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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1940-07-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2500 · 2:13

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 10–6. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 3rd. Joe Heving earned the win. Joe Cronin went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	11
BOS	2	2	3	0	0	0	2	1		10	15

W: Joe Heving L: Bill Cox SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alan Strange	5	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Grace	5	1	2	0	0	1
Wally Judnich	4	1	1	0	1	1
Rip Radcliff	3	1	2	1	2	0
George McQuinn	5	0	1	0	0	0
Harlond Clift	3	0	1	1	2	1
Don Heffner	4	2	1	1	1	0
Bob Swift	4	1	1	1	0	0
Elden Auker	1	0	1	1	0	0
Myril Hoag	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roxie Lawson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	1	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	5	0	1	2	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Cronin	3	2	2	2	2	0
Ted Williams	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Doerr	5	0	1	2	0	1
Jim Tabor	5	2	3	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	3	2	1	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	1	2	2	0	0
Herb Hash	1	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Heving	3	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	1.2	6	1	0
Bill Cox	1.1	4	0	0
Roxie Lawson	4.0	4	2	0
Emil Bildilli	1.0	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herb Hash	2.1	5	3	0
Joe Heving	6.2	6	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alan Strange: 43
Joe Grace: 43
Wally Judnich: D7
Rip Radcliff: W
George McQuinn: 31

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: 9
Doc Cramer: 63
Joe Cronin: W
Ted Williams: D7.1-3
Bobby Doerr: S7.3-H;2-H
Jim Tabor: S8.1-2
Johnny Peacock: 5/FL

Top 2

Harlond Clift: 3/FL
Don Heffner: W
Bob Swift: 63.1-2
Elden Auker: D/78.2-H
Alan Strange: 13

Bot 2

Marv Owen: 9
Herb Hash: D8
Dom DiMaggio: 4/P
Doc Cramer: D9.2-H
Joe Cronin: S8.2-H
Ted Williams: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Joe Grace: S9
Wally Judnich: W.1-2
Rip Radcliff: S8.2-H;1-3
George McQuinn: 7
Harlond Clift: D8.3-H;1-3
Don Heffner: 63.3-H
Bob Swift: 8

Bot 3

Bobby Doerr: 13
Jim Tabor: S7
Johnny Peacock: S9.1-3
Marv Owen: S3.3-H;1-2
Joe Heving: 2/P
Dom DiMaggio: T9.2-H;1-H
Doc Cramer: 63

Top 4

Myril Hoag: K/C
Alan Strange: K23
Joe Grace: K

Bot 4

Joe Cronin: W
Ted Williams: S8.1-3
Bobby Doerr: 9
Jim Tabor: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Johnny Peacock: 9

Top 5

Wally Judnich: K
Rip Radcliff: W
George McQuinn: 46(1)/FO
Harlond Clift: W.1-2
Don Heffner: 5/P

Bot 5

Marv Owen: 13
Joe Heving: 63
Dom DiMaggio: 6/P

Top 6

Bob Swift: 4/P
Roxie Lawson: 53
Alan Strange: K

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: 53
Joe Cronin: 53
Ted Williams: 63

Top 7

Joe Grace: D9
Wally Judnich: 6/L
Rip Radcliff: 43.2-3
George McQuinn: 3/G

Bot 7

Bobby Doerr: 7
Jim Tabor: S7
Johnny Peacock: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Johnny Peacock: W
Marv Owen: S9.3-H;1-3
Joe Heving: S/89.3-H;1-2
Dom DiMaggio: 4/P
Doc Cramer: 43

Top 8

Harlond Clift: K
Don Heffner: S5.B-2(E5)
Bob Swift: D/7.2-H
Roy Cullenbine: S9.2-H
Alan Strange: 2/FL
Joe Grace: 7

Bot 8

Joe Cronin: HR/7
Ted Williams: 6/P
Bobby Doerr: K
Jim Tabor: 13

Top 9

Wally Judnich: 6/P
Rip Radcliff: S9
George McQuinn: S7.1-2
Harlond Clift: W.2-3;1-2
Don Heffner: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Strange argued that the catcher had tipped his bat on the K
St. Louis manager Haney and coach Hofmann ejected by HP umpire Rue for riding him about interference non-call in last inning

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