This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5β1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. βΆ Video β
βΎ Arcade
Cleveland Guardians @
Boston Red Sox
1940-07-21 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· 8 innings Β· Att: 34600 Β· 1:50
Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 2β0. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 7th. Joe Dobson earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
W: Joe Dobson L: Fritz Ostermueller SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: John Quinn Β· 1B: George Pipgras Β· 2B: Red Ormsby Β· 3B: Bill McGowan Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Chapman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lou Boudreau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Trosky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beau Bell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Keltner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ray Mack | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Pytlak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Dobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dom DiMaggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Doc Cramer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Cronin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jimmie Foxx | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Doerr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Glenn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fritz Ostermueller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Stan Spence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Dobson | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fritz Ostermueller | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ben Chapman: 53
- Jeff Heath: 13
- Lou Boudreau: 9
Bot 1
- Dom DiMaggio: 7
- Doc Cramer: 53
- Joe Cronin: S7
- Ted Williams: D8.1-3
- Jimmie Foxx: IW
- Bobby Doerr: K
Top 2
- Hal Trosky: 7
- Beau Bell: 3
- Ken Keltner: S7
- Ray Mack: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Marv Owen: S7
- Joe Glenn: 54(1)3/GDP
- Fritz Ostermueller: 53
Top 3
- Frankie Pytlak: 53
- Joe Dobson: K
- Ben Chapman: 3
Bot 3
- Dom DiMaggio: W
- Doc Cramer: 64(1)3/GDP
- Joe Cronin: S7
- Ted Williams: S7.1-3
- Jimmie Foxx: 43
Top 4
- Jeff Heath: 8
- Lou Boudreau: 5/FL
- Hal Trosky: 43
Bot 4
- Bobby Doerr: S8/9
- Marv Owen: 46(1)3/GDP
- Joe Glenn: 13
Top 5
- Beau Bell: K
- Ken Keltner: 7
- Ray Mack: S9
- Frankie Pytlak: 4
Bot 5
- Fritz Ostermueller: K
- Dom DiMaggio: 8
- Doc Cramer: 43
Top 6
- Joe Dobson: K
- Ben Chapman: E6/TH.B-2
- Jeff Heath: 63
- Lou Boudreau: 63
Bot 6
- Joe Cronin: K/C
- Ted Williams: 6
- Jimmie Foxx: 53
Top 7
- Hal Trosky: 43
- Beau Bell: S7
- Ken Keltner: W.1-2
- Ray Mack: S8.2-H;1-3
- Frankie Pytlak: 7.3-H
- Joe Dobson: K
Bot 7
- Bobby Doerr: 53
- Marv Owen: 53
- Joe Glenn: K
Top 8
- Ben Chapman: 9
- Jeff Heath: K
- Lou Boudreau: K
Bot 8
- Stan Spence: 7
- Dom DiMaggio: 23
- Doc Cramer: S7
- Joe Cronin: W.1-2
- Ted Williams: K
Notes & reviews
- game called for curfew

















