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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1937-09-23 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 6500 · 1:57

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 9th. Jim Henry earned the win. Ben Chapman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jim Henry L: Elden Auker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Bill Dinneen · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo White	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Fox	3	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	3	1	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rudy York	4	1	3	1	0	0
Gee Walker	4	1	2	0	0	1
Marv Owen	4	0	2	1	0	1
Billy Rogell	2	0	0	0	1	0
Elden Auker	3	0	0	1	1	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Doerr	3	0	1	0	1	1
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	2	1	0	1	1
Pinky Higgins	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Chapman	4	1	1	3	0	0
Fabian Gaffke	3	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny Peacock	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Henry	2	0	0	0	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	8.1	6	3	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Henry	9.0	8	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jo-Jo White: 5/FL
Pete Fox: 6/L
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G

Bot 1

Bobby Doerr: W
Doc Cramer: 8/L
Joe Cronin: S9.1-3
Jimmie Foxx: K
Pinky Higgins: K

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: K/C
Rudy York: S7
Gee Walker: 3/P
Marv Owen: K

Bot 2

Ben Chapman: 13/BG
Fabian Gaffke: K
Johnny Peacock: 53

Top 3

Billy Rogell: 9/9D
Elden Auker: W
Jo-Jo White: 36(1)/FO
Pete Fox: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Jim Henry: W
Bobby Doerr: S8.1-2
Doc Cramer: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Joe Cronin: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Pete Fox: 63
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: 5/P
Rudy York: D7/7DW.1-H
Gee Walker: K/C

Bot 4

Jimmie Foxx: S6
Pinky Higgins: 9
Ben Chapman: SB2
Ben Chapman: 7
Fabian Gaffke: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Johnny Peacock: 63

Top 5

Marv Owen: 63
Billy Rogell: 9
Elden Auker: K

Bot 5

Jim Henry: K/C
Bobby Doerr: K/C
Doc Cramer: 43

Top 6

Jo-Jo White: 4/P
Pete Fox: K/C
Charlie Gehringer: 2/P

Bot 6

Joe Cronin: 4/P
Jimmie Foxx: 53
Pinky Higgins: 63

Top 7

Hank Greenberg: 8
Rudy York: 5/FL
Gee Walker: S7/7DW
Marv Owen: D7/7DW.1-3
Billy Rogell: IW
Elden Auker: 9

Bot 7

Ben Chapman: 53
Fabian Gaffke: 6/P
Johnny Peacock: 13

Top 8

Jo-Jo White: S7
Pete Fox: 53/SH.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F.2-3
Hank Greenberg: 53

Bot 8

Jim Henry: 3/P
Bobby Doerr: E9/F.BX3(945)
Doc Cramer: 8

Top 9

Rudy York: S1
Gee Walker: S7.1-3
Marv Owen: S8.1-2;3-H
Billy Rogell: 23/SH.1-2;2-3
Elden Auker: 8/DP.3-H;2X3(865)

Bot 9

Joe Cronin: D7
Jimmie Foxx: W
Pinky Higgins: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Ben Chapman: HR/7.3-H;2-H