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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1937-08-20 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 3500 · 97°F · 2:20

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 3–1. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 4th. Monte Weaver earned the win and Ed Linke picked up the save. Joe Cronin went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Monte Weaver L: Lefty Grove SV: Ed Linke

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	5	0	0	0	0	2
John Stone	3	1	0	0	1	1
Joe Kuhel	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Sington	3	0	2	2	1	0
Rick Ferrell	4	0	2	1	0	0
Monte Weaver	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Linke	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	3	0	0	0	1	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	0	2	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eric McNair	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	2	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lefty Grove	2	0	1	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ski Melillo	1	0	1	0	0	0
Moe Berg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Marcum	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Weaver	7.2	7	2	1
Ed Linke	1.1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	8.0	7	2	3
Rube Walberg	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: 63
Buddy Lewis: 13
Cecil Travis: K/C

Bot 1

Buster Mills: W
Doc Cramer: CS2(2634)
Doc Cramer: 13
Joe Cronin: 63

Top 2

John Stone: 43
Joe Kuhel: 8
Buddy Myer: 53

Bot 2

Jimmie Foxx: S5/BG
Pinky Higgins: 8
Eric McNair: 9
Ben Chapman: 13

Top 3

Fred Sington: W
Rick Ferrell: S6.1-2
Monte Weaver: K
Mel Almada: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Buddy Lewis: 43

Bot 3

Gene Desautels: 53
Lefty Grove: S7
Buster Mills: PO1(13)
Buster Mills: 13

Top 4

Cecil Travis: 7
John Stone: W
Joe Kuhel: S4.1-2
Buddy Myer: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Fred Sington: S9.2-H;3-H
Rick Ferrell: 4/P

Bot 4

Doc Cramer: 8/8D
Joe Cronin: HR/7
Jimmie Foxx: 53
Pinky Higgins: E4/P.B-2
Eric McNair: 53

Top 5

Monte Weaver: E3
Mel Almada: 5/P/FL
Buddy Lewis: E4.1-2
Cecil Travis: 43.1-2;2-3
John Stone: 43

Bot 5

Ben Chapman: S8
Gene Desautels: CS2(24)
Gene Desautels: 8
Lefty Grove: K

Top 6

Joe Kuhel: 3/G
Buddy Myer: S8
Fred Sington: S7.1-2
Rick Ferrell: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(E8/TH)
Monte Weaver: FC3.3XH(235);2-3
Mel Almada: FC1.3XH(12);1-2

Bot 6

Buster Mills: 13/BG
Doc Cramer: 31
Joe Cronin: 43

Top 7

Buddy Lewis: T/89
Cecil Travis: 13
John Stone: K
Joe Kuhel: 3/G

Bot 7

Jimmie Foxx: S7
Pinky Higgins: 8
Eric McNair: S8.1-2
Ben Chapman: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Dom Dallessandro: 3/G

Top 8

Buddy Myer: 8
Fred Sington: 9
Rick Ferrell: 53

Bot 8

Ski Melillo: S7
Buster Mills: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Doc Cramer: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Joe Cronin: 5/P
Jimmie Foxx: PB.1-2;2-3
Jimmie Foxx: IW
Pinky Higgins: 63

Top 9

Ed Linke: S
Mel Almada: 53/SH.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 43
Cecil Travis: K

Bot 9

Eric McNair: 7
Ben Chapman: S
Moe Berg: 9/9D
Johnny Marcum: 63

Notes & reviews

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Eric McNair grabbed HP umpire Brick Owens as he fainted; Owens was assisted towards Boston dugout but he collapsed on the dugout steps; he was carried to umpire quarters with heat exhaustion; 1B umpire George Moriarty moved to HP and 3B umpire Charles Johnston moved to 1B

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