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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 2, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 2, 1937 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 2, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 2, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Marcum |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 8,300 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | First Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Rusty Peters | Third Baseman |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Wayne Ambler | Second Baseman |
Earle Brucker | Catcher |
George Caster | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Moe Berg | Catcher |
Johnny Marcum | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 2, 1937
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Marcum
Finney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Marcum
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rothrock vs. Marcum
Rothrock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Marcum
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peters vs. Marcum
Peters hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Marcum
Newsome hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler misplays the ball. That's an error on Ambler. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Mills moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Mills scores. Chapman moves to third. Foxx moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to home to get Chapman. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Marcum
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Marcum
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Marcum
Caster hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Caster
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Caster
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Marcum
Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Marcum
Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Marcum
Rothrock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a popup in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marcum
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Marcum
Peters hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Marcum
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Marcum
Marcum fires to first and picks off Johnson. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Caster
Berg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marcum vs. Caster
Marcum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Marcum reaches second base with a double. Berg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Caster
Mills bunts towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. Marcum moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Marcum
Ambler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Marcum
Brucker hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Marcum
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Caster
There goes Foxx. The throw from Brucker and he is out, Peters applying the tag. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Marcum
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Marcum
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Marcum
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Rothrock reaches second base with a double. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Marcum
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peters vs. Marcum
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Caster
Berg hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Caster
Marcum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Marcum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Nelson
Lynn Nelson now pitching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Nelson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Nelson
There goes Chapman. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Nelson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Marcum
Newsome hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Newsome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ambler vs. Marcum
Ambler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newsome scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. McKain
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. McKain
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. McKain
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with McKain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Nelson
Foxx hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Nelson
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Nelson
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Peters. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Nelson
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. McKain
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. McKain
Berg fires to third and picks off Johnson. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. McKain
Peters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. McKain
Newsome hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Nelson
McKain hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Nelson
Mills hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Mills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Nelson
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Nelson
Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gumpert
Randy Gumpert now pitching.
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gumpert
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. McKain
Ambler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conroy vs. McKain
Bill Conroy pinch hits for Randy Gumpert.
Conroy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. McKain
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/2/1937 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Finney L, 1b 5 1 2 0 Mills B, lf 3 3 2 2 Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Rothrock J, cf 4 1 2 0 Chapman B, rf 5 2 3 3 Johnson B, lf 2 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0 Peters R, 3b 3 1 1 3 Foxx J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Newsome S, ss 4 1 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 2 0 0 1 Ambler W, 2b 3 0 3 1 McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brucker E, c 4 0 0 0 Berg M, c 4 1 1 0 Caster G, p 2 0 0 0 Marcum J, p 3 1 2 1 Nelson L, p 1 0 0 0 McKain A, p 1 0 0 0 Gumpert R, p 0 0 0 0 Conroy B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 11 4 33 8 10 8 Philadelphia 300 000 100 -- 4 Boston 101 102 03x -- 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Caster G (L) 5.1 6 5 4 6 3 Nelson L 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 Gumpert R 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Marcum J (W)* 6.0 8 4 4 3 0 McKain A (S) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Ambler W, Peters R DP -- Philadelphia 1, Boston 3 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Boston 9 2B -- Finney L, Marcum J 2, Rothrock J, Newsome S, Mills B 3B -- Johnson B HR -- Peters R, Mills B, Chapman B SB -- Chapman B CS -- Foxx J SH -- Mills B T -- 2:12 A -- 8300
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