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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
June 12, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 12, 1937 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 12, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 12, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roxie Lawson |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,250 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | 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 |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Fox | Center Fielder |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Chet Laabs | Left Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Flea Clifton | Third Baseman |
| Roxie Lawson | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
June 12, 1937
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Lawson
Mills hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lawson
Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Lawson
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Lawson
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Walberg
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Walberg
Rogell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Walberg
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Walberg
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Walberg
Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Lawson
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell misplays the ball. That's an error on Rogell. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Lawson
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clifton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Lawson
There goes Gaffke. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Gehringer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Walberg
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clifton vs. Walberg
Clifton hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Walberg
Lawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Walberg
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Walberg
Rogell takes first base on ball four. Lawson moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lawson scores. Fox scores. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Lawson
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostermueller vs. Lawson
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Lawson
Mills hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ostermueller
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ostermueller
Tebbetts 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lawson
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Lawson
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Lawson
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Lawson
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a line drive into center field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Lawson
Gaffke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clifton vs. Ostermueller
Clifton hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Ostermueller
Lawson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ostermueller
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Ostermueller
Rogell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Lawson
Desautels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Lawson
Ostermueller bunts towards third. Clifton fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Lawson
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Lawson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ostermueller
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ostermueller
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Ostermueller
Laabs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Ostermueller
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Lawson
Cronin hits a line drive into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Lawson
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Lawson
There goes Foxx. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Foxx steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Lawson
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clifton vs. Ostermueller
Clifton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawson vs. Ostermueller
Lawson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McNair catches it and throws to first to double up Clifton. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ostermueller
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Ostermueller
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Lawson
Gaffke hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Lawson
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Lawson
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clifton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Lawson
Mills hits a fly ball into center field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ostermueller
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ostermueller
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Ostermueller
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Ostermueller
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Ostermueller
Tebbetts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lawson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Lawson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell misplays the ball. That's an error on Rogell. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Lawson
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Lawson
McNair hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clifton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clifton vs. Ostermueller
Clifton hits a line drive into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawson vs. Ostermueller
Lawson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ostermueller
Fox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Lawson
Gaffke strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Lawson
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lawson
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Fritz Ostermueller.
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1937, game 1 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Mills B, lf 3 0 0 0 Fox P, cf 5 1 2 0
Chapman B, cf 4 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 3 1 1 1
Cronin J, ss 2 1 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 1 2
Foxx J, 1b 3 1 2 2 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 3 0
McNair E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Walker G, rf 3 0 1 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Laabs C, lf 3 0 0 0
Gaffke F, rf 4 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0
Desautels G, c 3 0 1 0 Clifton F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Walberg R, p 0 0 0 0 Lawson R, p 4 1 2 0
Ostermueller F, p 2 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 2 4 2 34 3 11 3
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
Detroit 120 000 00x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (L) 1.2 6 3 3 1 0
Ostermueller F 6.1 5 0 0 2 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lawson R (W) 9.0 4 2 2 5 3
E -- Rogell B 2
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 10
2B -- Greenberg H 2, Fox P
HR -- Rogell B, Foxx J
SB -- Foxx J
CS -- Gaffke F
SH -- Ostermueller F
T -- 2:05
A -- 40250
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