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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox
1939-08-01 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 11000 · 2:10
Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 7–5. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 5th. Lefty Grove earned the win. Bobby Doerr went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
W: Lefty Grove L: Bob Feller SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skeeter Webb | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Chapman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Odell Hale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Moose Solters | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Keltner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Grimes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Feller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Heath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Finney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Vosmik | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Tabor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Gene Desautels | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Lefty Grove | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
 Joe Dobson | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Skeeter Webb: 53
- Bruce Campbell: 7/F
- Ben Chapman: S8
- Odell Hale: S6/G.1-2
- Moose Solters: S9.2-H;1-3
- Ken Keltner: 3/P
Bot 1
- Bobby Doerr: HR/F7D
- Lou Finney: 43
- Jimmie Foxx: K
- Ted Williams: 9/F
Top 2
- Oscar Grimes: 63
- Rollie Hemsley: 53
- Bob Feller: K
Bot 2
- Joe Cronin: 8/F
- Joe Vosmik: 9/F
- Jim Tabor: W
- Gene Desautels: CS2(26)
Top 3
- Skeeter Webb: K
- Bruce Campbell: 13/BG
- Ben Chapman: W
- Odell Hale: 4/P
Bot 3
- Gene Desautels: 9/F
- Lefty Grove: K/C
- Bobby Doerr: K
Top 4
- Moose Solters: W
- Ken Keltner: SB2
- Ken Keltner: D7/F7DW.2-H
- Oscar Grimes: 34/SH.2-3
- Rollie Hemsley: S9.3-H
- Bob Feller: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Bot 4
- Lou Finney: K
- Jimmie Foxx: 13
- Ted Williams: 3/G
Top 5
- Skeeter Webb: 53
- Bruce Campbell: K/C
- Ben Chapman: 4/P
Bot 5
- Joe Cronin: 9/F
- Joe Vosmik: D8/F8XDW
- Jim Tabor: K/C
- Gene Desautels: W
- Lefty Grove: WP.2-3;1-2
- Lefty Grove: W
- Bobby Doerr: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Lou Finney: K
Top 6
- Odell Hale: 9/F
- Moose Solters: 9/F
- Ken Keltner: 63/G
Bot 6
- Jimmie Foxx: T8/F8XDW
- Ted Williams: 43.3-H
- Joe Cronin: S7
- Joe Vosmik: K/C.1-2(E2/TH2)
- Jim Tabor: K/C
Top 7
- Oscar Grimes: K
- Rollie Hemsley: K
- Jeff Heath: T8/F8XDW
- Skeeter Webb: 8/F
Bot 7
- Gene Desautels: W
- Lefty Grove: 24/SH.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 53
- Lou Finney: W
- Jimmie Foxx: 63
Top 8
- Roy Weatherly: 43
- Ben Chapman: 8
- Odell Hale: E6
- Moose Solters: 3
Bot 8
- Ted Williams: W
- Joe Cronin: K+SB2
- Joe Vosmik: 63.2-3
- Jim Tabor: S7.3-H
- Gene Desautels: S.1-2
- Lefty Grove: 13
Top 9
- Ken Keltner: HR/7
- Oscar Grimes: D7/7DW
- Rollie Hemsley: 8
- Johnny Allen: 3/P
- Skeeter Webb: S.2-H
- Roy Weatherly: S.1-3
- Ben Chapman: 54(1)/FO
Notes & reviews
- 8,000 boys also attended as guests of the Red Sox
- Off Cronin's glove
- Over LF wall
- Into LF screen