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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 20, 1936
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 20, 1936 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herman Fink |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: Charles Johnston |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Left Fielder |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Fabian Gaffke | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Jack Peerson | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Herman Fink | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 20, 1936
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Fink
Melillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Fink
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Fink
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Fink
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Foxx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Grove
Moses hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foxx. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Grove
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dean for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Fink
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Fink
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Fink
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Fink
There goes Dahlgren. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Peerson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Grove
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peerson vs. Grove
Peerson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Fink
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Fink
Grove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Peerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Fink
Melillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fink vs. Grove
Fink strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Fink
Werber hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Fink
Cramer hits a popup towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Fink
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Fink
Ferrell hits a popup towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Grove
Moses is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Grove
Dean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Grove
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Culler vs. Grove
Culler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Melillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peerson vs. Grove
Peerson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Fink
Gaffke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Fink
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Fink
Cronin hits a popup towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Fink
Grove takes first base on ball four. Gaffke moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melillo vs. Fink
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fink vs. Grove
Fink hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Melillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Grove
Moses hits a line drive into left field. Foxx picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Foxx. Hayes scores. Finney goes all the way around to score. Moses moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Grove
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and has Moses trapped. There's the throw to Melillo who tags Moses for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Gaffke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Fink
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Fink
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Fink
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. Fink
Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Grove
Culler bunts towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peerson vs. Grove
Peerson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fink vs. Grove
Fink strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Fink
Gaffke strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Fink
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Fink
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fink fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Fink
Grove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melillo vs. Fink
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Grove
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Finney trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Grove
Dean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaffke. Dean reaches second base with a double. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to home to get Moses. Dean moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Fink
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Fink
Cramer hits a line drive towards first. Dean catches it and steps on first to double up Werber. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Fink
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Grove
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peerson vs. Grove
Peerson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Foxx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fink vs. Grove
Fink hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peerson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finney for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Fink
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Fink
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Fink
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1936, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Melillo S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Finney L, cf 5 1 1 0
Werber B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 3 0 3 1
Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0 Dean C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Foxx J, lf 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Ferrell R, c 4 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 2 0 0 0
Gaffke F, rf 4 0 1 0 Culler D, ss 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 2 1 0 0 Peerson J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 1 2 0
Grove L, p 2 0 1 1 Fink H, p 4 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 1 32 3 10 2
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
Philadelphia 000 020 01x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (L) 8.0 10 3 1 3 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fink H (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 1
E -- Cronin J, Foxx J
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Moses W, Cramer D, Dean C
SB -- Dean C, Moses W
CS -- Dahlgren B
SH -- Culler D
HBP -- by Grove L (Moses W)
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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