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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1937-08-19 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 10000 · 2:14

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Johnny Marcum earned the win and Jack Wilson picked up the save. Eric McNair went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Marcum L: Harry Kelley SV: Jack Wilson

Umpires — HP: Charles Johnston · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	1	1	1	1	1
Lou Finney	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Rothrock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	3	0	0	0	1	3
Earle Brucker	4	1	2	1	0	0
Rusty Peters	4	1	1	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	2	1	0	1
Warren Huston	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Kelley	3	0	1	1	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Marcum	7.0	8	2	6
Jack Wilson	2.0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Kelley	9.0	10	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dom Dallessandro: S9
Doc Cramer: 46(1)/FO
Joe Cronin: HP.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: E4.1-2;2-3
Pinky Higgins: 7/F.3-H(UR)
Ben Chapman: 6/P

Bot 1

Wally Moses: HR/9
Lou Finney: 8
Jack Rothrock: 43
Bob Johnson: K

Top 2

Ski Melillo: S8
Gene Desautels: 7
Johnny Marcum: S8.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 2

Earle Brucker: D9/89XDW
Rusty Peters: K
Skeeter Newsome: S8.2-H
Warren Huston: 8
Harry Kelley: 13

Top 3

Doc Cramer: D7
Joe Cronin: 43.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 53.3-H
Pinky Higgins: E5
Ben Chapman: 6/P

Bot 3

Wally Moses: W
Lou Finney: 9
Jack Rothrock: 3/G.1-2
Bob Johnson: W
Earle Brucker: 8

Top 4

Ski Melillo: 4/P
Gene Desautels: D7
Johnny Marcum: 2/FL
Dom Dallessandro: W
Doc Cramer: 7

Bot 4

Rusty Peters: D7/7DW
Skeeter Newsome: K/C
Warren Huston: 63.2-3
Harry Kelley: D7.3-H
Wally Moses: 9

Top 5

Joe Cronin: K
Jimmie Foxx: 53
Pinky Higgins: 53

Bot 5

Lou Finney: S1.B-2(E1/TH)
Jack Rothrock: 43.2-3
Bob Johnson: K
Earle Brucker: S9/9DW.3-H
Rusty Peters: 13

Top 6

Ben Chapman: 1/G
Ski Melillo: 9
Gene Desautels: S6
Johnny Marcum: S9.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 8

Bot 6

Skeeter Newsome: D9
Warren Huston: 2/FL
Harry Kelley: 8
Wally Moses: K

Top 7

Doc Cramer: K
Joe Cronin: S7
Jimmie Foxx: 7
Pinky Higgins: K

Bot 7

Lou Finney: 7
Jack Rothrock: 3/G
Bob Johnson: K

Top 8

Ben Chapman: S7
Ski Melillo: E4/G.1-3
Eric McNair: HR/7.3-H;1-H(UR)
Johnny Marcum: 8
Dom Dallessandro: 9#
Doc Cramer: 31

Bot 8

Earle Brucker: 8
Rusty Peters: 63
Skeeter Newsome: 2/FL

Top 9

Joe Cronin: 4/P
Jimmie Foxx: 43
Pinky Higgins: 7

Bot 9

Chubby Dean: 43
Lynn Nelson: K
Wally Moses: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Johnny Marcum struck on the head by Earle Brucker's return throw to the mound after a pitch

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