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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		3
1
SLB
@DET		2
5
NYY
@PHA		6
3
NYY
@PHA		5
10
BOS
@WSH		7
1
BOS
@WSH		4
7
BRO
@BSN		0
1
BRO
@BSN		1
2
CIN
@CHC		4
3
PHI
@NYG		4
6
PHI
@NYG		4
2
PIT
@STL		7
6
PIT
@STL		4
1
Sunday, July 7, 1940,
, Griffith Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Red Sox
7
41-30
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Senators
1
29-46
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Lefty Grove (5-2)
L: Dutch Leonard (9-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  4   0  0  1   1  0  0    7  9  0
Senators        0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  7  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bobby Doerr 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .254 .695 3 2
Doc Cramer CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .310 .730 2 1
Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .303 1.009 13 0
Ted Williams LF 3 3 2 1 2 0 .344 1.052 2 0 2B,GDP
Lou Finney RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 .358 .923 2 0 GDP
Jim Tabor 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .265 .825 0 6
Joe Cronin SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 .755 1 3 3B
Gene Desautels C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .201 .556 4 0
Lefty Grove P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .172 .502 0 2
Team Totals 36 7 9 6 4 4 .250 .658 27 14
2B: T Williams (24).
3B: J Cronin (2).
TB: J Cronin 3; T Williams 3; L Finney 3; L Grove; G Desautels; D Cramer.
GIDP: L Finney (6); T Williams (7).
RBI: L Finney 3 (38); J Tabor (39); T Williams (53); G Desautels (12).
Team LOB: 6.

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Case CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .747 1 0
Buddy Lewis RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .309 .828 2 1 2B
Gee Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .762 3 0
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .779 13 0
Cecil Travis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .346 .867 0 0 2B
Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .707 2 2
Jimmy Pofahl SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .657 4 5
Rick Ferrell C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .605 2 1 3B
Dutch Leonard P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .216 .431 0 4
   Johnny Welaj PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .675
   Alex Carrasquel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 0 3 .212 .545 27 13
2B: C Travis (20); B Lewis (19).
3B: R Ferrell (1).
TB: R Ferrell 3; C Travis 3; B Lewis 2; D Leonard; J Pofahl; Z Bonura.
RBI: D Leonard (4).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Leonard-J Pofahl-Z Bonura; Z Bonura.
E: R Ferrell (7); J Pofahl (11).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Lefty Grove, W (5-2) 9 7 1 1 0 3 0 4.13 33 72
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 0 3 0 1.00 33 72

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch Leonard, L (9-8) 8 9 7 3 3 4 0 3.46 37 45
Alex Carrasquel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.23 3
Team Totals 9 9 7 3 4 4 0 3.00 40 45
Balks: None.
WP: D Leonard (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cal Hubbard, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - (none), 3B - George Moriarty.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: (null).
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Washington Senators
1 Bobby Doerr 2B 1 George Case CF
2 Doc Cramer CF 2 Buddy Lewis RF
3 Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 Gee Walker LF
4 Ted Williams LF 4 Zeke Bonura 1B
5 Lou Finney RF 5 Cecil Travis 3B
6 Jim Tabor 3B 6 Jimmy Bloodworth 2B
7 Joe Cronin SS 7 Jimmy Pofahl SS
8 Gene Desautels C 8 Rick Ferrell C
9 Lefty Grove P 9 Dutch Leonard P

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