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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 6, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 6, 1937 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Marcum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Les Tietje |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 1,457 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Fabian Gaffke | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Marcum | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Knickerbocker | Shortstop |
| Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Beau Bell | Right Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Tom Carey | Second Baseman |
| Les Tietje | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
May 6, 1937
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Tietje
Almada hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Tietje
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Tietje
Cronin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Tietje
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Marcum
Knickerbocker hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Marcum
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Marcum
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Marcum
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum has Allen trapped. There's the throw to Ferrell and over to Higgins, who tags Allen for the out. Vosmik moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Tietje
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Tietje
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Tietje
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Marcum
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Marcum
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Marcum
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tietje vs. Marcum
Tietje hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Tietje
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marcum vs. Tietje
Marcum hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Tietje
Almada hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Tietje
There goes Doerr. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Knickerbocker applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Marcum
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Marcum
Allen hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Marcum
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Marcum
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Tietje
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Tietje
Cronin hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Allen. Cronin reaches second base with a double. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Tietje
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Tietje
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Tietje
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Tietje
Gaffke takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Tietje
Doerr is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Marcum
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Marcum
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Marcum
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Tietje
Marcum hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Tietje
Almada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Tietje
There goes Almada. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Knickerbocker applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Tietje
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Tietje
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Tietje
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tietje vs. Marcum
Tietje hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Marcum
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Marcum
Allen hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Tietje
Higgins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Tietje
Ferrell hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Tietje
Gaffke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Tietje
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Knickerbocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Marcum
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Marcum
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift bunts towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to third for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Marcum
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Marcum
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Tietje
Marcum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Tietje
Almada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Tietje
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Tietje
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Marcum
Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Marcum
Sam West pinch hits for Les Tietje.
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knickerbocker vs. Marcum
Knickerbocker bunts towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to third for the out. West moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Marcum
Allen hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Marcum
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West scores. Knickerbocker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Marcum
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Knott
Jack Knott now pitching.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Knott
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Knott
Ferrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaffke vs. Knott
Gaffke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Knott
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Marcum
Clift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Marcum
Bottomley bunts in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Marcum
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Marcum
Carey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Knott
Marcum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Knott
Almada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Knott
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Knickerbocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzera vs. Marcum
Mel Mazzera pinch hits for Jack Knott.
Mazzera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knickerbocker vs. Marcum
Knickerbocker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Marcum
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Almada. Allen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Marcum
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1937 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Almada M, rf 3 0 1 0 Knickerbocker B, ss 5 0 0 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 0 Allen E, cf 5 0 2 0
Cronin J, ss 3 1 2 0 Vosmik J, lf 5 0 4 1
Foxx J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Bell B, rf 4 0 1 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Clift H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ferrell R, c 4 0 1 0 Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Gaffke F, lf 2 0 1 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Carey T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Marcum J, p 4 0 0 0 Tietje L, p 2 0 0 0
West S, ph 1 1 1 0
Knott J, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzera M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 39 1 12 1
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum J (W) 9.0 12 1 1 0 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Tietje L (L) 7.0 7 2 2 4 2
Knott J 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 9, St.Louis 11
2B -- Cronin J, Cramer D, Ferrell R, Allen E
CS -- Doerr B, Almada M
T -- 1:56
A -- 1457
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