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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1937-08-14 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 6000 · 2:09

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 8–3. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 8th. Ed Linke earned the win and Jimmie DeShong picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Ed Linke L: Bobo Newsom SV: Jimmie DeShong

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	3	0	1	0	2	0
Doc Cramer	3	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Cronin	5	0	0	1	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eric McNair	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ben Chapman	3	0	1	1	1	1
Gene Desautels	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom	3	1	1	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	0	2	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	3	2	0	0	1	0
John Stone	4	2	3	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	2	1	1	1	0
Buddy Myer	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Sington	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ed Linke	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie DeShong	1	1	1	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	8.0	9	3	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Linke	6.0	5	5	2
Jimmie DeShong	3.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buster Mills: 7/F
Doc Cramer: W
Joe Cronin: 54(1)/FO
Jimmie Foxx: 43

Bot 1

Mel Almada: 7/F
Buddy Lewis: 13
Cecil Travis: W
John Stone: S6/G.1-2
Joe Kuhel: W.2-3;1-2
Buddy Myer: E7.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR)
Fred Sington: 43

Top 2

Pinky Higgins: 43
Eric McNair: 3/FL
Ben Chapman: K

Bot 2

Rick Ferrell: 3/G
Ed Linke: K/C
Mel Almada: 63

Top 3

Gene Desautels: 99
Bobo Newsom: 99
Buster Mills: 99

Bot 3

Buddy Lewis: S
Cecil Travis: 99(1)/FO
John Stone: S.1-3
Joe Kuhel: 99/F.3-H
Buddy Myer: 99/P

Top 4

Doc Cramer: 99
Joe Cronin: K
Jimmie Foxx: 99

Bot 4

Fred Sington: 99
Rick Ferrell: W
Ed Linke: 99
Mel Almada: 99

Top 5

Pinky Higgins: 99
Eric McNair: W
Ben Chapman: W.1-2
Gene Desautels: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Bobo Newsom: S5/G.3-H;1-2
Buster Mills: W.2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: 4/F

Bot 5

Buddy Lewis: D
Cecil Travis: 99
John Stone: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Top 6

Joe Cronin: 99
Jimmie Foxx: S
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Eric McNair: 99/F
Ben Chapman: S9.2-H;1-2
Gene Desautels: 7/F

Bot 6

Buddy Myer: 99
Fred Sington: S
Rick Ferrell: K
Ed Linke: 99

Top 7

Bobo Newsom: E1/G
Buster Mills: S8.1-2
Doc Cramer: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Cronin: 7/F.3-H(UR)
Jimmie Foxx: 9/F
Pinky Higgins: 99

Bot 7

Mel Almada: 99
Buddy Lewis: 99
Cecil Travis: 99

Top 8

Eric McNair: K
Ben Chapman: 99
Gene Desautels: 99

Bot 8

John Stone: S
Joe Kuhel: S.1-2
Buddy Myer: S.2-H;1-2
Fred Sington: 99
Rick Ferrell: 99
Jimmie DeShong: T9/P.2-H;1-H
Mel Almada: E5/G.3-H(UR)(NR)
Buddy Lewis: 99

Top 9

Dom Dallessandro: K
Buster Mills: W
Doc Cramer: 99
Joe Cronin: 99