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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1936-05-26 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 13600 · 2:12

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Wes Ferrell earned the win. Jimmie Foxx went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10
BOS	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2		5	9

W: Wes Ferrell L: Red Ruffing SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	4	3	3	1	0	1
Red Rolfe	4	0	1	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio	5	0	1	3	0	0
Lou Gehrig	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Dickey	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	0	2	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	3	0	2	0	1	1
Joe Glenn	2	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ski Melillo	2	0	0	0	1	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	2	2	2	0	1
Dusty Cooke	4	1	2	0	0	0
Eric McNair	3	0	1	2	0	0
Billy Werber	3	1	2	0	0	0
Moe Berg	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Ferrell	3	0	2	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	8.0	9	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	9.0	10	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: D7/7D
Red Rolfe: 9/F.2-3
Joe DiMaggio: 9/L.3-H
Lou Gehrig: 9/FL

Bot 1

Ski Melillo: W
Doc Cramer: 5/P
Heinie Manush: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 2

Bill Dickey: 2/FL
Ben Chapman: 63
George Selkirk: W
Tony Lazzeri: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Jimmie Foxx: 63
Dusty Cooke: S9
Eric McNair: 8
Billy Werber: CS2(24)

Top 3

Tony Lazzeri: 5/FL
Red Ruffing: K
Frankie Crosetti: HR/7
Red Rolfe: 13

Bot 3

Billy Werber: D7
Moe Berg: 8
Wes Ferrell: S8.2-H
Ski Melillo: 6/P
Doc Cramer: 8

Top 4

Joe DiMaggio: 63
Lou Gehrig: 3/G
Bill Dickey: D9
Ben Chapman: 3/FL

Bot 4

Heinie Manush: 7
Jimmie Foxx: S5
Dusty Cooke: D8.1-3
Eric McNair: D7/7D.3-H;2-H
Billy Werber: S8.2XH(82);B-2(TH)
Moe Berg: 6/L

Top 5

George Selkirk: 9/L
Tony Lazzeri: D/78
Red Ruffing: SB3
Red Ruffing: W
Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: W.1-2
Joe DiMaggio: 43

Bot 5

Wes Ferrell: D8/8D
Ski Melillo: 53/SH.2-3
Doc Cramer: 13
Heinie Manush: 9

Top 6

Lou Gehrig: 7
Joe Glenn: K/C
Ben Chapman: 63

Bot 6

Jimmie Foxx: K
Dusty Cooke: 3/L
Eric McNair: 53

Top 7

George Selkirk: 43
Tony Lazzeri: S7
Red Ruffing: S9.1-3
Frankie Crosetti: HP.1-2
Red Rolfe: K/C
Joe DiMaggio: 8

Bot 7

Billy Werber: 63
Moe Berg: 8
Wes Ferrell: 3/P

Top 8

Lou Gehrig: K/C
Joe Glenn: 4/FL
Ben Chapman: 3/FL

Bot 8

Ski Melillo: 53
Doc Cramer: 8
Heinie Manush: E6/G.B-1
Jimmie Foxx: HR/78.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Dusty Cooke: 53

Top 9

George Selkirk: 31
Tony Lazzeri: 9
Red Ruffing: S9
Frankie Crosetti: S7.1-2
Red Rolfe: S7.2-3;1-2
Joe DiMaggio: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Lou Gehrig: 9

Notes & reviews

McNair and Dickey in tremendous collision-Dickey leaves game and is hospitalized for several days for cracked rib and bruised kidney
Melillo crashed into stands catching Glenn's foul

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