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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 11, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 11, 1937 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Archie McKain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Archie McKain | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
| Rusty Peters | Shortstop |
| Lynn Nelson | Left Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Wayne Ambler | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 11, 1937
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McKain
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McKain
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. McKain
Dean hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. McKain
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McKain
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. McKain
Ambler hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Smith
Desautels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Smith
McKain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McKain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. McKain
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McKain
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Mills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a line drive towards first. Dean reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nelson. Cronin reaches second base with a double. Mills scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McKain
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. McKain
Dean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Dean reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peters vs. McKain
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. McKain
Nelson hits a popup in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Smith
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKain vs. Smith
McKain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nelson. McKain reaches second base with a double. There goes Desautels trying to get to home. Nelson throws the ball in to Werber who relays the ball to Brucker, who tags Desautels, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. McKain
Ambler hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McKain
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Smith
Smith fires to first and has Chapman trapped. There's the throw to Ambler who tags Chapman for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. McKain
Fabian Gaffke now playing right field.
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. McKain
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McKain
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. McKain
Dean strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney. Melillo reaches second base with a double. Cronin scores. Higgins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Smith
Desautels hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKain vs. Smith
McKain hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. McKain
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McKain
Nelson hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Gaffke fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Gaffke. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McKain
Bob Johnson pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McKain
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Warren Huston now playing shortstop. Rusty Peters now playing second base.
Mills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaffke vs. Smith
Gaffke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mills scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaffke moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Turbeville
George Turbeville now pitching.
Foxx bunts towards the mound. Turbeville juggles the ball. That's an error on Turbeville. Gaffke scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Turbeville
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Foxx goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Turbeville
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Turbeville
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. McKain
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. McKain
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. McKain
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. McKain
Dean takes first base on ball four. Finney moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peters vs. McKain
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Finney scores. Werber moves to third. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nelson vs. McKain
Nelson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Melillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Turbeville
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Turbeville
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Turbeville
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dean scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaffke vs. Turbeville
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Turbeville
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mills scores. Gaffke moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Turbeville
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Brucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Huston vs. McKain
Huston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turbeville vs. McKain
Turbeville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. McKain
Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1937, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mills B, lf 5 3 2 0 Finney L, cf 4 1 0 0
Cramer D, cf 3 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0
Chapman B, rf 2 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Gaffke F, rf 2 1 2 1 Dean C, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cronin J, ss 4 2 3 2 Peters R, ss-2b 4 0 0 1
Foxx J, 1b 4 1 0 1 Nelson L, lf 4 1 2 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 1 2 2 Brucker E, c 4 0 2 1
Melillo S, 2b 4 0 1 2 Ambler W, 2b 2 0 0 0
Desautels G, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, ph 1 0 0 0
McKain A, p 4 0 2 0 Huston W, ss 1 0 0 0
Smith E, p 3 0 0 0
Turbeville G, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 12 8 34 2 7 2
Boston 000 100 241 -- 8
Philadelphia 000 000 110 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
McKain A (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 7.1 8 6 6 3 2
Turbeville G 1.2 4 2 1 0 0
E -- Gaffke F, Turbeville G
LOB -- Boston 6, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Mills B, Cronin J, McKain A, Melillo S, Nelson L, Brucker E
3B -- Dean C
CS -- Chapman B
SH -- Cramer D 2, Foxx J
T -- 2:04
A -- 0
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