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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 18, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 18, 1937 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Charles Johnston 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Rusty Peters | Second Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Warren Huston | Third Baseman |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 18, 1937
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Newsom
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker takes first base on ball four. Rothrock moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Caster
There goes McNair. The throw from Brucker and he is out, Peters applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huston vs. Newsom
Huston hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caster vs. Newsom
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Newsom covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Caster
There goes Chapman. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Caster
Newsom hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mills vs. Caster
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Newsom
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Rothrock moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters hits a line drive into center field. Cramer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cramer. Rothrock scores. Johnson scores. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huston vs. Newsom
Huston hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McNair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Newsom
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills who is chasing the ball. Finney reaches third base with a triple. Moses goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rothrock vs. Newsom
Rothrock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Caster
Newsom hits a popup, foul, towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a line drive towards second. McNair catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on McNair. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Caster
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops it up and throws to first, with Caster covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huston vs. Newsom
Huston bunts between the mound and first base. Newsom scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Huston for the out. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caster vs. Newsom
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Desautels vs. Caster
Desautels hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dallessandro vs. Caster
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bobo Newsom.
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finney for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. McKain
Rothrock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McKain
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. McKain
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rothrock scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Walberg
Rube Walberg now pitching.
Peters hits a popup in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Walberg
Newsome hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Cramer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Caster
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Caster
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Huston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Caster
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Caster
McNair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huston vs. Walberg
Huston strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Walberg
Caster strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Walberg
Moses 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 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Caster
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marcum vs. Caster
Johnny Marcum pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Marcum takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walberg vs. Caster
Bobby Doerr pinch runs for Johnny Marcum.
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney fields it and throws to second for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mills vs. Caster
Mills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Chapman scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Caster
Cramer hits a line drive towards short. Newsome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1937 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mills B, lf 4 0 0 1 Moses W, rf 5 1 1 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Finney L, 1b 4 0 2 1
Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 1 Rothrock J, cf 4 2 2 0
Foxx J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Johnson B, lf 2 1 2 0
Higgins P, 3b 3 0 2 0 Brucker E, c 3 0 1 1
McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Peters R, 2b 4 0 1 2
Chapman B, rf 4 1 3 0 Newsome S, ss 2 0 0 0
Desautels G, c 3 0 0 0 Huston W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Marcum J, ph 0 0 0 0 Caster G, p 4 0 0 0
Doerr B, pr 0 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 2 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 0 0 0 0
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
Walberg R, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 31 4 9 4
Boston 000 000 011 -- 2
Philadelphia 002 100 10x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (L) 6.0 7 3 3 4 4
McKain A 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Walberg R 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (W) 9.0 7 2 2 6 4
E -- Cramer D, McNair E
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Chapman B
3B -- Finney L, Cramer D
SB -- Chapman B
CS -- McNair E
SH -- Huston W
T -- 2:15
A -- 3000
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