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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 11, 1937
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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 11, 1937 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 11, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Mills | Left Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Ben Chapman | Right Fielder |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Hill | Center Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Gene Hasson | First Baseman |
| Wayne Ambler | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 11, 1937
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it 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: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Newsom
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
There goes Werber. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Werber steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it 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: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Smith
McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Smith
Desautels takes first base on ball four. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsom vs. Smith
Newsom hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Newsom
Hill 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--
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hasson vs. Newsom
Hasson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Newsom
Ambler hits a line drive into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Smith
Mills 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--
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Cramer reaches second base with a double. Mills moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Smith
McNair hits a popup towards short. Newsome 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: ---
Smith vs. Newsom
Smith 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mills 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--
Werber vs. Newsom
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Chapman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Desautels vs. Smith
Desautels hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Johnson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Newsome. Newsome fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Newsome. Chapman scores. Desautels moves all the way to home. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Smith
Newsom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mills vs. Smith
Mills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Smith
Cronin hits a popup towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. Cramer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Newsom
Hill takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a fly ball towards right. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Johnson moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hasson vs. Newsom
Hasson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Newsom
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Newsom
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Newsom, and towards McNair, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Rusty Peters now playing second base.
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Smith
McNair hits a line drive towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Smith
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McNair scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Smith
There goes Chapman. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Smith
Desautels hits a line drive to center field. Hill throws towards third. Werber fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Werber. Chapman scores. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Smith
Newsom strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mills vs. Smith
Mills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Desautels scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Bobby Doerr now playing second base.
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Newsom
Werber strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Turbeville
George Turbeville now pitching.
Cronin hits a fly ball towards center. Hill settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hill. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Turbeville
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Turbeville
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Newsom
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hasson vs. Newsom
Hasson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Turbeville
Frankie Hayes now catching.
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Turbeville
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Turbeville
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Peters scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Turbeville
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Newsom
Peters strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Newsom
Jack Rothrock pinch hits for George Turbeville.
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rothrock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mills vs. Fink
Herman Fink now pitching.
Mills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Fink
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Fink
Cronin hits a line drive towards first. Hasson catches it and steps on first to double up Cramer. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Newsom
Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Werber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Newsom
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hasson vs. Newsom
Hasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barna vs. Newsom
Babe Barna pinch hits for Rusty Peters.
Barna strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Fink
Warren Huston now playing second base.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Fink
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Fink
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Fink
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Fink
Desautels hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Newsom
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Herman Fink.
Dean hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. Dean goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newsome vs. Marcum
Johnny Marcum now pitching.
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Marcum
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Moses scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marcum
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1937 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mills B, lf 5 0 2 1 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 1
Cramer D, cf 5 1 2 0 Newsome S, ss 5 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 5 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Foxx J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 1
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hill J, cf 2 0 1 0
McNair E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Brucker E, c 3 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 1 0 0 0
Chapman B, rf 4 2 3 1 Hasson G, 1b 4 0 1 1
Desautels G, c 4 2 2 2 Ambler W, 2b 1 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 4 0 1 0 Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Marcum J, p 0 0 0 0 Peters R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Barna B, ph 1 0 0 0
Huston W, 2b 0 0 0 0
Smith E, p 2 0 0 0
Turbeville G, p 0 0 0 0
Rothrock J, ph 0 0 0 0
Fink H, p 0 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 6 12 4 34 4 7 4
Boston 000 330 000 -- 6
Philadelphia 000 001 012 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W)* 8.0 7 4 4 6 7
Marcum J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 5.0 9 6 3 2 4
Turbeville G 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Fink H 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Werber B 2, Newsome S 3, Chapman B, Hill J, Higgins P
DP -- Boston 2, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Boston 11, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Cramer D, Werber B
3B -- Chapman B, Desautels G, Moses W
HR -- Johnson B
SB -- Werber B, Chapman B
WP -- Smith E 2
T -- 2:29
A -- 3000
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