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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1937-07-01 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 11894 · 2:18

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 12–7. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 5th. Red Ruffing earned the win and Frank Makosky picked up the save. Joe DiMaggio went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	12	14
PHA	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	7	11

W: Red Ruffing L: Buck Ross SV: Frank Makosky

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Heffner	6	2	1	1	0	0
Red Rolfe	5	3	2	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio	5	2	2	3	0	0
Lou Gehrig	4	1	2	1	1	0
Bill Dickey	5	0	2	3	0	0
George Selkirk	2	0	0	1	1	0
Jake Powell	5	2	4	1	0	0
Tony Lazzeri	4	1	1	0	1	0
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	0
Myril Hoag	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Makosky	1	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	4	4	4	1	1	0
Wally Moses	5	1	2	4	0	0
Jack Rothrock	4	0	0	1	1	0
Bob Johnson	5	0	2	1	0	0
Rusty Peters	5	0	1	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Ambler	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Conroy	3	1	0	0	1	2
Buck Ross	1	1	1	0	0	0
Warren Huston	1	0	0	0	0	1
George Turbeville	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	6.1	9	1	4
Frank Makosky	2.2	2	2	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	5.0	10	1	0
George Turbeville	2.1	2	1	1
Herman Fink	1.2	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Heffner: 13
Red Rolfe: D7
Joe DiMaggio: E5.2-3;B-2
Lou Gehrig: 2/FL
Bill Dickey: S8.3-H;2-H(UR)
George Selkirk: W.1-2
Jake Powell: S7.2XH(72);1-2

Bot 1

Lou Finney: W
Wally Moses: 6
Jack Rothrock: 8
Bob Johnson: 8

Top 2

Tony Lazzeri: 63
Red Ruffing: 9
Don Heffner: 2/FL

Bot 2

Rusty Peters: 9
Skeeter Newsome: 3
Wayne Ambler: 2/FL

Top 3

Red Rolfe: 9
Joe DiMaggio: 53
Lou Gehrig: S9
Bill Dickey: S8.1-2
George Selkirk: 7

Bot 3

Bill Conroy: K
Buck Ross: S8
Lou Finney: T7.1-H
Wally Moses: 43.3-H
Jack Rothrock: 8

Top 4

Jake Powell: 8
Tony Lazzeri: 8
Red Ruffing: 9

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: 5/FL
Rusty Peters: S9
Skeeter Newsome: 7
Wayne Ambler: SB2
Wayne Ambler: FC5.2X3(5)#

Top 5

Don Heffner: S7
Red Rolfe: S9.1-3
Joe DiMaggio: WP.3-H;1-2
Joe DiMaggio: HR/8.2-H
Lou Gehrig: D9
Bill Dickey: E3/G.2-3
George Selkirk: 36(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)(RBI)
Jake Powell: HR/7
Tony Lazzeri: 8

Bot 5

Bill Conroy: 2/FL
Warren Huston: K
Lou Finney: S9
Wally Moses: D9.1-H
Jack Rothrock: 63

Top 6

Red Ruffing: 43
Don Heffner: 63
Red Rolfe: K

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: S7
Rusty Peters: 9
Skeeter Newsome: 5/FL
Wayne Ambler: S9.1-2
Bill Conroy: K

Top 7

Joe DiMaggio: 7
Lou Gehrig: 9
Bill Dickey: 7

Bot 7

George Turbeville: K
Lou Finney: S8
Wally Moses: T8.1-H
Jack Rothrock: 9/L.3-H
Bob Johnson: 53

Top 8

Myril Hoag: 53
Jake Powell: S1
Tony Lazzeri: S9.1-2
Frank Makosky: BK.2-3;1-2
Frank Makosky: PO3(E1).3-H(NR)(UR)
Frank Makosky: E6.2-3
Don Heffner: E5.3-H(UR);1-2
Red Rolfe: W.2-3;1-2
Joe DiMaggio: S8.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Lou Gehrig: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Bill Dickey: 63.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Myril Hoag: 43

Bot 8

Rusty Peters: K
Skeeter Newsome: 2/FL
Wayne Ambler: 63

Top 9

Jake Powell: S6
Tony Lazzeri: W.1-2
Frank Makosky: 314/SH.2-3;1-2
Don Heffner: 2/FL
Red Rolfe: 5/FL

Bot 9

Bill Conroy: W
Chubby Dean: 9
Lou Finney: S8.1-3
Wally Moses: 7/F.3-H
Jack Rothrock: W.1-2
Bob Johnson: S9.2-H;1-2
Rusty Peters: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

George Selkirk fell after the catch and left with an injured shoulder

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