Washington Senators (1901-60) 9 – 12 Boston Red Sox
17 August 1940 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 6-12 singles and extra-base hits | Boston Red Sox | 1 in 22,150 games |
| 43 | final score 12–9 | 1 in 981 games | |
| 41 | 4 walks | Bobby Doerr | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 12 | 18 | 1 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Case | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Lewis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Gee Walker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Cecil Travis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sam West | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Pofahl | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ferrell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Dutch Leonard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Early | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Leonard | 7.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Alex Carrasquel | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | HR, 2B |
| Doc Cramer | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Ted Williams | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Lou Finney | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Cronin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bobby Doerr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Yank Terry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Bagby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yank Terry | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Bagby | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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