Boston Red Sox 1 – 8 Cleveland Guardians
12 September 1940 · CLE07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Mel Harder | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 1 triple | Doc Cramer | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doc Cramer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joe Cronin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Doerr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Finney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gelbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Lupien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Hash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ostermueller | 3.1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Emerson Dickman | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Herb Hash | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Weatherly | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Heath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Boudreau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Beau Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Keltner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ray Mack | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Pytlak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mel Harder | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Harder | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |