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Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox

1940-06-01 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 9500 · 1:58

Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Mickey Harris earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mickey Harris L: Jack Knott SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Kennedy	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Kreevich	4	1	1	0	0	1
Taffy Wright	3	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Appling	4	0	3	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	0	1	1	1	0
Eric McNair	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Knott	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Turner	2	0	0	0	0	0
Moose Solters	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Williams	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Cronin	3	0	1	0	1	1
Bobby Doerr	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marv Owen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Gene Desautels	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Harris	3	0	1	0	1	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	7.0	8	4	3
Clint Brown	1.0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Harris	9.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Kennedy: 8/L
Joe Kuhel: 5/P
Mike Kreevich: K

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 7
Doc Cramer: 43
Ted Williams: 8

Top 2

Taffy Wright: W
Luke Appling: 46(1)/FO
Larry Rosenthal: 5/P
Eric McNair: 53

Bot 2

Jimmie Foxx: 8/78D
Joe Cronin: 2/FL
Bobby Doerr: D
Marv Owen: 8

Top 3

Mike Tresh: E6
Jack Knott: 16(1)/FO/BG
Bob Kennedy: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Gene Desautels: 5/L
Mickey Harris: 13
Lou Finney: S
Doc Cramer: 3/FL

Top 4

Joe Kuhel: 13/BG
Mike Kreevich: 9
Taffy Wright: 7

Bot 4

Ted Williams: S9
Jimmie Foxx: HR/78.1-H
Joe Cronin: K/C
Bobby Doerr: 53
Marv Owen: W
Gene Desautels: S.1-3
Mickey Harris: W.1-2
Lou Finney: 3/G

Top 5

Luke Appling: S7
Larry Rosenthal: W.1-2
Eric McNair: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Mike Tresh: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 5

Doc Cramer: 43
Ted Williams: S8
Jimmie Foxx: S5.1-3(E3);B-2
Joe Cronin: IW
Bobby Doerr: 4/P
Marv Owen: K

Top 6

Jack Knott: K
Bob Kennedy: 3/FL
Joe Kuhel: 9

Bot 6

Gene Desautels: 6/L
Mickey Harris: K/C
Lou Finney: 53/BG

Top 7

Mike Kreevich: 3/P
Taffy Wright: S7
Luke Appling: D/89.1-3
Larry Rosenthal: 4/P
Eric McNair: 53

Bot 7

Doc Cramer: W
Ted Williams: 9/L
Jimmie Foxx: 14(1)/FO
Joe Cronin: S.1-3
Bobby Doerr: 9

Top 8

Tom Turner: 13
Moose Solters: K
Bob Kennedy: D9
Joe Kuhel: 6/P

Bot 8

Marv Owen: 9
Gene Desautels: 53
Mickey Harris: S
Lou Finney: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Mike Kreevich: S7
Taffy Wright: 43.1-2
Luke Appling: S9.2-3
Larry Rosenthal: S9.3-H;1-2
Eric McNair: 7/L
Tom Turner: 43

Notes & reviews

Throw hit off 1B glove into Boston dugout
Batter fouled off 6 3-2 pitches before lining to LF Williams made a great catch and just missed doubling up the runner at 2nd

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