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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1936-04-25 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 15600 · 2:05

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 7–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Lefty Grove earned the win. Myril Hoag went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lefty Grove L: Monte Pearson SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Rolfe	5	1	1	0	0	1
Roy Johnson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	4	1	3	2	0	0
Lou Gehrig	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	3	0	1	0	1	0
George Selkirk	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Crosetti	4	0	1	0	0	0
Monte Pearson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Malone	2	0	0	0	0	2
Don Heffner	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	4	1	0	0	1	2
Doc Cramer	2	1	1	0	3	0
Heinie Manush	3	0	1	2	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	0	0	1	1	2
Billy Werber	3	2	1	1	1	0
Rick Ferrell	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eric McNair	2	1	1	1	2	0
Ski Melillo	3	1	2	2	0	1
Lefty Grove	4	0	0	0	0	3

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Pearson	2.0	4	5	3
Pat Malone	6.0	4	4	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	9	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Rolfe: 3/G
Roy Johnson: 4E3.B-1
Myril Hoag: S5/G.1-2
Lou Gehrig: 13.2-3;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: K

Bot 1

Mel Almada: W
Doc Cramer: S7.1-2
Heinie Manush: 1E4/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Jimmie Foxx: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI);2-3
Rick Ferrell: 6/P

Top 2

Bill Dickey: D9
George Selkirk: 13.2-3
Frankie Crosetti: FC5.3XH(52);B-1
Monte Pearson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Eric McNair: W
Ski Melillo: S1/G4S.1-3(E1/TH1);B-2
Lefty Grove: K
Mel Almada: K/C
Doc Cramer: W
Heinie Manush: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jimmie Foxx: K

Top 3

Red Rolfe: 13
Roy Johnson: 3/G
Myril Hoag: S7
Lou Gehrig: 23/G2

Bot 3

Billy Werber: W
Rick Ferrell: S7.1-2
Eric McNair: W.2-3;1-2
Ski Melillo: D7/F7DW.3-H;2-H;1-3
Lefty Grove: 8(B)2(3)/DP/F8D
Mel Almada: 43

Top 4

Tony Lazzeri: 9/F
Bill Dickey: W
George Selkirk: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Doc Cramer: W
Heinie Manush: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 13.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 2/FL
Rick Ferrell: 13

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: S7
Pat Malone: K/C
Red Rolfe: K/C
Roy Johnson: 43

Bot 5

Eric McNair: S7
Ski Melillo: 53/SH.1-2
Lefty Grove: K
Mel Almada: K

Top 6

Myril Hoag: 4/P
Lou Gehrig: 43
Tony Lazzeri: 8/F

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: W
Heinie Manush: 8/F8XD
Jimmie Foxx: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 7

Bill Dickey: 43
George Selkirk: D/78
Frankie Crosetti: 3/P
Pat Malone: K/C

Bot 7

Billy Werber: S7
Rick Ferrell: S7.1-2
Eric McNair: PB.2-3
Eric McNair: 53.3-H(UR);1-2
Ski Melillo: K/C
Lefty Grove: K

Top 8

Red Rolfe: E5/TH1.B-2
Roy Johnson: 4/P
Myril Hoag: HR/F78XD.2-H(UR)
Lou Gehrig: S8
Tony Lazzeri: 8/F
Bill Dickey: 9/F

Bot 8

Mel Almada: 8/F
Doc Cramer: 43
Heinie Manush: 13

Top 9

George Selkirk: 7/F
Frankie Crosetti: 6/P
Don Heffner: S/6
Red Rolfe: S9.1-3
Roy Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Weather: cold
Ump McGowan ruled Lazzeri missed 1B; Yankees argued
Grove knocked down the savage line drive
Hoag: glittering 1-handed running catch of 400' drive
Over LCF fence

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