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September 8, 1937

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 6 11 2
Yankees 6 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 6 11 2
Yankees 9 6 1

Lou Gehrig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .371
OBP .250 .489
At Bats 3 445
Hits 0 165
• Singles 0 93
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 31
Walks 1 99
RBI’s 1 126

Tommy Thomas Season Stats

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Yankee Stadium - September 8, 1937
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Home Run
Tommy Thomas
Moe Berg
Jimmie Foxx
Eric McNair
Pinky Higgins
Joe Cronin
Buster Mills
Doc Cramer
Ben Chapman
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Red Rolfe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 6 11 2 10
New York Yankees 9 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Frank Makosky
Losing Pitcher Jack Wilson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Gehrig
Attendance 19,511
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Tommy Thomas now pitching. Gehrig hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jack Saltzgaver pinch runs for Bill Dickey. Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Saltzgaver scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Bill Dickey pinch hits for Frank Makosky. Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Dickey reaches second base with a double. Heffner scores.
Bottom 9 Heffner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Heffner reaches third base with a triple. Gehrig scores. Hoag goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Glenn hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hoag takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second.
Bottom 9 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gehrig takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Higgins bunts towards the mound. Makosky fields it and throws to first for the out. Cronin moves to third. Foxx moves to second.
Top 9 Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to second.
Top 9 Frank Makosky now pitching. Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Glenn moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.
Bottom 8 Crosetti strikes out.
Bottom 8 George Selkirk pinch hits for Monte Pearson. Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Heffner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Glenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cronin. Glenn moves to second.
Top 8 Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Glenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mills takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoag hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gehrig hits a line drive towards first. Foxx reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pearson fires to first and picks off Chapman.
Top 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Rolfe. Foxx scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Foxx moves to third.
Top 7 Higgins takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to second.
Top 7 Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cronin strikes out.
Top 6 Cramer takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Mills moves to second.
Top 6 Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berg scores. Wilson moves to second.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berg moves to second.
Top 6 Berg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards second. McNair fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Cronin covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 5 Heffner hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Glenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Cramer hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McNair scores. Berg moves to second.
Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Higgins scores.
Top 4 Berg takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 The ball gets by Glenn for a passed ball. Higgins moves to third. McNair moves to second.
Top 4 Chapman strikes out.
Top 4 McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Higgins moves to second.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second.
Top 4 Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rolfe strikes out. Berg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rolfe out.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cramer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heffner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Glenn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hoag is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Powell strikes out.
Top 2 Berg hits a fly ball towards right. Hoag catches it and throws to first to double up Chapman.
Top 2 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Higgins moves to second.
Top 2 McNair hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second.
Top 2 Foxx takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gehrig strikes out. Berg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gehrig out.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cronin hits a popup towards first. Gehrig reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Cramer attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Top 1 Cramer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mills hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Heffner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.