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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1936-07-05 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:50

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 16–2. Boston Red Sox put up 11 in the 2nd. Wes Ferrell earned the win. John Kroner went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
BOS	0	11	0	0	1	2	2	0		16	19

W: Wes Ferrell L: Pete Naktenis SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	4	0	0	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	4	1	1	0	0	0
Wally Moses	4	1	1	1	0	0
George Puccinelli	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Niemiec	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	3	0	1	0	0	0
Randy Gumpert	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	1	3	1	0
Doc Cramer	5	0	2	1	0	1
Dusty Cooke	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	3	2	0	1	1
Joe Cronin	4	1	2	2	1	0
Eric McNair	5	3	3	1	0	0
John Kroner	5	3	3	5	0	0
Rick Ferrell	5	2	4	1	0	0
Wes Ferrell	4	1	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Naktenis	1.2	5	4	1
Randy Gumpert	6.1	14	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	9.0	7	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Finney: 43
Skeeter Newsome: E6.BX2(16)
Wally Moses: 7

Bot 1

Billy Werber: HP
Doc Cramer: CS2(24)
Doc Cramer: K
Dusty Cooke: 5/P

Top 2

George Puccinelli: 8
Pinky Higgins: D7
Bob Johnson: 2/FL
Al Niemiec: 3/FL

Bot 2

Jimmie Foxx: D8
Joe Cronin: WP.2-H
Joe Cronin: 8
Eric McNair: S8
John Kroner: S9.1-H
Rick Ferrell: S8.1-2
Wes Ferrell: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Doc Cramer: 7
Dusty Cooke: W
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Joe Cronin: W.2-3;1-2
Eric McNair: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
John Kroner: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Rick Ferrell: S9.2-H;1-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Wes Ferrell: 2/FL

Top 3

Frankie Hayes: 53
Randy Gumpert: 63
Lou Finney: K

Bot 3

Billy Werber: W
Doc Cramer: S3.1-2
Dusty Cooke: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 63

Top 4

Skeeter Newsome: D7
Wally Moses: S8.2-H
George Puccinelli: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: S6.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: OA.3-H(E2)(UR)#
Bob Johnson: 5/P
Al Niemiec: 8
Frankie Hayes: 9

Bot 4

Joe Cronin: S9
Eric McNair: 64(1)3/GDP
John Kroner: 8

Top 5

Randy Gumpert: S8
Lou Finney: 9
Skeeter Newsome: 9
Wally Moses: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Rick Ferrell: S6
Wes Ferrell: 8
Billy Werber: 53.1-2
Doc Cramer: S8.2-H
Dusty Cooke: S9.1-3
Jimmie Foxx: K

Top 6

George Puccinelli: S7
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: 8
Al Niemiec: 13

Bot 6

Joe Cronin: 8
Eric McNair: S7
John Kroner: HR/7.1-H
Rick Ferrell: S8
Wes Ferrell: 9
Billy Werber: 9

Top 7

Frankie Hayes: S8
Randy Gumpert: 7/L
Lou Finney: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Doc Cramer: 8/L
Dusty Cooke: S8
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1-2
Joe Cronin: D7.2-H;1-H
Eric McNair: 7
John Kroner: 8

Top 8

Skeeter Newsome: 63
Wally Moses: E3/G
George Puccinelli: 43.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 6/P

Bot 8

Rick Ferrell: 63
Wes Ferrell: 63
Billy Werber: 6/P

Top 9

Bob Johnson: 8
Al Niemiec: 13
Bill Nicholson: 9/L