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Chicago White Sox @ Washington Senators

1937-09-19 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 8 innings · Att: 12000 · 2:05

Chicago White Sox defeated Washington Senators 9–1. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 4th. Vern Kennedy earned the win. Dixie Walker went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
CHA	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	9	11
WS1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Vern Kennedy L: Red Anderson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	5	2	2	1	0	1
Mike Kreevich	4	2	2	0	1	1
Dixie Walker	4	3	3	2	1	0
Rip Radcliff	3	0	1	2	2	0
Luke Appling	3	0	1	1	1	0
Merv Connors	3	1	0	1	2	0
Mule Haas	2	0	0	0	3	0
Tony Rensa	4	0	1	1	0	0
Vern Kennedy	4	1	1	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	1	0	1
Buddy Lewis	4	0	1	0	1
Cecil Travis	4	0	0	0	1
Al Simmons	4	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Wasdell	3	0	0	1	1
George Case	3	1	1	0	0
Jerry Lynn	3	0	2	0	0
Mike Guerra	3	0	0	0	2
Red Anderson	1	0	0	0	0
Bucky Jacobs	1	0	0	1	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	8.0	5	2	8

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Anderson	3.2	6	4	1
Dick Lanahan	0.1	2	2	0
Bucky Jacobs	4.0	3	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hayes: K
Mike Kreevich: S/56D/P
Dixie Walker: W+E2.1-H(NR)(E8);B-2
Rip Radcliff: WP.2-3
Rip Radcliff: W
Luke Appling: HP.1-2
Merv Connors: 8/F.3-H
Mule Haas: W.2-3;1-2
Tony Rensa: 9/F

Bot 1

Mel Almada: S
Buddy Lewis: 8
Cecil Travis: 46(1)/FO
Al Simmons: 43

Top 2

Vern Kennedy: 8
Jackie Hayes: 9
Mike Kreevich: 53

Bot 2

Jimmy Wasdell: W
George Case: 54(1)/FO
Jerry Lynn: 463.1-2
Mike Guerra: K

Top 3

Dixie Walker: D/78
Rip Radcliff: 3
Luke Appling: S.2-H
Merv Connors: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Red Anderson: 13
Mel Almada: 53
Buddy Lewis: E4
Cecil Travis: 54(1)/FO#

Top 4

Mule Haas: 8
Tony Rensa: 8
Vern Kennedy: S
Jackie Hayes: D.1-H
Mike Kreevich: W
Dixie Walker: S.2-H;1-2#
Rip Radcliff: S.2-H;1-H
Luke Appling: 13

Bot 4

Al Simmons: K
Jimmy Wasdell: 6
George Case: S
Jerry Lynn: S.1-3
Mike Guerra: WP.3-H;1-2
Mike Guerra: K23

Top 5

Merv Connors: W
Mule Haas: W.1-2
Tony Rensa: S.2-H;1-2
Vern Kennedy: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Jackie Hayes: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Bucky Jacobs: W
Mel Almada: K
Buddy Lewis: K
Cecil Travis: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Mike Kreevich: S
Dixie Walker: 9
Rip Radcliff: W.1-2
Luke Appling: 3/P
Merv Connors: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Al Simmons: 43
Jimmy Wasdell: K
George Case: 13

Top 7

Mule Haas: W
Tony Rensa: 64(1)3/GDP
Vern Kennedy: K

Bot 7

Jerry Lynn: D
Mike Guerra: 9
Bucky Jacobs: K
Mel Almada: 4

Top 8

Jackie Hayes: S7
Mike Kreevich: WP.1-3
Mike Kreevich: K
Dixie Walker: S8.3-H
Rip Radcliff: 8
Luke Appling: W.1-2
Merv Connors: W.2-3;1-2
Mule Haas: 3

Bot 8

Buddy Lewis: S
Cecil Travis: K
Al Simmons: 9
Jimmy Wasdell: 2

Notes & reviews

Mike Guerra threw the ball into CF and Mel Almada fumbled it
game called due to darkness

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