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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1937 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Broaca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 40,100 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Broaca | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Fabian Gaffke | Right Fielder |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1937
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Walberg
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Walberg
Rolfe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Walberg
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into left field. Mills picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mills. Crosetti moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Broaca
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Broaca
Almada hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Broaca
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Broaca
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Mills scores. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Broaca
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Foxx scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Broaca
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaffke vs. Broaca
Gaffke hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Walberg
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Walberg
Hoag hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Broaca
Desautels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Broaca
Walberg bunts towards the mound. Broaca fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Broaca
Mills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Desautels scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Makosky
Frank Makosky now pitching.
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Makosky vs. Walberg
Makosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Walberg
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Walberg
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Walberg
DiMaggio hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Almada chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Desautels fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Desautels. Rolfe goes all the way around to score. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig 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 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Makosky
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Makosky
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Makosky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Makosky
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Makosky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Walberg
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Makosky
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Makosky
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Makosky
Desautels hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Makosky
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lazzeri. Gaffke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mills vs. Makosky
Mills takes first base on ball four. Gaffke moves to third. Walberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Almada vs. Makosky
Almada hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Walberg
Hoag hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Makosky vs. Walberg
Makosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Walberg
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Walberg
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to third. Makosky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Walberg
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Makosky
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Makosky
Foxx hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Makosky
There goes Cronin. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lazzeri applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Makosky
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Walberg
Selkirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Makosky
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Makosky
Gaffke bunts towards the mound. Makosky fields it and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Makosky
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walberg vs. Makosky
Walberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mills vs. Makosky
Mills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Mills reaches second base with a double. Higgins scores. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Almada vs. Makosky
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Walberg
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Makosky vs. Walberg
Makosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Walberg
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Makosky
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Makosky
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Makosky
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Makosky
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higgins for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Walberg
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Walberg
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Almada. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Walberg
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Walberg covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Makosky
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Makosky
Desautels bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaffke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walberg vs. Makosky
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri misplays the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Gaffke scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Makosky
Mills takes first base on ball four. Walberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almada vs. Makosky
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Almada for the out. Walberg moves to third. Mills moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Makosky
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Makosky
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walberg scores. Mills scores. Cronin moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Makosky
McNair strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Walberg
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Walberg
Hoag hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Walberg
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Frank Makosky.
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1937, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 0 Mills B, lf 2 2 2 2
Rolfe R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Almada M, cf 5 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 2 1 Cronin J, ss 3 1 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 3 1 2 0 Foxx J, 1b 5 1 2 3
Dickey B, c 4 0 0 1 McNair E, 2b 5 0 2 2
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 1 1 0
Selkirk G, rf 4 0 0 0 Gaffke F, rf 3 1 1 0
Hoag M, lf 4 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 2 1 1 0
Broaca J, p 0 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 3 1 0 0
Makosky F, p 3 0 1 0
Ruffing R, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 2 8 2 32 8 10 7
New York 001 001 000 -- 2
Boston 310 001 03x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Broaca J (L) 1.1 4 4 4 2 0
Makosky F 6.2 6 4 1 4 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (W) 9.0 8 2 2 4 7
E -- Mills B, Desautels G, Lazzeri T 3
DP -- New York 1, Boston 3
LOB -- New York 7, Boston 9
2B -- Foxx J, DiMaggio J, Gehrig L 2, Mills B
CS -- Cronin J
SH -- Walberg R, Gaffke F, Desautels G
T -- 1:52
A -- 40100
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