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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1936-07-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:51

St. Louis Browns defeated Boston Red Sox 6–3. St. Louis Browns put up 2 in the 3rd. Earl Caldwell 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
SLA	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	12
BOS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7

W: Earl Caldwell L: Lefty Grove SV: (none)

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lyn Lary	4	1	0	0	0	0
Harlond Clift	5	2	2	1	0	0
Moose Solters	5	0	1	1	0	1
Beau Bell	4	1	2	2	1	0
Ray Pepper	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam West	4	1	2	1	0	1
Tom Carey	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tony Giuliani	4	0	1	1	0	1
Earl Caldwell	4	1	2	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Caldwell	9.0	7	6	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	12	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lyn Lary: 63
Harlond Clift: 53
Moose Solters: 3/L

Bot 1

Ski Melillo: 31
Joe Cronin: W
Billy Werber: 64(1)/FO
Jimmie Foxx: SB2
Jimmie Foxx: HR/78.2-H
Dusty Cooke: 1E3
Eric McNair: CS2(24)

Top 2

Beau Bell: 63
Ray Pepper: S/89
Sam West: 36(1)/FO
Tom Carey: W.1-2
Tony Giuliani: K

Bot 2

Eric McNair: W
Rick Ferrell: S9.1-3
Doc Cramer: 8/L.3-H
Lefty Grove: 46(1)/FO
Ski Melillo: 4(1)/FO

Top 3

Earl Caldwell: S5/G
Lyn Lary: 54(1)/FO
Harlond Clift: S9.1-3
Moose Solters: 7/F.3-H
Beau Bell: T9.1-H
Ray Pepper: 7

Bot 3

Joe Cronin: 43
Billy Werber: D7
Jimmie Foxx: 8/L.2-3
Dusty Cooke: W
Eric McNair: 6/P

Top 4

Sam West: D9
Tom Carey: S7.2-3;BX2(724)
Tony Giuliani: 163.3-H
Earl Caldwell: 9

Bot 4

Rick Ferrell: 53
Doc Cramer: 7
Lefty Grove: 43

Top 5

Lyn Lary: 6/L
Harlond Clift: E6/G
Moose Solters: D8.1-3
Beau Bell: 43.2-3;3-H(UR)
Ray Pepper: 3/G

Bot 5

Ski Melillo: 63
Joe Cronin: 3/P/FL
Billy Werber: W
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1-3
Dusty Cooke: SB2
Dusty Cooke: W
Eric McNair: 5/L

Top 6

Sam West: K
Tom Carey: 8
Tony Giuliani: S3
Earl Caldwell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Rick Ferrell: S5/BG
Doc Cramer: 63.1-2
Lefty Grove: 43.2-3
Ski Melillo: 8

Top 7

Lyn Lary: 53
Harlond Clift: 53
Moose Solters: K

Bot 7

Joe Cronin: 4/L
Billy Werber: 13
Jimmie Foxx: 2/FL

Top 8

Beau Bell: S4
Ray Pepper: 13/SH.1-2
Sam West: D7.2-H
Tom Carey: 43.2-3
Tony Giuliani: 63

Bot 8

Dusty Cooke: 63
Eric McNair: E6/TH
Rick Ferrell: 8
Doc Cramer: 8

Top 9

Earl Caldwell: S7
Lyn Lary: 13/SH.1-2
Harlond Clift: D7.2-H
Moose Solters: 5/P/FL
Beau Bell: W
Ray Pepper: 9/L

Bot 9

Heinie Manush: S8
Ski Melillo: 46(1)/FO
Joe Cronin: 4
Billy Werber: S8.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: W.2-3;1-2
Dusty Cooke: 43

Notes & reviews

Slow roller.
Cronin fumbled the ball.
Clift made a great leaping catch to spear the line drive.
Carey made a sensational catch.
Off Melillo's glove.

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