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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1937-05-31 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:06

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 8th. Johnny Murphy earned the win. Joe Cronin went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Murphy L: Johnny Marcum SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Crosetti	5	0	1	1	0	2
Red Rolfe	5	1	3	0	0	1
Joe DiMaggio	5	0	2	0	0	0
Lou Gehrig	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bill Dickey	3	1	0	1	2	0
Tony Lazzeri	5	0	0	0	0	2
George Selkirk	4	0	1	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	3	1	2	2	0	0
Bump Hadley	1	0	0	0	1	1
Red Ruffing	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fabian Gaffke	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	1	2	2	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eric McNair	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	2	1	0	0	1	0
Lefty Grove	2	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bump Hadley	6.0	6	2	1
Johnny Murphy	3.0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	7.0	8	4	5
Johnny Marcum	2.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: 3/FL
Joe DiMaggio: S
Lou Gehrig: W.1-2
Bill Dickey: 31

Bot 1

Buster Mills: 3/G
Fabian Gaffke: S
Doc Cramer: 8(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 2

Tony Lazzeri: K
George Selkirk: S
Myril Hoag: 53/SH.1-2
Bump Hadley: K/C

Bot 2

Joe Cronin: 8
Jimmie Foxx: 63
Eric McNair: D
Pinky Higgins: S.2-3
Gene Desautels: CSH(252)

Top 3

Frankie Crosetti: K
Red Rolfe: S
Joe DiMaggio: 7
Lou Gehrig: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Gene Desautels: W
Lefty Grove: 14/SH.1-2
Buster Mills: S.2-H
Fabian Gaffke: 53.1-2
Doc Cramer: E6.2-3
Joe Cronin: D.3-H(UR);1-3
Jimmie Foxx: IW
Eric McNair: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Lou Gehrig: 43
Bill Dickey: 8
Tony Lazzeri: 3/FL

Bot 4

Pinky Higgins: 4
Gene Desautels: 63
Lefty Grove: K/C

Top 5

George Selkirk: 3/G
Myril Hoag: 43
Bump Hadley: W
Frankie Crosetti: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Buster Mills: 43
Fabian Gaffke: 63
Doc Cramer: 9

Top 6

Red Rolfe: D
Joe DiMaggio: 53
Lou Gehrig: 13
Bill Dickey: W
Tony Lazzeri: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Joe Cronin: HR
Jimmie Foxx: 7
Eric McNair: 6/L
Pinky Higgins: 13

Top 7

George Selkirk: 43
Myril Hoag: S
Red Ruffing: S.1-2
Frankie Crosetti: D.2-H;1-3
Red Rolfe: K
Joe DiMaggio: 7

Bot 7

Gene Desautels: 8
Lefty Grove: 43
Buster Mills: 63

Top 8

Lou Gehrig: D
Bill Dickey: W
Tony Lazzeri: 63.2-3;1-2
George Selkirk: 6
Myril Hoag: S.3-H;2-H
Johnny Murphy: K/C

Bot 8

Fabian Gaffke: 8
Doc Cramer: 63
Joe Cronin: 13

Top 9

Frankie Crosetti: 5
Red Rolfe: D
Joe DiMaggio: D3/P.2-3
Lou Gehrig: IW
Bill Dickey: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tony Lazzeri: K

Bot 9

Jimmie Foxx: K
Eric McNair: 7
Pinky Higgins: 63