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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1939-05-27 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:00

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 11–4. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Lefty Grove earned the win. Joe Vosmik went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lefty Grove L: Jimmie DeShong SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Red Ormsby · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	2	0	1	0
Buddy Lewis	5	0	2	1	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Estalella	4	0	1	1	0	1
Buddy Myer	2	0	0	0	2	0
Johnny Welaj	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jimmie DeShong	3	0	1	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Doerr	3	1	1	0	1	0
Doc Cramer	5	2	3	1	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	2	1	3	1	1
Jimmie Foxx	4	2	1	2	1	1
Ted Williams	5	0	1	2	0	1
Joe Cronin	2	1	0	1	1	0
Jim Tabor	4	2	2	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lefty Grove	3	1	2	2	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmie DeShong	8.0	11	6	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	11	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 53
Buddy Lewis: 3/G
Charlie Gelbert: 63

Bot 1

Bobby Doerr: S8
Doc Cramer: S9.1-3
Joe Vosmik: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ted Williams: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
Joe Cronin: 7/SF.3-H
Jim Tabor: 36(1)/FO
Gene Desautels: CS2(26)

Top 2

Bobby Estalella: 13
Buddy Myer: 7
Johnny Welaj: T
Ossie Bluege: 7

Bot 2

Gene Desautels: 2/FL
Lefty Grove: W
Bobby Doerr: FLE2
Bobby Doerr: 6/P
Doc Cramer: 13

Top 3

Rick Ferrell: 53
Jimmie DeShong: S9
George Case: S7.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Charlie Gelbert: 9

Bot 3

Joe Vosmik: 3/G
Jimmie Foxx: HR/7
Ted Williams: 9
Joe Cronin: 6/P

Top 4

Bobby Estalella: 63
Buddy Myer: W
Johnny Welaj: 8
Ossie Bluege: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jim Tabor: D7
Gene Desautels: E6.2-3
Lefty Grove: K
Bobby Doerr: 46(1)/FO
Doc Cramer: S8.1-2;3-H(UR)
Joe Vosmik: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Rick Ferrell: S7
Jimmie DeShong: 16(1)3/GDP
George Case: S8
Buddy Lewis: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Charlie Gelbert: 8

Bot 5

Jimmie Foxx: 3/P
Ted Williams: FLE5
Ted Williams: 2/FL
Joe Cronin: W
Jim Tabor: S8.1-2
Gene Desautels: W.2-3;1-2
Lefty Grove: S9.1-2;2-H;3-H
Bobby Doerr: W.2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: 13

Top 6

Bobby Estalella: K
Buddy Myer: W
Johnny Welaj: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 6

Joe Vosmik: K
Jimmie Foxx: 13
Ted Williams: K

Top 7

Ossie Bluege: 53
Rick Ferrell: 4/L
Jimmie DeShong: 8

Bot 7

Joe Cronin: 43
Jim Tabor: 8/8D
Gene Desautels: 7

Top 8

George Case: 7
Buddy Lewis: 3/G
Charlie Gelbert: D/78D
Bobby Estalella: T/78D.2-H
Buddy Myer: 8/L

Bot 8

Lefty Grove: S9
Bobby Doerr: 13/SH.1-2
Doc Cramer: S7.2-3
Joe Vosmik: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Jimmie Foxx: K
Ted Williams: 3/G

Top 9

Johnny Welaj: 53
Ossie Bluege: W
Rick Ferrell: D.1-H
Cecil Travis: S9.2-H(NR)(E9);B-2
George Case: W
Buddy Lewis: S.1-2;2-H
Charlie Gelbert: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Hit and run.
Onto the rooftop across the street.
Doerr popped to Bluege who lost the ball in the sun. Myer retrieved the ball and forced Desautels at second.
Leaping catch by Tabor.
Off the wall.
Off the wall.
Into the screen.

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