ESPN Classic - Classic Box Score: April 18, 1939

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Friday, August 3, 2001
Classic Box Score: April 18, 1939
By Jim Caple
ESPN.com

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April 18, 1939

Boston ab r h rbi New York ab r h rbi Cramer cf 4 0 1 0 Crossetti ss 4 0 0 0 Vosmith lf 4 0 2 0 Rolfe 3b 4 1 0 0 Foxx 1b 4 0 0 0 Powell lf 4 0 3 1 Cronin ss 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio cf 2 0 1 0 Taber 3b 4 0 1 0 Gehrig 1b 4 0 0 0 Williams rf 4 0 1 0 Dickey c 3 1 2 1 Doerr 2b 4 0 1 0 Gallagher rf 3 0 0 0 Desanteis c 3 0 0 0 Gordon 2b 3 0 1 0 Nonnen ph 1 0 0 0 Ruffing p 3 0 0 0 Grove p 2 0 1 0 Peacock ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 0 7 0 30 2 7 2

Boston 000 000 000-0 New York 010 010 00x-2

E-Cronin, Foxx, Gehrig. DP-Boston 2. LOB-New York 6, Boston 9. 2B-Williams, Dickey, Tabor. 3B-Powell. HR-Dickey (1).

Boston IP H R ER BB K Grove (L, 0-1) 8 7 2 2 2 5 New York Ruffing (W, 1-0) 9 7 0 0 1 5

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Jim Caple is a Senior Writer for ESPN.com.