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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 3, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 3, 1937 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 4,200 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lyn Lary | Shortstop |
Roy Hughes | Second Baseman |
Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
Roy Weatherly | Right Fielder |
Odell Hale | Third Baseman |
Frankie Pytlak | Catcher |
Mel Harder | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 3, 1937
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grove
Lary hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer, who is chasing the ball. Lary reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Grove
Hughes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lary scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Grove
Averill strikes out. There goes Hughes. The throw from Desautels to Cronin, and Hughes is out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Grove
Solters hits a line drive into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Harder
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mills scores. Cramer moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Harder
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Foxx scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Hale is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Grove
Pytlak hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Harder
Grove bunts towards the mound. Harder fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Harder
Mills hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Desautels scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Grove
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Grove
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Grove
Hughes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Grove
Averill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill throws the ball in to Hughes who tags Foxx trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Harder
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Grove
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grove, and towards Cronin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Harder
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Harder
Mills hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Grove
Pytlak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Grove
Harder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Grove
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pytlak moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Grove
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harder
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Harder
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Harder
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Grove
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Grove
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harder
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Harder
McNair hits a line drive into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Harder
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Higgins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Harder
Desautels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grove vs. Harder
Pytlak fires to third and picks off Chapman. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Harder
Grove strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pytlak vs. Grove
Pytlak hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Pytlak reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Grove
Joe Becker pinch hits for Mel Harder.
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lary vs. Grove
Lary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Lary reaches second base with a double. Pytlak scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Grove
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Heving
Cramer bunts in front of the plate. Pytlak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pytlak. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Heving
Cronin bunts towards first. Trosky scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out. Mills moves to third. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Heving
Foxx is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Heving
Higgins hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Averill. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Mills scores. Cramer scores. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Heving
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Higgins moves to third. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Whitehill
Earl Whitehill now pitching.
Desautels hits a fly ball towards center. Averill settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Averill. Higgins scores. McNair moves to third. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grove vs. Whitehill
Grove bunts towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grove for the out. McNair scores. Chapman moves to third. Desautels moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Whitehill
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Grove
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Grove
Trosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Grove
Solters hits a line drive into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Whitehill
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Lary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Whitehill
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Whitehill
Higgins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Cronin scores. Foxx goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Whitehill
McNair hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. McNair reaches second base with a double. Higgins scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Whitehill
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Whitehill
Desautels hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Whitehill
Grove strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Grove
Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Roy Weatherly.
Campbell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pytlak vs. Grove
Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Grove
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Grove drops the ball. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Grove
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lary vs. Grove
Lary hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1937 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Lary L, ss 4 1 3 1 Mills B, lf 3 2 0 0 Hughes R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Cramer D, cf 4 2 2 1 Averill E, cf 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 3 1 0 0 Trosky H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 3 3 1 Solters M, lf 3 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 5 3 4 4 Weatherly R, rf 3 0 0 0 McNair E, 2b 4 1 2 3 Campbell B, ph 1 0 0 0 Chapman B, rf 4 0 2 2 Hale O, 3b 4 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 5 1 2 1 Pytlak F, c 4 1 2 0 Grove L, p 3 0 0 1 Harder M, p 2 0 0 0 Becker J, ph 1 0 0 0 Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 35 13 15 13 Cleveland 100 000 100 -- 2 Boston 310 001 53x -- 13 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harder M (L) 6.0 10 5 5 1 3 Heving J 0.1 2 5 2 3 0 Whitehill E 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Grove L (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 9 E -- Pytlak F, Averill E, Grove L DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Boston 8 2B -- Chapman B, Lary L, Higgins P 2, McNair E 3B -- Lary L, Pytlak F CS -- Hughes R SH -- Grove L 2, Cramer D, Cronin J T -- 2:09 A -- 4200
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