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Boston Red Sox @ 
St. Louis Browns
1938-05-20 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1529 · 2:19
Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 16–2. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 6th. Lefty Grove earned the win. Buster Mills went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | |
| SLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Lefty Grove L: Jim Walkup SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Cramer | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ben Chapman | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Vosmik | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Gene Desautels | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Lefty Grove | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric McNair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Browns — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buster Mills | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harlond Clift | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Beau Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Heath | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George McQuinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Heffner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walkup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russ Van Atta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ethan Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
St. Louis Browns — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Walkup | 4.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Cole | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Van Atta | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Julio Bonetti | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Lefty Mills | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Doc Cramer: 13/BG
- Ben Chapman: 5/P
- Joe Vosmik: 8/F
Bot 1
- Buster Mills: 7/F
- Harlond Clift: 53
- Red Kress: 8/L
Top 2
- Jimmie Foxx: W
- Joe Cronin: 6/P
- Pinky Higgins: 8/L
- Bobby Doerr: SB2
- Bobby Doerr: K/C
Bot 2
- Beau Bell: T7
- Sam West: 43.3-H
- Tommy Heath: 6/P
- George McQuinn: 13
Top 3
- Gene Desautels: 53
- Lefty Grove: S
- Doc Cramer: D.1-3
- Ben Chapman: S.3-H;2-3
- Joe Vosmik: 2/FL
- Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Don Heffner: 53
- Jim Walkup: K
- Buster Mills: HR/7
- Harlond Clift: S5/BG
- Red Kress: 4/P
Top 4
- Joe Cronin: D78
- Pinky Higgins: 53
- Bobby Doerr: 13
- Gene Desautels: D9.2-H
- Lefty Grove: 13
Bot 4
- Beau Bell: 63
- Sam West: E4/G
- Tommy Heath: S8/L.1-2
- George McQuinn: K
- Don Heffner: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Doc Cramer: S
- Ben Chapman: S.1-2
- Joe Vosmik: D.2-H;1-3
- Jimmie Foxx: IW
- Joe Cronin: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI);2-3
- Pinky Higgins: S.3-H
- Bobby Doerr: S.1-2
- Gene Desautels: S.2-H;1-2
- Lefty Grove: S.2-H;1-2
- Doc Cramer: K
Bot 5
- Russ Van Atta: 99
- Buster Mills: 99
- Harlond Clift: D
- Red Kress: 99
Top 6
- Ben Chapman: W
- Joe Vosmik: 54(1)3/GDP
- Jimmie Foxx: W
- Joe Cronin: W.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: S.2-H;1-2
- Bobby Doerr: W.2-3;1-2
- Gene Desautels: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Lefty Grove: S9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Doc Cramer: S.1-3;B-2(E8)
- Ben Chapman: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
- Joe Vosmik: K23#
Bot 6
- Beau Bell: 99
- Sam West: K
- Tommy Heath: 99
Top 7
- Jimmie Foxx: D
- Joe Cronin: D.2-H
- Pinky Higgins: 99
- Bobby Doerr: K
- Gene Desautels: 99
Bot 7
- George McQuinn: 99
- Don Heffner: 99
- Ethan Allen: 99
Top 8
- Lefty Grove: W
- Doc Cramer: K
- Ben Chapman: S.1-2
- Joe Vosmik: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Buster Mills: S
- Harlond Clift: 54(1)3/GDP
- Red Kress: S
- Beau Bell: 99
Top 9
- Jimmie Foxx: S
- Eric McNair: S.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: S.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 99/F.3-H
- Gene Desautels: W.2-3;1-2
- Lefty Grove: K
- Doc Cramer: 99
Bot 9
- Sam West: 99
- Tommy Heath: S
- George McQuinn: 99(1)/FO
- Don Heffner: 99