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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1937-09-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · 10 innings · 2:35

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Bobo Newsom earned the win. Bob Johnson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	10
BOS	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	5	9

W: Bobo Newsom L: George Caster SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	1	1	0	1	0
Lou Finney	5	1	1	2	0	0
Billy Werber	5	1	3	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	2	2	1	1
Jesse Hill	5	0	0	0	0	0
Earle Brucker	5	0	2	0	0	0
Rusty Peters	2	0	0	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	1	0	1	0
George Caster	3	0	0	0	1	1
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Ambler	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ski Melillo	4	0	0	0	0	2
Doc Cramer	5	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	2	2	1	1	3	0
Jimmie Foxx	2	0	0	1	2	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	2	0	1	1
Buster Mills	5	1	2	1	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Desautels	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	9.2	9	6	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	10.0	10	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Moses: W
Lou Finney: 54(1)3/GDP
Billy Werber: D8
Bob Johnson: W
Jesse Hill: 9

Bot 1

Ski Melillo: K+E2.B-1
Doc Cramer: 7
Joe Cronin: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Earle Brucker: S7
Rusty Peters: K
Skeeter Newsome: 9
George Caster: K

Bot 2

Pinky Higgins: K
Buster Mills: S8
Ben Chapman: S8.1-2
Gene Desautels: PO2(E1).2-H(UR);1-H(E7/TH3)(UR)
Gene Desautels: 53
Bobo Newsom: 43

Top 3

Wally Moses: 3E1
Lou Finney: 16(1)/FO
Billy Werber: 4(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: K

Bot 3

Ski Melillo: K
Doc Cramer: S8
Joe Cronin: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Jesse Hill: 8/8D
Earle Brucker: 2/P
Rusty Peters: 5/P

Bot 4

Pinky Higgins: W
Buster Mills: 4/P
Ben Chapman: 3/P
Gene Desautels: CS2(24)

Top 5

Skeeter Newsome: 53
George Caster: 53
Wally Moses: S7
Lou Finney: HR9/IPHR.1-H
Billy Werber: S5
Bob Johnson: SB2
Bob Johnson: S/78.2-H
Jesse Hill: E4.1-2
Earle Brucker: CS3(25)

Bot 5

Gene Desautels: 43
Bobo Newsom: 7
Ski Melillo: 6/P

Top 6

Earle Brucker: S8
Chubby Dean: 5/P
Skeeter Newsome: W.1-2
George Caster: 1/BP
Wally Moses: E4.1-2;2-3
Lou Finney: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: S7.B-2(E7)
Joe Cronin: 9/F.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 3/G/SH.3-H
Pinky Higgins: D/7S/P
Buster Mills: 13

Top 7

Billy Werber: S8
Bob Johnson: CS2(24)
Bob Johnson: 7
Jesse Hill: 9

Bot 7

Ben Chapman: 7
Gene Desautels: 7
Bobo Newsom: K

Top 8

Earle Brucker: 8
Wayne Ambler: 4/P
Skeeter Newsome: S/78
George Caster: W.1-2
Wally Moses: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ski Melillo: 8
Doc Cramer: 63
Joe Cronin: HR/7
Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: D7/7D.1-3
Buster Mills: 7

Top 9

Lou Finney: 7
Billy Werber: 8/L
Bob Johnson: HR/7
Jesse Hill: 3/P

Bot 9

Ben Chapman: 5/L
Gene Desautels: S7
Bobo Newsom: 13/SH.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 7

Top 10

Earle Brucker: 63
Wayne Ambler: 43
Skeeter Newsome: 8

Bot 10

Doc Cramer: 63
Joe Cronin: W
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 13.1-2;2-3
Buster Mills: S7.2-3;3-H

Notes & reviews

Bob Johnson retreived George Caster's wild throw and threw to an uncovered 3B

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