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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1937-07-05 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:49

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–3. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 6th. Jimmie DeShong earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jimmie DeShong L: George Caster SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	0	1	1	0	1
Buddy Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	3	0	1	0	1	0
John Stone	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cecil Travis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Sington	3	2	1	1	1	0
Buddy Myer	3	2	2	1	1	0
Rick Ferrell	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jimmie DeShong	4	0	0	1	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	1	1	0	0	0
Wally Moses	5	0	2	1	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	3	0
Jack Rothrock	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Peters	4	1	1	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wayne Ambler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earle Brucker	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Caster	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lynn Nelson	1	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmie DeShong	9.0	8	4	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	9.0	9	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: D9
Buddy Lewis: 2/FL
Joe Kuhel: W
John Stone: 6
Cecil Travis: 7

Bot 1

Lou Finney: 43
Wally Moses: 9
Chubby Dean: W
Jack Rothrock: 7

Top 2

Fred Sington: W
Buddy Myer: S7.1-2
Rick Ferrell: S8.1-3;2-H
Jimmie DeShong: 2/FL
Mel Almada: 8/F.3-H
Buddy Lewis: 5/FL

Bot 2

Rusty Peters: 43
Skeeter Newsome: 53
Wayne Ambler: 63

Top 3

Joe Kuhel: S9
John Stone: S9.1-3
Cecil Travis: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Fred Sington: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Earle Brucker: 9
George Caster: S7
Lou Finney: 9
Wally Moses: S4.1-2
Chubby Dean: W.2-3;1-2
Jack Rothrock: 5/FL

Top 4

Buddy Myer: W
Rick Ferrell: 64(1)3/GDP
Jimmie DeShong: 43

Bot 4

Rusty Peters: S8
Skeeter Newsome: 43.1-2
Wayne Ambler: 63.2-3
Earle Brucker: W
George Caster: S7.1-2;3-H
Lou Finney: 7

Top 5

Mel Almada: K
Buddy Lewis: 63
Joe Kuhel: 6/L

Bot 5

Wally Moses: 3/G
Chubby Dean: W
Jack Rothrock: 13.1-2
Rusty Peters: K

Top 6

John Stone: 9
Cecil Travis: D7
Fred Sington: T8.2-H
Buddy Myer: T9.3-H
Rick Ferrell: W
Jimmie DeShong: 13.3-H;1-2
Mel Almada: 9

Bot 6

Skeeter Newsome: 3
Wayne Ambler: 53
Earle Brucker: 4/L

Top 7

Buddy Lewis: 43
Joe Kuhel: 3/G
John Stone: D9.BX3(95)

Bot 7

George Caster: 43
Lou Finney: T9
Wally Moses: S9.3-H
Chubby Dean: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Cecil Travis: 8
Fred Sington: 9
Buddy Myer: 6

Bot 8

Lynn Nelson: D7
Rusty Peters: 63.2-3
Skeeter Newsome: D7.3-H
Wayne Ambler: 2/FL
Earle Brucker: 2

Top 9

Rick Ferrell: 8
Jimmie DeShong: K
Mel Almada: 9

Bot 9

George Caster: 7
Lou Finney: 13
Wally Moses: 8

Notes & reviews

pitcher Lynn Nelson played LF

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