Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mills vs. Ruffing
  
  Mills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cramer vs. Ruffing
  
  Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cronin vs. Ruffing
  
  Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crosetti vs. Newsom
  
  Crosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rolfe vs. Newsom
  
  Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  DiMaggio vs. Newsom
  
  DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. DiMaggio reaches third base with a triple. Crosetti scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gehrig vs. Newsom
  
  Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dickey vs. Newsom
  
  Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio scores. Gehrig moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Powell vs. Newsom
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foxx vs. Ruffing
  
  Foxx hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Higgins vs. Ruffing
  
  Higgins strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McNair vs. Ruffing
  
  McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chapman vs. Ruffing
  
  Chapman hits a line drive towards right. Hoag chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Hoag. McNair goes all the way around to score. Chapman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Desautels vs. Ruffing
  
  Desautels hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoag vs. Newsom
  
  Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heffner vs. Newsom
  
  Heffner hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ruffing vs. Newsom
  
  Ruffing takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Crosetti vs. Newsom
  
  Crosetti strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rolfe vs. Newsom
  
  Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to third. Ruffing moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  DiMaggio vs. Newsom
  
  DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newsom vs. Ruffing
  
  Newsom strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mills vs. Ruffing
  
  Mills hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cramer vs. Ruffing
  
  Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cronin vs. Ruffing
  
  Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehrig vs. Newsom
  
  Gehrig hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Newsom
  
  Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Powell vs. Newsom
  
  Powell strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hoag vs. Newsom
  
  Hoag takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heffner vs. Newsom
  
  Heffner strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foxx vs. Ruffing
  
  Foxx hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Higgins vs. Ruffing
  
  Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McNair vs. Ruffing
  
  McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ruffing vs. Newsom
  
  Ruffing strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crosetti vs. Newsom
  
  Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rolfe vs. Newsom
  
  Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DiMaggio vs. Newsom
  
  DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Ruffing
  
  Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Desautels vs. Ruffing
  
  Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newsom vs. Ruffing
  
  Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mills vs. Ruffing
  
  Mills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gehrig vs. Newsom
  
  Gehrig 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 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dickey vs. Newsom
  
  Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Newsom
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cramer vs. Ruffing
  
  Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cronin vs. Ruffing
  
  Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foxx vs. Ruffing
  
  Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Higgins vs. Ruffing
  
  Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McNair vs. Ruffing
  
  McNair hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoag vs. Newsom
  
  Hoag hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heffner vs. Newsom
  
  Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ruffing vs. Newsom
  
  Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crosetti vs. Newsom
  
  Crosetti strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Ruffing
  
  Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Desautels vs. Ruffing
  
  Desautels hits a line drive towards third. Rolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newsom vs. Ruffing
  
  Newsom strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rolfe vs. Newsom
  
  Rolfe strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Newsom
  
  DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehrig vs. Newsom
  
  Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dickey vs. Newsom
  
  Dickey takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Powell vs. Newsom
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mills vs. Ruffing
  
  Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cramer vs. Ruffing
  
  Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cronin vs. Ruffing
  
  Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foxx vs. Ruffing
  
  Foxx hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoag vs. Newsom
  
  Hoag takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heffner vs. Newsom
  
  Heffner bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ruffing vs. Newsom
  
  Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heffner moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Crosetti vs. Newsom
  
  Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rolfe vs. Newsom
  
  Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Higgins vs. Ruffing
  
  Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McNair vs. Ruffing
  
  McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Ruffing
  
  Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DiMaggio vs. Newsom
  
  DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gehrig vs. Newsom
  
  Gehrig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dickey vs. Newsom
  
  Dickey bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to third for the out. Gehrig moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Powell vs. Newsom
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hoag vs. Newsom
  
  Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehrig scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 9/8/1937, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Mills B, lf           4  0  1  0   Crosetti F, ss        5  1  1  0   
Cramer D, cf          4  0  1  0   Rolfe R, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Cronin J, ss          4  1  2  0   DiMaggio J, cf        3  1  1  1   
Foxx J, 1b            4  0  1  1   Gehrig L, 1b          4  1  1  0   
Higgins P, 3b         4  0  1  0   Dickey B, c           4  0  1  1   
McNair E, 2b          4  1  1  0   Powell J, lf          5  0  0  0   
Chapman B, rf         4  0  0  0   Hoag M, rf            2  0  1  1   
Desautels G, c        3  0  0  0   Heffner D, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Newsom B, p           3  0  1  0   Ruffing R, p          3  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  8  1                        33  3  7  3

Boston           010 001 000 --  2
New York         200 000 001 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newsom B (L)          8.2  7  3  3 10  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W)         9.0  8  2  1  0  3

E -- Hoag M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 14
2B -- Crosetti F, Cronin J
3B -- DiMaggio J
T -- 2:05
A -- 19511

    

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