Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 20, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1937 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 11, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Doerr 2b 5 1 3 0
Cramer cf 4 1 1 1
Gaffke lf 5 3 2 1
Cronin ss 5 1 3 2
Higgins 3b 5 1 3 3
Ferrell R. c 4 1 2 1
Mills rf 4 1 2 1
Almada 1b 5 0 1 0
Ferrell W. p 4 2 1 1
Totals 41 11 18 10
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finney cf 5 0 1 0
Werber 3b 5 0 1 0
Moses rf 5 2 2 0
Johnson lf 3 2 2 1
Dean 1b 5 0 3 2
Hayes c 5 0 0 1
Newsome ss 4 0 1 0
Cissell 2b 4 1 3 0
Kelley p 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 1 0 0 0
  Rothrock ph 1 0 0 0
  Fink p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 4
Boston 021 521 00011182
Philadelphia 000 102 1105134
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  W(1-0) 9.0 13 5 4 3 6
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
3
6
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L(0-1) 3.1 9 8 6 2 1
  Ross   2.2 6 3 3 1 0
  Fink   3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
11
9
3
3

  E–Doerr (1), Higgins (1), Finney 2 (2), Werber 2 (2).  DP–Boston 1. Higgins-Doerr-Almada, Philadelphia 3. Newsome-Cissell-Dean, Werber-Cissell-Dean, Werber-Cissell-Dean.  2B–Boston Cronin 2 (2); Higgins (1); W. Ferrell (1), Philadelphia Moses 2 (2).  3B–Boston Mills (1).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (2,4th inning off W. Ferrell 0 on).  SH–Mills (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  CS–Doerr (1).  U–Bill McGowan, George Moriarty, John Quinn.  T–2:31.  A–11,265.
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