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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1936-09-19 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 6000 · 2:15

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Wes Ferrell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Wes Ferrell L: Buck Ross SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charles Johnston · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Brick Owens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ski Melillo	5	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	3	0	0	0	1	0
Doc Cramer	5	1	1	1	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	5	1	3	0	0	1
Rick Ferrell	3	1	1	1	2	2
Fabian Gaffke	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Ferrell	4	0	1	1	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	0	3	0	0	0
Wally Moses	4	0	1	0	1	0
Chubby Dean	5	0	2	1	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Culler	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Luby	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frankie Hayes	4	1	2	0	0	0
Buck Ross	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Puccinelli	1	0	0	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	9.0	11	2	6

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	8.0	6	3	5
Hod Lisenbee	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ski Melillo: 8
Billy Werber: 8/L
Doc Cramer: 8

Bot 1

Lou Finney: S5
Wally Moses: 8
Chubby Dean: S7.1-2
Bob Johnson: K
Pinky Higgins: K

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: T8/8D
Rick Ferrell: W
Fabian Gaffke: 9/F.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: E5/G.1-2
Joe Cronin: E4/G.1-2;2-H(E4/TH1)(UR)
Wes Ferrell: K
Ski Melillo: 63

Bot 2

Dick Culler: 8
Hal Luby: K
Frankie Hayes: 53

Top 3

Billy Werber: 2/FL
Doc Cramer: 4/P
Jimmie Foxx: S7
Rick Ferrell: K

Bot 3

Buck Ross: 53
Lou Finney: 43
Wally Moses: W
Chubby Dean: K

Top 4

Fabian Gaffke: S9
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)/FO
Joe Cronin: 13.1-2
Wes Ferrell: 9

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: 6/P
Pinky Higgins: D7/78
Dick Culler: K
Hal Luby: 6/L

Top 5

Ski Melillo: 13
Billy Werber: W
Doc Cramer: 8
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1-2
Rick Ferrell: K

Bot 5

Frankie Hayes: S7
Buck Ross: S1/BG.1-2
Lou Finney: 3/P
Wally Moses: S1.1-2;2-3
Chubby Dean: S3/G.1-2;2-3;3-H
Bob Johnson: 2/FL
Pinky Higgins: 8/L

Top 6

Fabian Gaffke: 8/L
Babe Dahlgren: S8
Joe Cronin: 9
Wes Ferrell: T8/8D.1-H
Ski Melillo: 8

Bot 6

Dick Culler: 63
Hal Luby: 8
Frankie Hayes: S7
Buck Ross: 9

Top 7

Billy Werber: 63
Doc Cramer: 4/L
Jimmie Foxx: K23

Bot 7

Lou Finney: S7
Wally Moses: E6/G.1-2
Chubby Dean: 56(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 4/P
George Puccinelli: K

Top 8

Rick Ferrell: W
Fabian Gaffke: 14/SH.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 63
Joe Cronin: E4/G.2-3
Wes Ferrell: K

Bot 8

Hal Luby: S4/G
Frankie Hayes: 8
Skeeter Newsome: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Ski Melillo: E6/TH
Billy Werber: 13/SH.1-2
Doc Cramer: S8.2-H(UR)
Jimmie Foxx: 9
Rick Ferrell: D7.1-H(UR)
Fabian Gaffke: 2/FL

Bot 9

Lou Finney: S5/BG
Wally Moses: 7
Chubby Dean: 5/P/FL
Bob Johnson: 7

Notes & reviews

CC4: 476 had S1 here, 115 had S5
Off the wall.
Luby booted the ball then made a bad throw to first, allowing Ferrell to score.
CC4: 476 had 53 here, 115 had 13
CC4: 476 had S4 here, 115 had S1 Off W. Ferrell's glove.
CC4: 476 had S1 here, 115 had S3 Slow roller.
Through short.
Past third.
Cronin booted the ball.
Luby booted the ball again.
High bounder.
Off Newsome's glove.
CC4: 476 had S1 here, 115 had S5/BG

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