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Yankees 4 @ Browns 3
Sportsman's Park
August 27, 1937

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on August 27, 1937 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Browns were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1937 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 4 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
St. Louis Browns
R: 3 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherKemp Wicker  
Losing PitcherOral Hildebrand  
SaveJohnny Murphy  
Game Winning RBIFrankie Crosetti 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1937 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamSt. Louis Browns 
Visiting Starting PitcherRed Ruffing  
Home Starting PitcherOral Hildebrand  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance2,309 
Time of Game1 hour 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charles Johnston
1B: George Moriarty
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Lou Gehrig  First Baseman 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Jake Powell  Left Fielder 
Myril Hoag  Right Fielder 
Don Heffner  Second Baseman 
Red Ruffing  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

St. Louis Browns Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Knickerbocker  Shortstop 
Sam West  Center Fielder 
Joe Vosmik  Left Fielder 
Harlond Clift  Third Baseman 
Beau Bell  Right Fielder 
Jim Bottomley  First Baseman 
Rollie Hemsley  Catcher 
Tom Carey  Second Baseman 
Oral Hildebrand  Pitcher 
Jim Bottomley  Manager 

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Yankees 4 @ Browns 3
Sportsman's Park
August 27, 1937

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/27/1937 -- New York at St.Louis (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        4  1  1  1   Knickerbocker B, ss   5  0  0  0   
Rolfe R, 3b           5  0  0  0   West S, cf            5  0  1  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        4  0  0  0   Vosmik J, lf          4  0  2  0   
Gehrig L, 1b          3  3  3  1   Clift H, 3b           4  1  2  0   
Dickey B, c           3  0  1  1   Bell B, rf-1b         5  1  0  0   
Powell J, lf          4  0  0  1   Bottomley J, 1b       2  0  1  1   
Hoag M, rf            4  0  3  0   Allen E, rf           2  1  1  0   
Heffner D, 2b         4  0  1  0   Hemsley R, c          4  0  2  0   
Ruffing R, p          0  0  0  0   Carey T, 2b           4  0  3  1   
Wicker K, p           3  0  0  0   Hildebrand O, p       4  0  0  1   
Murphy J, p           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4  9  4                        39  3 12  3

New York         000 120 010 --  4
St.Louis         010 001 010 --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruffing R             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Wicker K (W)          6.1 11  3  2  1  1
Murphy J (S)          1.2  1  0  0  0  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (L)      9.0  9  4  3  2  5

E -- Knickerbocker B, Hemsley R, Crosetti F
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 11
2B -- Bottomley J, Vosmik J, Gehrig L, Allen E
3B -- Vosmik J
HR -- Gehrig L, Crosetti F
CS -- Hoag M, Heffner D
SH -- Vosmik J
HBP -- by Hildebrand O (Gehrig L)
WP -- Hildebrand O
T -- 1:55
A -- 2309

    

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