Final
CLE 4 — BOS 6
5/7/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS194005070
Complete available game record for CLE at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Finney | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Keltner | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rollie Hemsley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Desautels | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Odell Hale | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Bell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Dobson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Allen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Harder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Naymick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Peters | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 7.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mike Naymick | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Allen | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Herb Hash | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Dobson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mel Harder | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Desautels | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Finney | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Hash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Harder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heath | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Keltner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Naymick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 31/OBS.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S5/BG | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/BF | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 1/SH.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S1.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS3(25)/DP | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 2/BG/BINT.1-1 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | OA.2X3(25);1-2 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9/L | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–6 |