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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1937-08-26 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 12000 · 2:40

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 5th. Roxie Lawson earned the win. Eric McNair went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	5	12
DET	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	6	10

W: Roxie Lawson L: Johnny Marcum SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gee Walker	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Fox	4	1	1	1	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	5	1	2	3	0	1
Rudy York	4	2	1	0	1	0
Chet Laabs	5	0	2	1	0	0
Marv Owen	4	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Rogell	1	1	0	0	4	0
Roxie Lawson	4	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Marcum	8.2	10	7	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roxie Lawson	9.0	12	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buster Mills: 9/F
Doc Cramer: S8
Joe Cronin: S6/G.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 3/P
Pinky Higgins: S7.2-H;1-2
Eric McNair: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Ben Chapman: K

Bot 1

Gee Walker: 9/F9D
Pete Fox: 5/P
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G

Top 2

Gene Desautels: 6/P
Johnny Marcum: S8
Buster Mills: PB.1-2
Buster Mills: 8/F
Doc Cramer: 7/F

Bot 2

Hank Greenberg: 53
Rudy York: 53
Chet Laabs: 63

Top 3

Joe Cronin: S7
Jimmie Foxx: 54(1)3/GDP
Pinky Higgins: W
Eric McNair: 6/P

Bot 3

Marv Owen: 5E3
Billy Rogell: W.1-2
Roxie Lawson: C/E2.2-3;1-2
Gee Walker: 7/F7S
Pete Fox: 2/FL
Charlie Gehringer: 4/P9S

Top 4

Ben Chapman: 63
Gene Desautels: W
Johnny Marcum: 5/FL
Buster Mills: D9.1-3
Doc Cramer: 2/FL

Bot 4

Hank Greenberg: S5
Rudy York: 6/P
Chet Laabs: 8
Marv Owen: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Joe Cronin: D/F78XDW
Jimmie Foxx: 14/SH.2-3#
Pinky Higgins: 63.3-3
Eric McNair: D7/F7DW.3-H
Ben Chapman: 43

Bot 5

Billy Rogell: W
Roxie Lawson: 8/F
Gee Walker: 8/F
Pete Fox: SB2
Pete Fox: S6/7.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: S9/L.1-3
Hank Greenberg: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Rudy York: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH)
Chet Laabs: D7.2-H(UR)
Marv Owen: W
Billy Rogell: 31

Top 6

Gene Desautels: W
Johnny Marcum: K/C
Buster Mills: 9
Doc Cramer: 3/P

Bot 6

Roxie Lawson: 8
Gee Walker: S8
Pete Fox: SB2
Pete Fox: W
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Hank Greenberg: K/C

Top 7

Joe Cronin: 3/L
Jimmie Foxx: S5/G
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Eric McNair: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Ben Chapman: 6/L
Gene Desautels: W
Johnny Marcum: 7/F

Bot 7

Rudy York: 8#
Chet Laabs: D
Marv Owen: 63/G.2-3#
Billy Rogell: IW
Roxie Lawson: 53

Top 8

Buster Mills: 63#
Doc Cramer: S
Joe Cronin: 3#
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: K/C

Bot 8

Gee Walker: 63#
Pete Fox: 63#
Charlie Gehringer: 9#

Top 9

Eric McNair: 63#
Ben Chapman: 63#
Gene Desautels: 3#

Bot 9

Hank Greenberg: 63#
Rudy York: W
Chet Laabs: 6/P
Marv Owen: S9.1-3
Billy Rogell: IW.1-2
Roxie Lawson: S5/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2