Final
CLE 4 — BOS 2
8/21/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS194008210
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chapman | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dom DiMaggio | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Weatherly | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Finney | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Keltner | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Mack | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gelbert | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollie Hemsley | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Spence | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fleming | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Harder | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Harder | 9.0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Bill Fleming | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom DiMaggio | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gelbert | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ben Chapman | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Harder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Keltner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Beau Bell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | PB.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E1/TH.2-H(UR);1-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | IW | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |