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New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

1937-07-04 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 23000 · 1:59

New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 7–0. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 3rd. Lefty Gomez earned the win. Joe DiMaggio went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lefty Gomez L: Wes Ferrell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Heffner	5	0	1	1	0	0
Red Rolfe	5	0	1	0	0	2
Joe DiMaggio	4	1	1	1	1	1
Lou Gehrig	4	2	1	0	1	0
Bill Dickey	5	1	3	1	0	0
Tommy Henrich	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jake Powell	3	1	0	0	1	2
Tony Lazzeri	1	1	0	0	3	0
Lefty Gomez	3	0	1	2	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jesse Hill	3	0	1	3
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	4	2	0	0
John Stone	3	0	1	1
Cecil Travis	4	1	0	1
Fred Sington	4	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	1	0	1
Rick Ferrell	4	0	0	0
Pete Appleton	2	0	0	1
Ossie Bluege	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Gomez	9.0	5	2	8

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	2.2	6	3	3
Pete Appleton	5.1	2	2	3
Bucky Jacobs	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Heffner: 2/FL
Red Rolfe: K
Joe DiMaggio: HR/7
Lou Gehrig: D9/9D
Bill Dickey: S8.2-H
Tommy Henrich: 9

Bot 1

Jesse Hill: K
Buddy Lewis: 3/FL
Joe Kuhel: S
John Stone: 7

Top 2

Jake Powell: K/C
Tony Lazzeri: E6
Lefty Gomez: K
Don Heffner: 6

Bot 2

Cecil Travis: 3/G
Fred Sington: 7
Buddy Myer: S
Rick Ferrell: 4

Top 3

Red Rolfe: 1/P
Joe DiMaggio: W
Lou Gehrig: 46(1)/FO
Bill Dickey: S/78.1-2
Tommy Henrich: D.2-H;1-H
Jake Powell: W
Tony Lazzeri: W.2-3;1-2
Lefty Gomez: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Don Heffner: 63

Bot 3

Pete Appleton: K
Jesse Hill: W
Buddy Lewis: E3.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 3/G.2-3;1-2
John Stone: K

Top 4

Red Rolfe: K
Joe DiMaggio: 5
Lou Gehrig: 3/G

Bot 4

Cecil Travis: 13
Fred Sington: 53
Buddy Myer: K/C

Top 5

Bill Dickey: 9
Tommy Henrich: 3/G
Jake Powell: K

Bot 5

Rick Ferrell: 7
Pete Appleton: 53
Jesse Hill: K

Top 6

Tony Lazzeri: W
Lefty Gomez: 3/SH.1-2
Don Heffner: S.2-H
Red Rolfe: S.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: WP.2-3;1-2
Joe DiMaggio: K
Lou Gehrig: 43

Bot 6

Buddy Lewis: K
Joe Kuhel: 5/FL
John Stone: W
Cecil Travis: K

Top 7

Bill Dickey: 8
Tommy Henrich: 8
Jake Powell: 3

Bot 7

Fred Sington: 4
Buddy Myer: 43
Rick Ferrell: 5/FL

Top 8

Tony Lazzeri: W
Lefty Gomez: 1(B)4(1)/DP
Don Heffner: 8

Bot 8

Ossie Bluege: S
Jesse Hill: K
Buddy Lewis: 43.1-2
Joe Kuhel: S.2-3
John Stone: 43

Top 9

Red Rolfe: 43
Joe DiMaggio: 5/FL
Lou Gehrig: W
Bill Dickey: S.1-3
Tommy Henrich: CS2(26)

Bot 9

Cecil Travis: S
Fred Sington: 7
Buddy Myer: 7
Rick Ferrell: 9

Notes & reviews

Jake Powell took his position to a salvo of boos due to a play from yesterday; fans threw firecrackers and bottles at Powell; 3B umpire Lou Kolls ran to LF; police appeared in stands and ruckus stopped
more bottles thrown at Jake Powell
more bottles thrown at Jake Powell

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