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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1936-07-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:10

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 11–3. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 5th. Johnny Marcum earned the win. Joe Cronin went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Marcum L: Jack Knott SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lyn Lary	4	1	0	0	1	0
Harlond Clift	4	1	1	1	1	0
Moose Solters	1	0	0	0	0	1
Beau Bell	2	0	1	0	2	0
Sam West	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Bottomley	4	0	1	0	0	2
Rollie Hemsley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Carey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Knott	3	0	0	0	0	3
Ray Pepper	3	1	2	1	0	0
Ed Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ski Melillo	6	3	3	2	0
Joe Cronin	3	1	2	3	2
Billy Werber	4	1	3	1	1
Jimmie Foxx	5	1	1	0	0
Dusty Cooke	4	0	0	1	1
Eric McNair	4	1	2	0	1
Rick Ferrell	5	0	2	2	0
Doc Cramer	5	3	3	0	0
Johnny Marcum	4	1	0	1	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	8.0	16	5	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Marcum	9.0	6	5	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lyn Lary: 8
Harlond Clift: 2/FL
Moose Solters: K

Bot 1

Ski Melillo: 4
Joe Cronin: W
Billy Werber: S8.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: S7.1-2;2-3
Dusty Cooke: 43.1-2;2-3;3-H
Eric McNair: IW
Rick Ferrell: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
Doc Cramer: 13

Top 2

Beau Bell: W
Sam West: W.1-2
Jim Bottomley: 4/P
Rollie Hemsley: 2/FL
Tom Carey: 8

Bot 2

Johnny Marcum: 63
Ski Melillo: 4/L
Joe Cronin: W
Billy Werber: 3/P

Top 3

Jack Knott: K/C
Lyn Lary: E6/G
Harlond Clift: T8.1-H(UR)
Ray Pepper: S8.3-H
Beau Bell: S/89.1-3
Sam West: S8.1-3;3-H;B-2(TH)
Jim Bottomley: K/C
Rollie Hemsley: 7

Bot 3

Jimmie Foxx: 63
Dusty Cooke: 7
Eric McNair: S7
Rick Ferrell: WP.1-2
Rick Ferrell: 43

Top 4

Tom Carey: 5/L
Jack Knott: K/C
Lyn Lary: W
Harlond Clift: SB2
Harlond Clift: WP.2-3
Harlond Clift: W
Ray Pepper: WP.1-2
Ray Pepper: 13

Bot 4

Doc Cramer: S6
Johnny Marcum: 7
Ski Melillo: T/89.1-H
Joe Cronin: S8.3-H
Billy Werber: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Dusty Cooke: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Beau Bell: W
Sam West: 4
Jim Bottomley: S9.1-3
Rollie Hemsley: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Eric McNair: S5
Rick Ferrell: S9.1-3
Doc Cramer: 4(1)/FO
Johnny Marcum: E5/TH.3-H;1-3
Ski Melillo: WP.1-2;3-H
Ski Melillo: S8.2-3;B-2(TH)
Joe Cronin: 8/F.2-3;3-H(UR)
Billy Werber: D7/7D.3-H(UR)
Jimmie Foxx: 8

Top 6

Tom Carey: 7/L
Jack Knott: K
Lyn Lary: 53

Bot 6

Dusty Cooke: W
Eric McNair: 9
Rick Ferrell: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Harlond Clift: 7/L
Ray Pepper: S6
Beau Bell: 9
Sam West: 9

Bot 7

Doc Cramer: S7.B-2(E7)
Johnny Marcum: 5/P
Ski Melillo: S7.2-H
Joe Cronin: D9.1-H
Billy Werber: S8.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 6/P
Dusty Cooke: 63

Top 8

Jim Bottomley: K23
Rollie Hemsley: 8
Tom Carey: 63

Bot 8

Eric McNair: 53
Rick Ferrell: E8/F
Doc Cramer: S7.1-2
Johnny Marcum: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Ski Melillo: 9/L

Top 9

Ed Coleman: 2/FL
Lyn Lary: 53
Harlond Clift: 53

Notes & reviews

Three called strikes. As Solters ran out to left field, he was called back to the dugout by Browns manager Hornsby who was upset that Solters had struck out without taking the bat off his shoulder. The two men had words and Hornsby pulled him from the game.
Through Cronin's legs.
Past third.
Off wall.
Pepper fumbled the ball.
West dropped the fly ball.

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