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Boston Red Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1939-06-08 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1000 · 2:16

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 8–7. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Emerson Dickman earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	8	13
SLA	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	7	10

W: Emerson Dickman L: John Whitehead SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Doerr	3	1	1	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	2	2	4	1	1
Ted Williams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Tabor	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	3	0	1	0	0	0
Denny Galehouse	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Carey	2	1	2	0	0	0
Lou Finney	1	1	1	2	0	0
Emerson Dickman	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	1	0	1	0
Myril Hoag	5	1	0	0	0	0
George McQuinn	5	3	3	1	0	0
Harlond Clift	3	3	2	0	2	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	1	1	1	1
Hal Spindel	2	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Berardino	2	0	0	0	0	0
Don Heffner	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Whitehead	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Mazzera	1	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0	1	0	0
Chet Laabs	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Hughes	0	0	0	1	1	0
Mark Christman	0	0	0	1	1	0
Joe Glenn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Galehouse	5.0	7	2	0
Joe Heving	1.2	2	3	2
Emerson Dickman	2.1	1	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Gill	0.0	4	0	0
John Whitehead	9.0	9	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Doerr: S8
Doc Cramer: S7.1-2
Joe Vosmik: D/78.1-3;2-H
Jimmie Foxx: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Ted Williams: S9
Joe Cronin: 2/FL
Jim Tabor: S7.1-2
Gene Desautels: 9
Denny Galehouse: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Mel Almada: W
Myril Hoag: 9
George McQuinn: 64(1)/FO
Harlond Clift: S7.1-2
Billy Sullivan: 2/FL

Top 2

Bobby Doerr: 4/P
Doc Cramer: S1/BG
Joe Vosmik: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Hal Spindel: 63
Johnny Berardino: 63
Don Heffner: 8

Top 3

Jimmie Foxx: HR/7
Ted Williams: 3/G
Joe Cronin: 53
Jim Tabor: 6/L

Bot 3

John Whitehead: S1
Mel Almada: 6/P/FL
Myril Hoag: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Gene Desautels: 53
Denny Galehouse: 43
Bobby Doerr: 3/G

Bot 4

George McQuinn: S8
Harlond Clift: S.1-2
Billy Sullivan: S9.1-3;2-H
Hal Spindel: S9.1-2;3-H
Johnny Berardino: 7
Don Heffner: 146(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Doc Cramer: S7
Joe Vosmik: 9
Jimmie Foxx: 2/FL
Ted Williams: 3/G

Bot 5

John Whitehead: 43
Mel Almada: 5/P/FL
Myril Hoag: 7

Top 6

Joe Cronin: 63
Jim Tabor: 8
Gene Desautels: D9
Denny Galehouse: 43

Bot 6

George McQuinn: S8
Harlond Clift: W.1-2
Billy Sullivan: K
Mel Mazzera: S9.1-3;2-H
Tommy Thompson: 3/G.1-2;3-H
Chet Laabs: K/C

Top 7

Tom Carey: S7
Doc Cramer: WP.1-2
Doc Cramer: 8.2-3
Joe Vosmik: 63
Jimmie Foxx: K

Bot 7

John Whitehead: 3/P
Mel Almada: 6/P
Myril Hoag: E5/TH.B-2
George McQuinn: S8.2-H(UR)
Harlond Clift: W.1-2
Billy Sullivan: W.2-3;1-2
Roy Hughes: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Mark Christman: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Joe Glenn: 4(1)/FO

Top 8

Ted Williams: 3/G
Joe Cronin: W
Jim Tabor: 5/P
Lou Finney: HR/89.1-H
Emerson Dickman: K/C

Bot 8

John Whitehead: 43
Mel Almada: S8
Myril Hoag: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Tom Carey: D/89
Doc Cramer: 24/SH.2-3
Joe Vosmik: 8/SF.3-H
Jimmie Foxx: W
Ted Williams: 43

Bot 9

George McQuinn: 8
Harlond Clift: 7
Billy Sullivan: 9

Notes & reviews

Off the scoreboard.
Ball deflected off Galehouse's glove. Doerr injured his back turning the double play and would leave the game.
Rain began to fall.
Second game of scheduled doubleheader was postponed due to rain.

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