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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1938-08-19 · Day game · Fenway Park · 10 innings · Att: 4700 · 2:29

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
WS1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
BOS	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	4	10

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Monte Weaver SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	5	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	1	0	0	0	2
Al Simmons	4	1	1	0	1	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	2	2	1	0
Cecil Travis	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sam West	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	5	0	1	1	0	0
Rick Ferrell	5	0	0	0	0	0
Monte Weaver	4	0	2	0	1	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Cramer	4	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Vosmik	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	2	1	2	2	1
Joe Cronin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	2	0	0	0	3	0
Ben Chapman	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Doerr	4	0	2	1	0	0
Gene Desautels	3	0	1	1	1	0
Fritz Ostermueller	3	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Weaver	9.2	10	7	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	10.0	8	5	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: HP.1-2
Al Simmons: W.2-3;1-2
Zeke Bonura: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
Cecil Travis: 6/P
Sam West: 31.1-2;2-3
Ossie Bluege: 7/L

Bot 1

Doc Cramer: S8
Joe Vosmik: 4(1)/G/FO
Jimmie Foxx: K/C
Joe Cronin: S8.1-2
Pinky Higgins: W.2-3;1-2
Ben Chapman: 2/FL

Top 2

Rick Ferrell: 7/7D
Monte Weaver: 8
George Case: 63

Bot 2

Bobby Doerr: 63
Gene Desautels: W
Fritz Ostermueller: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Buddy Lewis: K/C
Al Simmons: D7
Zeke Bonura: W
Cecil Travis: 9
Sam West: FC5/TH2.1-2;2-3
Ossie Bluege: S7.1-2;2-3;3-H
Rick Ferrell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Doc Cramer: 4/P
Joe Vosmik: 3/P
Jimmie Foxx: W
Joe Cronin: 8/F

Top 4

Monte Weaver: K
George Case: 7/F
Buddy Lewis: K

Bot 4

Pinky Higgins: 53
Ben Chapman: S
Bobby Doerr: S.1-2
Gene Desautels: 8/F
Fritz Ostermueller: 4/P

Top 5

Al Simmons: 8/F
Zeke Bonura: 6/P
Cecil Travis: S
Sam West: S.1-3
Ossie Bluege: 9/F

Bot 5

Doc Cramer: 23
Joe Vosmik: S
Jimmie Foxx: WP.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: HR.2-H
Joe Cronin: 7/F
Pinky Higgins: 13

Top 6

Rick Ferrell: E5
Monte Weaver: W.1-2
George Case: 4/P
Buddy Lewis: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Al Simmons: 7/F

Bot 6

Ben Chapman: S
Bobby Doerr: 14/SH.1-2
Gene Desautels: S.2-H
Fritz Ostermueller: 53/SH.1-2
Doc Cramer: 63

Top 7

Zeke Bonura: 43
Cecil Travis: W
Sam West: 8/F
Ossie Bluege: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Joe Vosmik: S
Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)3/GDP
Joe Cronin: 7/F

Top 8

Rick Ferrell: 9/F
Monte Weaver: S
George Case: 7/F
Buddy Lewis: E1.1-2
Al Simmons: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Pinky Higgins: W
Ben Chapman: 23/SH.1-2
Bobby Doerr: FC6.2X3(65)
Gene Desautels: CS2(24)

Top 9

Zeke Bonura: S8
Cecil Travis: 54/SH.1-2
Sam West: 7/F
Ossie Bluege: 53

Bot 9

Gene Desautels: 5/FL
Fritz Ostermueller: 8/F
Doc Cramer: W
Joe Vosmik: 9/F

Top 10

Rick Ferrell: 53
Monte Weaver: S
George Case: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 10

Jimmie Foxx: W
Joe Cronin: 34/SH.1-2
Pinky Higgins: W
Ben Chapman: 2/FL
Bobby Doerr: S.2-H;1-2