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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1937-09-07 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 5000 · 1:58

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 6th. Monte Weaver earned the win and Ed Linke picked up the save. Mel Almada went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	9
BOS	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	12

W: Monte Weaver L: Johnny Marcum SV: Ed Linke

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	3	2	0	0
Buddy Lewis	5	0	1	2	0	0
Cecil Travis	5	0	2	0	0	0
Fred Sington	5	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	3	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Myer	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Wasdell	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rick Ferrell	2	1	1	1	2	0
Monte Weaver	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ed Linke	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Mills	5	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Cronin	4	0	1	1	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	0	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eric McNair	4	2	3	1	0	0
Ben Chapman	4	0	2	1	0	0
Moe Berg	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Marcum	4	0	2	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monte Weaver	6.0	9	1	0
Ed Linke	3.0	3	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Marcum	9.0	9	5	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: S9
Buddy Lewis: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Cecil Travis: D8
Fred Sington: K/C

Bot 1

Buster Mills: 3/FL
Doc Cramer: T89
Joe Cronin: 9.3-H
Jimmie Foxx: 7

Top 2

Joe Kuhel: W
Buddy Myer: 463.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 8
Rick Ferrell: IW
Monte Weaver: 3/G

Bot 2

Pinky Higgins: 9/F
Eric McNair: S8
Ben Chapman: 53.1-2
Moe Berg: S8.2-H
Johnny Marcum: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Mel Almada: D78
Buddy Lewis: S9.2-H
Cecil Travis: 46(1)3/GDP
Fred Sington: 53

Bot 3

Buster Mills: S8
Doc Cramer: 4/P
Joe Cronin: W.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 14(1)/FO.2-3
Pinky Higgins: 13

Top 4

Joe Kuhel: E3/G
Buddy Myer: W.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: W.2-3;1-2
Rick Ferrell: 9.3-H(UR)
Monte Weaver: 99
Mel Almada: 99

Bot 4

Eric McNair: S
Ben Chapman: 99
Moe Berg: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Buddy Lewis: 99
Cecil Travis: D
Fred Sington: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Bot 5

Johnny Marcum: S
Buster Mills: E6.1-2
Doc Cramer: 99
Joe Cronin: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Buddy Myer: S
Jimmy Wasdell: S.1-2
Rick Ferrell: W.2-3;1-2
Monte Weaver: 99(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Mel Almada: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Buddy Lewis: SB2
Buddy Lewis: 99.3-H
Cecil Travis: 99

Bot 6

Jimmie Foxx: E6/G.B-2
Pinky Higgins: 99/G.2-3
Eric McNair: S7/G.3-H(UR)
Ben Chapman: D7.1-H
Moe Berg: FC.2X3(65)
Johnny Marcum: D7.1-3
Buster Mills: 63

Top 7

Fred Sington: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99
Buddy Myer: 99

Bot 7

Doc Cramer: K
Joe Cronin: 9
Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Eric McNair: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Wasdell: 99
Rick Ferrell: S
Ed Linke: 99
Mel Almada: 99

Bot 8

Ben Chapman: D9
Moe Berg: FC/BG.2X3(15)
Johnny Marcum: 99
Buster Mills: 99

Top 9

Buddy Lewis: 99
Cecil Travis: 99
Fred Sington: 99

Bot 9

Doc Cramer: 8
Joe Cronin: S9
Jimmie Foxx: 7(B)53(1)/DP