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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1936-07-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · sunny · 1:58

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–3. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 2nd. Earl Whitehill earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	8

W: Earl Whitehill L: Gordon Rhodes SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ben Chapman	4	0	2	1	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	1	0	1
John Stone	4	0	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	2	1	0	0
Cliff Bolton	4	1	2	1	0
Red Kress	4	0	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	3	1	1	2	1
Earl Whitehill	4	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	4	0	2	0	1	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	0	1	0	1	0
Wally Moses	5	0	1	0	0	0
George Puccinelli	4	2	1	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	2	0	0	1	2	0
Al Niemiec	4	0	1	2	0	1
Frankie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon Rhodes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	8	5	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gordon Rhodes	9.0	8	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Chapman: 63
Buddy Lewis: 8/F
Joe Kuhel: S5
John Stone: 4/P

Bot 1

Lou Finney: W
Skeeter Newsome: 13/SH.1-2
Wally Moses: 43.2-3
George Puccinelli: 53

Top 2

Cecil Travis: S8
Cliff Bolton: S8.1-3
Red Kress: 5/P/FL
Ossie Bluege: SB2
Ossie Bluege: S7/5D.3-H;2-H
Earl Whitehill: S9.1-3
Ben Chapman: S7.3-H;1-2
Buddy Lewis: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Pinky Higgins: 3/P/FL
Bob Johnson: 53
Al Niemiec: K

Top 3

Joe Kuhel: 9/F
John Stone: 43
Cecil Travis: 43

Bot 3

Frankie Hayes: 8/F
Gordon Rhodes: 53
Lou Finney: S8
Skeeter Newsome: 7/F

Top 4

Cliff Bolton: 7/F
Red Kress: 53
Ossie Bluege: 63

Bot 4

Wally Moses: S8
George Puccinelli: 7/F
Pinky Higgins: 9/F
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Al Niemiec: 9/F

Top 5

Earl Whitehill: 4/L
Ben Chapman: 53
Buddy Lewis: 3/L

Bot 5

Frankie Hayes: 63
Gordon Rhodes: 6/L
Lou Finney: S7
Skeeter Newsome: S7.1-2
Wally Moses: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Joe Kuhel: W
John Stone: 4(1)/FO
Cecil Travis: 54(1)/FO
Cliff Bolton: D/F89S.1-H
Red Kress: 8/F

Bot 6

George Puccinelli: W
Pinky Higgins: S/78.1-3
Bob Johnson: 13.3-H;1-2
Al Niemiec: S7.2-H
Frankie Hayes: 8/F
Gordon Rhodes: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Ossie Bluege: 7/F
Earl Whitehill: 43
Ben Chapman: D7
Buddy Lewis: 2/P/FL

Bot 7

Lou Finney: 9/F
Skeeter Newsome: 4/L
Wally Moses: 13

Top 8

Joe Kuhel: 9/L
John Stone: 43
Cecil Travis: 2/P/FL

Bot 8

George Puccinelli: S7
Pinky Higgins: S8.1-2
Bob Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
Al Niemiec: 5(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
Frankie Hayes: 7/FDP.2X2(74)

Top 9

Cliff Bolton: 8/F
Red Kress: 8/F
Ossie Bluege: W
Earl Whitehill: 43

Bot 9

Chubby Dean: 13
Lou Finney: E6/TH1
Skeeter Newsome: W.1-2
Wally Moses: 2/P/FL
George Puccinelli: 7/F7