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Boston Red Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1938-06-15 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 962 · 2:22

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 7–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Fritz Ostermueller earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	7	8
SLA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	15

W: Fritz Ostermueller L: Julio Bonetti SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	4	1	0	0	1	1
George McQuinn	5	2	4	1	0	0
Red Kress	4	0	2	0	0	1
Harlond Clift	2	1	1	2	3	0
Sam West	5	0	2	0	0	0
Beau Bell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	3	0	0	0
Don Heffner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oral Hildebrand	2	0	2	0	0	0
Ethan Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bagby	4.2	9	3	1
Fritz Ostermueller	4.1	6	1	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Oral Hildebrand	6.0	2	2	3
Julio Bonetti	1.1	4	1	0
Ed Cole	0.2	1	2	0
Ed Linke	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Doc Cramer: K/C
Joe Vosmik: 63
Ben Chapman: 8

Bot 1

Buster Mills: W
George McQuinn: T8.1-H;B-H(E8/TH)(NR)
Red Kress: K/C
Harlond Clift: W
Sam West: S8.1-3
Beau Bell: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: K
Joe Cronin: 8
Pinky Higgins: K/C

Bot 2

Billy Sullivan: S8
Don Heffner: 4(1)3/GDP
Oral Hildebrand: S8
Buster Mills: 43

Top 3

Eric McNair: 5/P
Gene Desautels: W
Jim Bagby: 13.1-2
Doc Cramer: 43

Bot 3

George McQuinn: 43
Red Kress: S7
Harlond Clift: 54(1)/FO
Sam West: CS2(26)

Top 4

Joe Vosmik: 99
Ben Chapman: W
Jimmie Foxx: 99
Joe Cronin: HR/7.1-H
Pinky Higgins: 99

Bot 4

Sam West: S
Beau Bell: 6(1)/FO#
Billy Sullivan: 99
Don Heffner: 99

Top 5

Eric McNair: 99
Gene Desautels: 99
Jim Bagby: 99

Bot 5

Oral Hildebrand: S
Buster Mills: 64(1)3/GDP#
George McQuinn: S9
Red Kress: S.1-2
Harlond Clift: W.2-3;1-2
Sam West: 3/P

Top 6

Doc Cramer: S
Joe Vosmik: 99/SH.1-2
Ben Chapman: 99.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 63

Bot 6

Beau Bell: S
Billy Sullivan: S.1-2
Don Heffner: 99/P
Ethan Allen: 99/FL
Buster Mills: K

Top 7

Joe Cronin: 99
Pinky Higgins: D
Eric McNair: 99
Gene Desautels: W
Fritz Ostermueller: 99

Bot 7

George McQuinn: S
Red Kress: 99/SH.1-2
Harlond Clift: W
Sam West: 9
Beau Bell: 9

Top 8

Doc Cramer: S
Joe Vosmik: S.1-3
Ben Chapman: 7/FL.3-H
Jimmie Foxx: D7.1-3
Joe Cronin: IW
Pinky Higgins: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
Eric McNair: 99
Gene Desautels: W.2-3;1-2
Fritz Ostermueller: 64(1)/FO#

Bot 8

Billy Sullivan: S
Don Heffner: 99
Roy Hughes: 64(1)3/GDP#

Top 9

Doc Cramer: 99
Joe Vosmik: W
Ben Chapman: K
Jimmie Foxx: HR/7.1-H
Joe Cronin: 99

Bot 9

Buster Mills: 99
George McQuinn: S
Red Kress: 99
Harlond Clift: HR.1-H
Sam West: 43

Notes & reviews

Bobo Newsom and Browns Manager Gabby Street ejected by HP umpire Steve Basil
Oral Hildebrand ejected by HP umpire Steve Basil

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