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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 | Ted Olson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Charles Johnston 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ski Melillo | Second Baseman |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | Left Fielder |
| Fabian Gaffke | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| George Dickey | Catcher |
| Ted Olson | 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 | Second Baseman |
| Jack Peerson | Shortstop |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Eddie Smith | 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. Smith
Melillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Smith
Werber 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Olson
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Olson
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Olson
Dean hits a fly ball View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx 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--
Gaffke vs. Smith
Gaffke hits a line drive 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--
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson 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--
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to third. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olson vs. Smith
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Olson
Johnson 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Olson
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Olson
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Smith
Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Werber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Peerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney. Foxx reaches second base with a double. Werber scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaffke vs. Smith
Gaffke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peerson vs. Olson
Peerson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Olson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Olson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Olson
Finney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Olson
Moses takes first base on ball four. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Olson
Dean bunts towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Olson
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Olson
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Finney scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Culler vs. Olson
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Smith
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Smith
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peerson misplays the ball. That's an error on Peerson. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peerson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaffke vs. Smith
Gaffke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peerson vs. Olson
Peerson hits a line drive into left field. Foxx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Olson
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Olson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Higgins, and towards Peerson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Smith
Olson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney. Olson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Olson
Finney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaffke. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Olson
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finney scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Olson
Dean hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Olson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Foxx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Olson
Higgins hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Olson
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peerson vs. Olson
Peerson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Olson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Smith
Werber hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Peerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaffke vs. Smith
Gaffke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Marcum
Johnny Marcum now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Marcum
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Marcum
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Foxx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Marcum
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Melillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Marcum
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marcum vs. Smith
Marcum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Marcum
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Marcum
Culler hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peerson vs. Marcum
Peerson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Peerson reaches third base with a triple. Higgins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Marcum
Hayes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Marcum
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finney vs. Marcum
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melillo vs. Smith
Melillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Smith
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1936, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Melillo S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Finney L, cf 4 2 3 0
Werber B, 3b 5 2 1 0 Moses W, rf 3 1 2 1
Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Dean C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, lf 4 1 4 4 Johnson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Gaffke F, rf 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 2 2 3
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Culler D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 3 0 1 0 Peerson J, ss 4 0 1 1
Dickey G, c 3 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0
Olson T, p 3 0 1 0 Smith E, p 4 0 0 0
Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0
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36 4 9 4 32 5 8 5
Boston 001 030 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 000 103 01x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Olson T 6.0 5 4 4 3 1
Marcum J (L) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (W) 9.0 9 4 1 3 3
E -- Peerson J, Cronin J 2, Werber B
DP -- Philadelphia 1
TP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Werber B, Foxx J, Olson T, Finney L
3B -- Peerson J
HR -- Foxx J, Higgins P
SH -- Dean C
T -- 1:42
A -- 7000
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