop |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 7, 1940
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Leonard
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Leonard
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Leonard
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Leonard
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabor vs. Leonard
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Leonard
Cronin hits a popup towards third. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Leonard
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Grove
Bonura hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Grove
Travis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Grove
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pofahl vs. Grove
Pofahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Leonard
Grove hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Leonard
Doerr strikes out. The ball gets by Ferrell. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Leonard
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Leonard
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Cramer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finney vs. Leonard
The ball gets by Ferrell for a passed ball. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Finney vs. Leonard
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Williams scores. Finney moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Leonard
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pofahl misplays the ball. That's an error on Pofahl. Finney scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Leonard
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Grove
Leonard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Leonard
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Leonard
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Leonard
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Travis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker 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, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Grove
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Grove
Travis 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 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pofahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Leonard
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Leonard
Williams takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Leonard
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Grove
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pofahl vs. Grove
Pofahl hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Ferrell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Grove
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ferrell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Grove
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Leonard
Tabor hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Leonard
Cronin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Case who is chasing the ball. Cronin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Desautels vs. Leonard
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. Cronin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Leonard
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Desautels moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Leonard
Doerr hits a popup towards third. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Leonard
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Grove
Bonura hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer throws the ball in to Doerr who tags Bonura trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Leonard
Foxx hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Leonard
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Case. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Leonard
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lewis throws the ball in to Bloodworth who tags Finney trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Leonard
Tabor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Grove
Travis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Travis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Grove
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pofahl vs. Grove
Pofahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Grove
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Leonard
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Leonard
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Leonard
Grove hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Leonard
Doerr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Grove
Johnny Welaj pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Welaj hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Grove
Case strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Grove
Lewis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Lewis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Grove
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Carrasquel
Alex Carrasquel now pitching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Carrasquel
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Carrasquel
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Williams, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Grove
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Grove
Travis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Grove
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1940, game 1 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Doerr B, 2b 5 1 0 0 Case G, cf 4 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Lewis B, rf 4 0 1 0
Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Walker G, lf 4 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 3 2 1 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 1 0
Finney L, rf 4 1 3 3 Travis C, 3b 4 0 2 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 1 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 4 1 1 0 Pofahl J, ss 3 0 1 0
Desautels G, c 4 0 1 1 Ferrell R, c 3 1 1 0
Grove L, p 4 0 1 0 Leonard D, p 2 0 1 1
Welaj J, ph 1 0 0 0
Carrasquel A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 6 33 1 7 1
Boston 014 001 100 -- 7
Washington 000 010 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 8.0 9 7 3 3 4
Carrasquel A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Ferrell R, Pofahl J
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Washington 5
2B -- Williams T, Travis C, Lewis B
3B -- Ferrell R, Cronin J
WP -- Leonard D
PB -- Ferrell R
T -- 1:47
A -- 0
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