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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1937-05-17 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 8000 · 2:12

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 6th. Jimmie DeShong earned the win. Al Simmons went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	7
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		4	9

W: Jimmie DeShong L: Wes Ferrell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom Dallessandro	5	1	1	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	0	2	0	0	0
Eric McNair	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	2	0	0	0	2	1
Pinky Higgins	2	2	0	0	2	0
Rick Ferrell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Almada	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bobby Doerr	3	0	1	0	1	0
Wes Ferrell	3	0	0	0	1	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jesse Hill	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	3	1	0	0
John Stone	4	1	0	1	0	0
Al Simmons	4	1	2	2	0	0
Buddy Myer	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ossie Bluege	2	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Riddle	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmie DeShong	2	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	8.0	9	3	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmie DeShong	9.0	7	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom Dallessandro: 63
Doc Cramer: 8/F
Eric McNair: S7
Jimmie Foxx: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Jesse Hill: 8/F
Buddy Lewis: E6/G
Joe Kuhel: S8.1-3
John Stone: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: 36(1)/FO
Rick Ferrell: 53.1-2
Mel Almada: T9.2-H
Bobby Doerr: W
Wes Ferrell: W.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 4/L

Bot 2

Al Simmons: 63
Buddy Myer: HP
Ossie Bluege: 163.1-2
Johnny Riddle: 63

Top 3

Doc Cramer: S
Eric McNair: SB2
Eric McNair: K
Jimmie Foxx: K
Pinky Higgins: 99

Bot 3

Jimmie DeShong: W
Jesse Hill: 99
Buddy Lewis: S.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Rick Ferrell: 9/L
Mel Almada: 8/L
Bobby Doerr: S/BG
Wes Ferrell: 99(1)/FO

Bot 4

John Stone: 99
Al Simmons: S4
Buddy Myer: SB2
Buddy Myer: W
Ossie Bluege: K/DP.2X3(253)

Top 5

Dom Dallessandro: D7
Doc Cramer: S7.2-3
Eric McNair: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Rick Ferrell: 8

Bot 5

Johnny Riddle: S7/L
Jimmie DeShong: 16(1)3/GDP
Jesse Hill: 8

Top 6

Mel Almada: 99
Bobby Doerr: 99
Wes Ferrell: K

Bot 6

Buddy Lewis: 99
Joe Kuhel: S4
John Stone: 16(1)/FO
Al Simmons: HR/7.1-H
Buddy Myer: K

Top 7

Dom Dallessandro: 99
Doc Cramer: 99
Eric McNair: 99

Bot 7

Ossie Bluege: W
Johnny Riddle: 99/SH.1-2
Jimmie DeShong: 163/DP.2X3(34)

Top 8

Jimmie Foxx: 99/G
Pinky Higgins: W
Rick Ferrell: 8
Mel Almada: T9.1-H
Bobby Doerr: 99

Bot 8

Jesse Hill: S5.B-2(E5/TH)
Buddy Lewis: S1/BG.2-3
Joe Kuhel: S8/G.3-H;1-3
John Stone: 63.3-H;1-2
Al Simmons: 99
Buddy Myer: K

Top 9

Wes Ferrell: 99
Dom Dallessandro: 99
Doc Cramer: 99

Notes & reviews

Ferrell hurt finger on swing by Lewis

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