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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 7, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 7, 1937 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Walkup |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
Earle Brucker | Catcher |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
George Caster | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Knickerbocker | Shortstop |
Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
Jim Walkup | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 7, 1937
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Walkup
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Walkup
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walkup fields it and throws to first for the out. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Walkup
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rothrock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Walkup
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allen. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Rothrock scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dean vs. Walkup
Dean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brucker vs. Walkup
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Caster
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Caster
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dean scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allen for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Caster
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Walkup
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Walkup
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caster vs. Walkup
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rothrock vs. Walkup
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field. Allen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Allen. Newsome scores. Cissell moves to third. Rothrock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Werber vs. Walkup
Werber hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Caster
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Caster
Clift strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Caster
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Walkup
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Walkup
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Walkup
Dean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. Walkup
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Walkup
Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cissell vs. Walkup
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walkup vs. Caster
Walkup bunts towards first. Dean scoops it up and throws to first, with Cissell covering, for the out. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knickerbocker vs. Caster
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Caster
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Walkup
Caster hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Walkup
Rothrock hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Walkup
Werber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Caster
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rothrock. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Caster
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Caster
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Caster
Clift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Caster
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Caster
Hemsley bunts towards first. Dean scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemsley for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walkup vs. Caster
Walkup hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Caster
Knickerbocker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Walkup
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walkup
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Walkup
Dean hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Caster
Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Allen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Turbeville
George Turbeville now pitching.
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. Allen scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Ross
Buck Ross now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rothrock. Bell reaches second base with a double. Vosmik scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Ross
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clift vs. Ross
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Ross
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Ross
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Walkup
Brucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Walkup
Newsome takes first base on ball four. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cissell vs. Walkup
Cissell hits a ball on the ground for an out. Brucker scores. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Walkup
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Buck Ross.
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walkup fields it and throws to first for the out. Newsome moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rothrock vs. Walkup
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walkup fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walkup vs. Fink
Herman Fink now pitching.
Walkup strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Fink
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Fink
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Walkup
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Walkup
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Walkup
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dean vs. Walkup
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hornsby fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Werber scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Walkup
Brucker takes first base on ball four. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Walkup
Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Fink
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Fink
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Fink
Hornsby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cissell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Fink
Clift strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Walkup
Cissell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Walkup
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Herman Fink.
Nelson strikes out. The ball gets by Hemsley. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Walkup
Ace Parker pinch runs for Lynn Nelson.
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Walkup
Werber hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Walkup
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Smith
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walkup vs. Smith
Walkup strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walkup
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Walkup
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Walkup covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brucker vs. Walkup
Brucker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Walkup
Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Walkup
Cissell takes first base on ball four. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Walkup
Frankie Hayes pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1937 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Rothrock J, cf 4 1 2 1 Knickerbocker B, ss 4 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Allen E, cf 4 1 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 2 3 1 Johnson B, lf 5 1 2 1 Bell B, rf 3 3 2 2 Dean C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hornsby R, 2b 3 1 2 1 Brucker E, c 3 1 1 1 Clift H, 3b 4 1 2 2 Newsome S, ss 4 1 2 1 Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 1 3 Cissell B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 1 0 Caster G, p 2 0 0 0 Walkup J, p 3 0 0 0 Turbeville G, p 0 0 0 0 Ross B, p 0 0 0 0 Peters R, ph 1 0 0 0 Fink H, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Parker A, pr 0 0 0 0 Smith E, p 0 0 0 0 Hayes F, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 10 5 33 9 12 9 Philadelphia 111 001 101 -- 6 St.Louis 000 530 10x -- 9 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Caster G (L)* 4.0 7 6 6 2 1 Turbeville G+ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Ross B 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Fink H 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 Smith E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Walkup J (W) 9.0 10 6 5 8 5 * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th + Pitched to 1 batter in 5th E -- Clift H, Allen E, Hornsby R, Hemsley R DP -- Philadelphia 2, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 12, St.Louis 3 2B -- Johnson B 2, Vosmik J 2, Allen E, Bell B HR -- Bottomley J, Bell B SH -- Walkup J T -- 2:21 A -- 0
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