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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 15, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 15, 1937 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Kelley |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charles Johnston 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Chubby Dean | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
| Harry Kelley | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 15, 1937
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Kelley
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Kelley
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Kelley
Henrich hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Kelley
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Moses reaches second base with a double. Finney scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Pearson
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Kelley
Gehrig hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Kelley
Selkirk hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Kelley
Dickey hits a line drive into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Pearson
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Pearson
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Kelley
Lazzeri hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cissell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Kelley
Pearson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Kelley
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Kelley
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Pearson moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Kelley
Henrich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney who is chasing the ball. Henrich reaches third base with a triple. Pearson scores. Crosetti scores. Rolfe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Turbeville
George Turbeville now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Turbeville
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Selkirk is hit by the pitch. DiMaggio moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DiMaggio scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Smith
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pearson
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Smith
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Pearson
Dean hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Smith
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Smith
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Pearson
Newsome hits a line drive into left field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Pearson
Cissell hits a fly ball into left field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pearson
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Smith
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dean scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Smith
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Pearson
Dean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Pearson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Smith
Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a popup towards first. Dean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Pearson
Newsome hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henrich. Newsome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cissell vs. Pearson
Cissell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Cissell reaches second base with a double. Newsome scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rothrock vs. Pearson
Jack Rothrock pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Pearson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Williams
Al Williams now pitching.
Henrich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Williams
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Williams
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Selkirk vs. Williams
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Gehrig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickey vs. Williams
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Pearson
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Pearson
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Malone
Pat Malone now pitching.
Dean strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Malone
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Malone
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Malone
Cissell hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Thomas
Malone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Thomas
Crosetti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Thomas
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Malone
Rusty Peters pinch hits for Bud Thomas.
Peters hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Malone
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Malone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Malone
There goes Finney. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Malone
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1937 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 5 1 3 0 Finney L, cf 5 1 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Werber B, 3b 5 1 1 0
Henrich T, lf 3 2 1 3 Moses W, rf 4 1 3 1
DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 1 1 Johnson B, lf 3 1 1 3
Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 2 0 Dean C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Selkirk G, rf 3 0 0 1 Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 0 1 Newsome S, ss 4 1 2 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cissell B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Pearson M, p 2 1 0 0 Kelley H, p 0 0 0 0
Malone P, p 1 0 0 0 Turbeville G, p 0 0 0 0
Smith E, p 2 0 1 0
Rothrock J, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams A, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas B, p 0 0 0 0
Peters R, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 6 37 5 12 5
New York 005 000 010 -- 6
Philadelphia 100 000 130 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (W)* 7.0 10 5 5 1 1
Malone P (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley H (L) 2.1 4 4 4 2 0
Turbeville G+ 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Smith E 4.2 0 0 0 0 5
Williams A 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Thomas B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- New York 5, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Moses W 2, Smith E, Newsome S, Cissell B, Gehrig L, Crosetti F
3B -- Henrich T
HR -- Johnson B
CS -- Finney L
HBP -- by Smith E (Selkirk G)
WP -- Williams A
T -- 2:06
A -- 0
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