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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1937-05-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 19183 · 2:59

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 10–7. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 9th. Ed Linke earned the win and Syd Cohen picked up the save. Bob Johnson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	5	10	12
PHA	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	8

W: Ed Linke L: Eddie Smith SV: Syd Cohen

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Chapman	4	2	1	4	2	0
Buddy Lewis	5	1	2	1	1	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	1	1	2	1
John Stone	6	0	3	2	0	0
Fred Sington	3	0	0	0	3	1
Buddy Myer	3	2	1	0	2	0
Ossie Bluege	3	2	2	0	2	0
Herb Crompton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmie DeShong	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Millies	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Hill	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Linke	2	2	1	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	0	0	1	0	1
Billy Werber	4	1	3	2	1	0
Wally Moses	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	2	1	2	2	2
Chubby Dean	4	1	1	0	1	0
Earle Brucker	2	1	0	0	3	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Cissell	3	1	1	2	1	0
Al Williams	1	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Smith	2	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmie DeShong	3.0	4	6	1
Ed Linke	5.2	4	2	4
Syd Cohen	0.1	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Williams	5.0	6	9	3
Eddie Smith	3.1	2	4	1
Herman Fink	0.2	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Chapman: 9
Buddy Lewis: 43
Joe Kuhel: W
John Stone: S9.1-3(E9)
Fred Sington: CSH(2)

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 63
Billy Werber: W
Wally Moses: 43.1-2
Bob Johnson: HR/7.2-H
Chubby Dean: 7

Top 2

Fred Sington: W
Buddy Myer: S7.1-2
Ossie Bluege: W.2-3;1-2
Herb Crompton: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Jimmie DeShong: K

Bot 2

Earle Brucker: W
Skeeter Newsome: 13.1-2
Bill Cissell: W
Al Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Finney: 8/8D/F.1-2(E8);2-3;3-H
Billy Werber: S4.2-3;3-H
Wally Moses: CS2(26)

Top 3

Ben Chapman: 63
Buddy Lewis: E6
Joe Kuhel: W.1-2
John Stone: 7
Fred Sington: K

Bot 3

Wally Moses: 53
Bob Johnson: W
Chubby Dean: S9.1-2
Earle Brucker: W.2-3;1-2
Skeeter Newsome: 3
Bill Cissell: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
Al Williams: K

Top 4

Buddy Myer: W
Ossie Bluege: S7.1-2
Wally Millies: S9.1-2;2-3
Jesse Hill: K/C
Ben Chapman: E5/TH2.B-1;1-2;2-H(NR)(UR);3-H(RBI)
Buddy Lewis: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Lou Finney: 53
Billy Werber: 5/FL
Wally Moses: S7
Bob Johnson: K

Top 5

Joe Kuhel: 9/L
John Stone: S7
Fred Sington: W.1-2
Buddy Myer: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Ossie Bluege: W.1-2
Wally Millies: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Chubby Dean: 43
Earle Brucker: 2/FL
Skeeter Newsome: 8

Top 6

Ed Linke: S8
Ben Chapman: W.1-2
Buddy Lewis: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: E3/L.1-2;2-3;3-H
John Stone: 5/P
Fred Sington: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Fred Sington: W
Buddy Myer: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bill Cissell: 8
Eddie Smith: D7
Lou Finney: 43.2-3
Billy Werber: S7.3-H;BX2(76)

Top 7

Ossie Bluege: 4
Wally Millies: 9
Ed Linke: 9

Bot 7

Wally Moses: K
Bob Johnson: K
Chubby Dean: 153

Top 8

Ben Chapman: W
Buddy Lewis: D9.1-H
Joe Kuhel: K
John Stone: 3/G
Fred Sington: 4

Bot 8

Earle Brucker: W
Skeeter Newsome: 34/SH.1-2
Bill Cissell: 8
Eddie Smith: 13

Top 9

Buddy Myer: W
Ossie Bluege: S7/L.1-2
Wally Millies: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Ed Linke: W
Ben Chapman: S9.1-H;2-H;3-H;B-2(TH)
Buddy Lewis: S9.2XH(92)
Joe Kuhel: D8/8D.1-3
John Stone: D7/7D.2-H;3-H
Fred Sington: 3/G

Bot 9

Lou Finney: K
Billy Werber: S7
Wally Moses: 8
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Chubby Dean: W.2-3;1-2
Earle Brucker: 43