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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1940-07-07 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 22000 · 2:05

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 7–4. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 1st. Rene Monteagudo earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	11
WS1	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		7	8

W: Rene Monteagudo L: Alex Mustaikis SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	1	1	0	0	1
Lou Finney	5	1	2	1	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	1	1	0	2	0
Ted Williams	5	0	2	2	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Doerr	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	3	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Glenn	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Mustaikis	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tom Carey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	3	1	0	0	2	2
Buddy Lewis	3	3	1	0	2	0
Gee Walker	4	2	2	1	1	1
Zeke Bonura	5	0	0	1	0	0
Cecil Travis	3	1	1	0	1	0
Buddy Myer	4	0	2	2	0	0
Jimmy Pofahl	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Early	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rene Monteagudo	4	0	2	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Mustaikis	6.2	7	5	3
Herb Hash	1.1	1	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rene Monteagudo	9.0	11	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom DiMaggio: K
Lou Finney: 99
Jimmie Foxx: W
Ted Williams: S.1-2
Jim Tabor: 99

Bot 1

George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: W.1-2
Gee Walker: S8.2-H;1-3(THH);B-2(E2)
Zeke Bonura: WP.3-H;2-3
Zeke Bonura: E5/TH.3-H(RBI)(UR)
Cecil Travis: 7/FL
Buddy Myer: 7/FL
Jimmy Pofahl: 99

Top 2

Bobby Doerr: 99
Joe Cronin: S
Joe Glenn: K
Alex Mustaikis: 99

Bot 2

Jake Early: 99
Rene Monteagudo: T8
George Case: K
Buddy Lewis: 99

Top 3

Dom DiMaggio: 99
Lou Finney: S
Jimmie Foxx: D.1-3
Ted Williams: D9.3-H;2-H
Jim Tabor: 99
Bobby Doerr: 99

Bot 3

Gee Walker: K
Zeke Bonura: E5
Cecil Travis: 1(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Joe Cronin: S5
Joe Glenn: 99
Alex Mustaikis: SB2
Alex Mustaikis: SB3
Alex Mustaikis: D7.3-H
Dom DiMaggio: 99
Lou Finney: 99

Bot 4

Buddy Myer: 99
Jimmy Pofahl: 99
Jake Early: 99

Top 5

Jimmie Foxx: W
Ted Williams: 99
Jim Tabor: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Rene Monteagudo: 99
George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: CS2(16)
Buddy Lewis: W
Gee Walker: S8.1-3
Zeke Bonura: SB2
Zeke Bonura: E1/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)
Cecil Travis: S.1-2
Buddy Myer: S.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Pofahl: 99

Top 6

Bobby Doerr: D
Joe Cronin: W
Joe Glenn: 99
Alex Mustaikis: 99
Dom DiMaggio: 99

Bot 6

Jake Early: 99
Rene Monteagudo: 99
George Case: K

Top 7

Lou Finney: 99
Jimmie Foxx: 99
Ted Williams: 99

Bot 7

Buddy Lewis: S
Gee Walker: PB.1-2
Gee Walker: 99
Zeke Bonura: 99
Cecil Travis: IW
Buddy Myer: D7.2-H;1-H
Jimmy Pofahl: 99

Top 8

Jim Tabor: S
Bobby Doerr: 99
Joe Cronin: 99
Joe Glenn: 99

Bot 8

Jake Early: 99
Rene Monteagudo: D9
George Case: E1.2-3
Buddy Lewis: 99
Gee Walker: W.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 99

Top 9

Tom Carey: 99
Dom DiMaggio: D7
Lou Finney: D.2-H
Jimmie Foxx: 99/F
Ted Williams: 99/F

Notes & reviews

Major league debut for Alex Mustaikis
During pitching change LF Ted Williams played catch with a fan in the LF bleachers with a pop bottle! Joe Cronin and the umpires scolded Williams for this silly stunt.

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