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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 4, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 4, 1937 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Thomas |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Rusty Peters | Third Baseman |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Wayne Ambler | Second Baseman |
Earle Brucker | Catcher |
Bud Thomas | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 4, 1937
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Newsom
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Thomas
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Thomas
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Newsom
Ambler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Thomas
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Thomas
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Thomas
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newsom
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Newsom fires to first and picks off Finney. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Thomas
McNair hits a line drive towards short. Newsome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Thomas
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Thomas
Desautels is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Thomas
Newsom hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Newsom reaches second base with a double. Desautels scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Newsom moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cramer vs. Thomas
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newsom scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Thomas
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Newsom
Dean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Thomas
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Thomas
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Thomas
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Thomas
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Newsom
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Thomas
Desautels hits a popup towards third. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Thomas
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Thomas
Mills hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Newsom
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dean vs. Newsom
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Thomas
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Thomas
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Thomas
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Thomas
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards third. Peters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Thomas
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Chapman scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Nelson
Lynn Nelson now pitching.
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Cronin moves to third. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Desautels vs. Nelson
Desautels hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Newsom
Ambler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Newsom
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Ambler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Newsom
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Nelson
Newsom hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Newsom reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Nelson
Mills hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Nelson
Brucker throws to second, with Newsome covering, and has Newsom trapped. There's the throw to Peters who tags Newsom for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Nelson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Newsom
Dean hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. McKain
Warren Huston pinch runs for Bob Johnson. Archie McKain now pitching.
Peters takes first base on ball four. Huston moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. McKain
Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Huston moves to third. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ambler vs. McKain
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards second. McNair scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Nelson
Jack Rothrock now playing left field.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Nelson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Nelson
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1937, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Finney L, cf 3 0 2 0 Mills B, lf 4 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 2 1 Dean C, 1b 3 0 1 1 Chapman B, rf 4 1 1 0 Johnson B, lf 2 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0 Huston W, pr 0 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rothrock J, lf 0 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 2 2 Peters R, 3b 3 0 0 0 McNair E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Newsome S, ss 3 0 1 0 Desautels G, c 3 1 1 0 Ambler W, 2b 3 1 1 0 Newsom B, p 3 1 2 1 Brucker E, c 3 0 0 0 McKain A, p 0 0 0 0 Thomas B, p 2 0 0 0 Nelson L, p 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 2 8 2 31 4 8 4 Philadelphia 000 001 10 -- 2 Boston 002 002 00 -- 4 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Thomas B (L) 5.1 7 4 4 1 2 Nelson L 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Newsom B (W) 7.1 7 2 2 6 6 McKain A (S) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Newsome S DP -- Boston 4 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Boston 4 2B -- Newsom B 2, Nelson L 3B -- Moses W CS -- Desautels G T -- 2:05 A -- 0
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