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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1937-09-06 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:05

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 6–2. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 8th. Lefty Grove earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Lefty Grove L: Wes Ferrell SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	4	0	0	0	0	1
Doc Cramer	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jimmie Foxx	1	2	1	0	3	0
Pinky Higgins	4	2	2	2	0	1
Eric McNair	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ben Chapman	3	1	0	0	1	1
Moe Berg	4	0	1	1	0	0
Lefty Grove	3	0	0	0	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wes Ferrell	8.0	8	5	7

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	6	5	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: S
Buddy Lewis: S.1-3
Cecil Travis: WP.3-H;1-2
Cecil Travis: K
John Stone: K
Joe Kuhel: W
Buddy Myer: SB3;SB2
Buddy Myer: K

Bot 1

Buster Mills: 99
Doc Cramer: 99
Joe Cronin: 99

Top 2

Fred Sington: K
Rick Ferrell: K
Wes Ferrell: 99

Bot 2

Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: 99
Eric McNair: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Mel Almada: 99
Buddy Lewis: K
Cecil Travis: 99

Bot 3

Ben Chapman: 99
Moe Berg: 99
Lefty Grove: 99

Top 4

John Stone: 99
Joe Kuhel: S
Buddy Myer: W.1-2
Fred Sington: W.2-3;1-2
Rick Ferrell: 9/F.3-H
Wes Ferrell: 9

Bot 4

Buster Mills: 53
Doc Cramer: S
Joe Cronin: K
Jimmie Foxx: D.1-3
Pinky Higgins: K

Top 5

Mel Almada: 53
Buddy Lewis: K
Cecil Travis: S
John Stone: K

Bot 5

Eric McNair: S
Ben Chapman: 99(1)/FO
Moe Berg: SB2
Moe Berg: 8
Lefty Grove: W
Buster Mills: K

Top 6

Joe Kuhel: 53
Buddy Myer: 43
Fred Sington: W
Rick Ferrell: 4/F

Bot 6

Doc Cramer: 8
Joe Cronin: K
Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Eric McNair: D.2-H;1-H(E3)(UR)(NR)
Ben Chapman: K

Top 7

Wes Ferrell: 9
Mel Almada: 5
Buddy Lewis: 4

Bot 7

Moe Berg: 43
Lefty Grove: K
Buster Mills: 5

Top 8

Cecil Travis: S
Jimmy Wasdell: 99.1-2
Joe Kuhel: W
Buddy Myer: S.2XH(72);1-2
Fred Sington: 4/F

Bot 8

Doc Cramer: D
Joe Cronin: K
Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: D.2-H;1-H
Eric McNair: 63
Ben Chapman: W
Moe Berg: S.2-H;1-H(NR)
Lefty Grove: 43

Top 9

Rick Ferrell: 6/F
Wes Ferrell: K
Mel Almada: 4/F