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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1937-08-05 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 3100 · 2:17

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Bobo Newsom earned the win. Frankie Pytlak went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bobo Newsom L: Willis Hudlin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lyn Lary	4	0	1	0	0	1
John Kroner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Earl Averill	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hal Trosky	4	0	1	0	0	0
Moose Solters	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Odell Hale	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frankie Pytlak	3	2	1	2	1	0
Willis Hudlin	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	4	0	0	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	3	0	2	0	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	2	2	1	0	1
Pinky Higgins	3	1	2	1	0	0
Eric McNair	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ski Melillo	1	0	1	1	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willis Hudlin	8.0	11	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	9.0	8	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lyn Lary: 6/P
John Kroner: 8
Earl Averill: 7

Bot 1

Buster Mills: 63
Doc Cramer: S8
Joe Cronin: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: S9.1-2;2-H
Pinky Higgins: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Hal Trosky: 8
Moose Solters: K
Bruce Campbell: K

Bot 2

Eric McNair: 63
Ben Chapman: 9
Gene Desautels: 7

Top 3

Odell Hale: 4/P
Frankie Pytlak: W
Willis Hudlin: K
Lyn Lary: S7.1-2
John Kroner: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3
John Kroner: 63

Bot 3

Bobo Newsom: 63
Buster Mills: 63
Doc Cramer: 31

Top 4

Earl Averill: K
Hal Trosky: D/89
Moose Solters: 9
Bruce Campbell: 8

Bot 4

Joe Cronin: S7
Jimmie Foxx: K
Pinky Higgins: S6.1-2
Eric McNair: 6/P
Ben Chapman: 8/L

Top 5

Odell Hale: S7/7DW
Frankie Pytlak: 4(1)3/GDP
Willis Hudlin: 9

Bot 5

Gene Desautels: 9
Bobo Newsom: 53
Buster Mills: 53

Top 6

Lyn Lary: 8
John Kroner: S7
Earl Averill: 46(1)/FO
Hal Trosky: 5/P/FL

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: 7
Joe Cronin: S/78
Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)/FO
Pinky Higgins: D7/7DW.1-H
Eric McNair: S8.2-H
Ben Chapman: S8.1-2
Gene Desautels: 43

Top 7

Moose Solters: 43
Bruce Campbell: 7
Odell Hale: W
Frankie Pytlak: HR/89/IPHR.1-H
Willis Hudlin: 53

Bot 7

Bobo Newsom: T9
Buster Mills: 7/F.3-H
Doc Cramer: 13/BG
Joe Cronin: 7

Top 8

Lyn Lary: K
John Kroner: 7
Earl Averill: D/89
Hal Trosky: 63

Bot 8

Jimmie Foxx: S7
Pinky Higgins: 34/SH.1-2
Ski Melillo: S9.2-H
Ben Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Gene Desautels: SB2
Gene Desautels: 43

Top 9

Moose Solters: D/89
Bruce Campbell: T/89.2-H
Odell Hale: 2/FL
Frankie Pytlak: 3(B)5(3)/BP/DP

Notes & reviews

Ben Chapman and Doc Cramer converged on the ball and both men backed off at the last moment; the ball rolled to the fence

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