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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1937-05-01 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 8218 · 1:38

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 2–1. George Caster earned the win.

Line score

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

W: George Caster L: Pete Appleton SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	3	1	0	0	1	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	2	0	1	0
Al Simmons	4	0	0	0	0	2
John Stone	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Bluege	3	0	0	0	0	1
Shanty Hogan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Appleton	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	4	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	3	0	1	1	1	0
Wally Moses	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Chubby Dean	4	1	0	0	0	0
Earle Brucker	2	0	0	0	2	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	0	2	1	0	0
Bill Cissell	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Caster	3	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Appleton	8.0	5	5	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	9.0	3	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Chapman: 43
Buddy Myer: 63
Joe Kuhel: W
Al Simmons: K

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 7
Billy Werber: 13
Wally Moses: 43

Top 2

John Stone: 8
Buddy Lewis: 4
Ossie Bluege: K

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: W
Chubby Dean: 16(1)/FO
Earle Brucker: W.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: D7.1-3;2-H
Bill Cissell: 4
George Caster: 53

Top 3

Shanty Hogan: 13
Pete Appleton: E6/TH
Ben Chapman: 53.1-2
Buddy Myer: 43

Bot 3

Lou Finney: 13
Billy Werber: 13
Wally Moses: W
Bob Johnson: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Joe Kuhel: 43
Al Simmons: 6
John Stone: 63

Bot 4

Chubby Dean: 63
Earle Brucker: 9/L
Skeeter Newsome: S7
Bill Cissell: SB2
Bill Cissell: 53

Top 5

Buddy Lewis: 3/G
Ossie Bluege: 7
Shanty Hogan: 6

Bot 5

George Caster: 53
Lou Finney: 7
Billy Werber: W
Wally Moses: 43

Top 6

Pete Appleton: 8
Ben Chapman: 3/FL
Buddy Myer: 7

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: K
Chubby Dean: 13
Earle Brucker: W
Skeeter Newsome: 13

Top 7

Joe Kuhel: S4
Al Simmons: K
John Stone: 3/G.1-2
Buddy Lewis: 9

Bot 7

Bill Cissell: S8
George Caster: 36(1)/FO
Lou Finney: 54(1)/FO
Billy Werber: SB2#
Billy Werber: S.2-H;BX2(84)

Top 8

Ossie Bluege: 2/FL
Shanty Hogan: 7
Pete Appleton: 43

Bot 8

Wally Moses: 5/L
Bob Johnson: S7
Chubby Dean: 8
Earle Brucker: 43

Top 9

Ben Chapman: 63
Buddy Myer: W
Joe Kuhel: S3.1-2
Al Simmons: 4
John Stone: S8.1-2;2-H
Buddy Lewis: 4