Athletics @ Yankees
August 20, 1937

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Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 7 12 2
Yankees 7 10 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 7 12 2
Yankees 8 11 0

Bill Dickey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .313
OBP .500 .400
At Bats 4 371
Hits 2 116
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 0 100

Lynn Nelson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 2
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Yankee Stadium - August 20, 1937
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Home Run
Lynn Nelson
Earle Brucker
Chubby Dean
Warren Huston
Billy Werber
Skeeter Newsome
Bob Johnson
Lou Finney
Wally Moses
Bill Dickey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 7 12 2 9
New York Yankees 8 11 0 5
Winning Pitcher Johnny Murphy
Losing Pitcher Lynn Nelson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Dickey
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out.
Top 10 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Huston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 9 Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson scores.
Top 9 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Werber scores.
Top 9 Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Werber reaches third base with a triple. Finney goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Moses hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hoag hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lazzeri moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores.
Bottom 8 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dickey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Huston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gehrig takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Huston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dean hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson catches it and throws to second to double up Rolfe, who tagged up and tried to advance to second.
Bottom 7 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lynn Nelson now pitching. Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell. Werber reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Finney hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Moses strikes out.
Top 7 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Buck Ross. Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dean scores. Huston scores.
Top 7 Huston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell. Huston reaches second base with a double. Dean moves to third.
Top 7 Dean takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Andrews strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Hoag. The throw from Brucker and he is out, Huston applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores.
Bottom 6 Warren Huston now playing second base. Lazzeri hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Powell reaches second base with a double. Dickey scores.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Werber takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second.
Top 6 Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moses takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dean scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Peters who tags DiMaggio, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Andrews scores. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoag scores. Andrews moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Powell scores. Hoag moves to third. Andrews moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross juggles the ball. That's an error on Ross. Powell moves to third. Hoag moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters misplays the ball. That's an error on Peters. Powell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lazzeri strikes out.
Bottom 5 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dean hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Werber hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Rolfe, and towards Crosetti, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ross hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dickey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Dickey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Peters takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 2 Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Werber is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.