Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 23, 1937
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 23, 1937 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Whitehead |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Marcum |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
| Tony Piet | Third Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| John Whitehead | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Mel Almada | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Johnny Marcum | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 23, 1937
Top 1
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Marcum
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Marcum
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Whitehead
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Whitehead
Almada strikes out. Sewell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Almada out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Whitehead
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Marcum
Appling hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Marcum
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Marcum
Piet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Whitehead
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehead
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Whitehead
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Whitehead
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Marcum
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Marcum
Whitehead strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Marcum
Radcliff hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Whitehead
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marcum vs. Whitehead
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Whitehead
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Marcum
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Whitehead
Almada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Whitehead
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Almada moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Whitehead
Cronin bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Hayes covering, for the out. Almada moves to third. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Whitehead
Foxx is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Whitehead
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Almada scores. There goes Cramer trying to get to home. Kreevich throws the ball in to Sewell who tags Cramer who's trying to score from second, for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Whitehead
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Marcum
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Marcum
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Marcum
Piet hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Whitehead
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Whitehead
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Whitehead
Mills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almada vs. Whitehead
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Marcum
Sewell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Marcum
Whitehead bunts towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Marcum
Radcliff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sewell scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a fly ball towards center. Cramer catches it and throws to first to double up Kreevich. View Play
Bottom 6
-
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Whitehead
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Whitehead
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehead
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Whitehead
McNair is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Whitehead
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Desautels vs. Whitehead
There go the runners. All runners are safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Desautels vs. Whitehead
Desautels strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Marcum
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Marcum
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Marcum
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Whitehead
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Whitehead, and towards Appling, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Whitehead
Mills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Whitehead
Almada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piet vs. Marcum
Piet hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Marcum
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Foxx, and towards McNair, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Marcum
Whitehead hits a popup in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Whitehead
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Radcliff. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Whitehead
Cronin bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Hayes covering, for the out. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Whitehead
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to home to get Cramer. Foxx moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McNair vs. Whitehead
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Whitehead
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. McNair moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Whitehead
Desautels takes first base on ball four. McNair moves to third. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marcum vs. Whitehead
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Marcum
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Marcum
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Radcliff scores. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Marcum
Bonura hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Bonura reaches second base with a double. Kreevich scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Marcum
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Appling for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Marcum
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to home to get Walker. Bonura moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piet vs. Marcum
Piet hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Whitehead
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Whitehead
Almada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Almada for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Whitehead
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Whitehead
Cronin hits a line drive towards third. Piet reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
-
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Marcum
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Marcum
Whitehead bunts towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with McNair covering, for the out. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Marcum
Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sewell scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Marcum
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive beyond second. McNair can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Radcliff moves to third. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonura vs. Wilson
Jack Wilson now pitching.
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Appling vs. Wilson
Appling takes first base on ball four. Radcliff scores. Kreevich moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Kreevich scores. Walker moves to third. Appling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piet vs. Wilson
Piet hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
-
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Whitehead
Foxx hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Whitehead
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Whitehead
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McNair moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Whitehead
Wes Ferrell pinch hits for Gene Desautels.
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. McNair moves to third. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gaffke vs. Dietrich
Bobby Doerr pinch runs for Wes Ferrell. Bill Dietrich now pitching. Fabian Gaffke pinch hits for Jack Wilson.
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McNair scores. Higgins moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mills vs. Dietrich
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Piet fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/23/1937 -- Chicago at Boston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Radcliff R, lf 5 2 3 2 Mills B, lf 5 0 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 3 2 1 0 Almada M, rf 4 1 0 0
Walker D, rf 5 0 3 1 Cramer D, cf 5 0 3 0
Bonura Z, 1b 5 0 1 1 Cronin J, ss 2 1 1 0
Appling L, ss 4 0 0 1 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hayes J, 2b 4 0 0 1 McNair E, 2b 2 1 2 1
Piet T, 3b 5 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 5 0 2 1
Sewell L, c 4 2 2 0 Desautels G, c 3 0 1 0
Whitehead J, p 3 0 0 0 Ferrell W, ph 0 0 0 0
Dietrich B, p 0 0 0 0 Doerr B, pr 0 0 0 0
Marcum J, p 4 0 0 0
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0
Gaffke F, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 10 6 35 4 10 3
Chicago 000 001 002 3 -- 6
Boston 000 101 010 1 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehead J (W) 9.1 10 4 4 9 2
Dietrich B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum J (L) 9.1 9 6 6 2 3
McKain A* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Wilson J 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
DP -- Chicago 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Boston 12
2B -- Sewell L, Cramer D, Bonura Z
SB -- McNair E, Foxx J, Cronin J
SH -- Cronin J 2, Whitehead J
T -- 2:35
A -- 20000
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
