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Chicago White Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1937-09-09 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 612 · 2:30

Chicago White Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 9–8. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 5th. Sugar Cain earned the win and Clint Brown picked up the save. Merv Connors went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	9	16
SLA	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	8	18

W: Sugar Cain L: Oral Hildebrand SV: Clint Brown

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jackie Hayes	5	1	2	0	0
Mike Kreevich	5	1	1	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	2	2	1	1
Rip Radcliff	4	1	0	1	1
Luke Appling	4	2	3	2	1
Zeke Bonura	1	0	0	0	0
Merv Connors	5	1	3	3	0
Luke Sewell	5	0	3	1	0
Johnny Rigney	1	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	4	0	0	1	0
Larry Rosenthal	1	0	0	0	0
Sugar Cain	2	1	1	0	0
Clint Brown	1	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Silber	6	1	3	1	0	0
Ethan Allen	6	2	3	1	0	0
Beau Bell	6	1	3	1	0	0
Joe Vosmik	4	0	2	2	1	0
Harlond Clift	3	1	1	0	2	0
Nig Lipscomb	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Huffman	5	0	1	2	0	0
Tom Carey	4	1	3	1	1	0
Bill Trotter	2	0	0	0	0	1
Oral Hildebrand	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam West	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bottomley	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rigney	3.0	7	2	1
Sugar Cain	4.0	10	2	0
Clint Brown	2.0	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Bill Trotter	4.1	7	3
Oral Hildebrand	2.1	6	0
Jim Walkup	0.1	0	0
Lou Koupal	2.0	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hayes: 53
Mike Kreevich: 63
Dixie Walker: 3/P

Bot 1

Eddie Silber: S8
Ethan Allen: CS2(26)
Ethan Allen: 6/L
Beau Bell: D8
Joe Vosmik: 5/P

Top 2

Rip Radcliff: 63
Luke Appling: D7
Zeke Bonura: 7
Merv Connors: HR.2-H
Luke Sewell: S8
Johnny Rigney: S9.1-2
Jackie Hayes: 9

Bot 2

Harlond Clift: S7
Nig Lipscomb: S7/G.1-3;B-2(TH)
Ben Huffman: 8/L.3-H;2-3
Tom Carey: S8.3-H
Bill Trotter: K/C
Eddie Silber: 6(1)/FO

Top 3

Mike Kreevich: 63
Dixie Walker: 43
Rip Radcliff: 7

Bot 3

Ethan Allen: E5/TH.B-2
Beau Bell: S7.2-H(UR)
Joe Vosmik: 43.1-2
Harlond Clift: W
Nig Lipscomb: 9/F
Ben Huffman: S9.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
Tom Carey: IW
Bill Trotter: 9/L

Top 4

Luke Appling: 13
Jimmy Dykes: 4/P
Merv Connors: S8
Luke Sewell: D7.1-3
Larry Rosenthal: 7/L

Bot 4

Eddie Silber: S8
Ethan Allen: S8.1-3
Beau Bell: 2/FL
Joe Vosmik: S8.3-H;1-2
Harlond Clift: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Nig Lipscomb: PB.1-2
Nig Lipscomb: 8

Top 5

Jackie Hayes: S8
Mike Kreevich: 8/F
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Rip Radcliff: W.2-3;1-2
Luke Appling: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jimmy Dykes: 99(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Merv Connors: S7.3-H;1X3(99)

Bot 5

Ben Huffman: 99
Tom Carey: S8.B-2(E8)
Oral Hildebrand: 99
Eddie Silber: S.2-H(UR)
Ethan Allen: CS2(99)

Top 6

Luke Sewell: 99
Sugar Cain: S
Jackie Hayes: S.1-2#
Mike Kreevich: 99
Dixie Walker: S.2-H;1-2#
Rip Radcliff: 99

Bot 6

Ethan Allen: D
Beau Bell: 99
Joe Vosmik: W
Harlond Clift: CS3(25).1-2
Harlond Clift: W
Nig Lipscomb: 99(1)/FO

Top 7

Luke Appling: S8
Jimmy Dykes: 99.1-2#
Merv Connors: 99
Luke Sewell: S1/7.2-H
Sugar Cain: WP.1-2
Sugar Cain: 99

Bot 7

Ben Huffman: 99
Tom Carey: S
Sam West: 99
Eddie Silber: 99

Top 8

Jackie Hayes: 99
Mike Kreevich: S8
Dixie Walker: S8.1-3
Rip Radcliff: FC5.1X2(5E4);3-H(RBI);B-1
Luke Appling: S7.2-H(UR);1-2#
Jimmy Dykes: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Ethan Allen: S
Beau Bell: S.1-2#
Joe Vosmik: S.2-H;1-2#
Harlond Clift: 2/FL
Nig Lipscomb: 8/F
Ben Huffman: 99(1)/FO

Top 9

Merv Connors: 99
Luke Sewell: 99
Clint Brown: 99

Bot 9

Tom Carey: 99
Jim Bottomley: D
Eddie Silber: E6.2-3
Ethan Allen: 99(1)/FO.3-H(RBI)(UR)
Beau Bell: 43

Notes & reviews

Merv Connors and Jimmy Dykes both ended up at 2B
Hildebrand suffered a broken finger from Sewell's hot smash

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