Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 20, 1937 Box Score

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

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Cleveland Indians 16, Boston Red Sox 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lary ss 6 3 3 3
Heath lf 6 1 3 4
Averill cf 5 1 2 2
Trosky 1b 6 0 2 0
Campbell rf 5 1 1 1
Hale 2b 5 1 1 0
Pytlak c 5 3 3 0
Hughes 3b 3 4 3 0
Allen p 1 0 1 2
  Hudlin p 3 2 2 2
Totals 45 16 21 14
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Dallessandro lf 5 1 2 1
Cramer cf 5 0 1 0
Cronin ss 5 1 3 1
Foxx 1b 5 0 2 0
Higgins 3b 4 1 1 1
McNair 2b 4 0 0 0
Almada rf 4 0 0 0
Desautels c 3 1 1 0
Marcum p 0 0 0 0
  Ostermueller p 3 1 1 1
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 4
Cleveland 140 100 37016213
Boston 004 000 0105112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Allen   2.2 5 4 3 1 2
  Hudlin  W(3-0) 6.1 6 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum  L(4-1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Ostermueller   5.2 10 6 5 4 1
  McKain   1.0 2 4 4 2 1
  Olson   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Ferrell   1.1 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
21
16
15
9
2

  E–Lary (6), Trosky (3), Hudlin (1), Cronin (7), Almada (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Pytlak-Lary, Boston 2. Cramer-Desautels-Foxx, Cronin-McNair-Foxx.  PB–Pytlak (2).  2B–Cleveland Lary (8), Boston Ostermueller (1).  3B–Cleveland Lary 2 (3); Heath (1).  HR–Boston Higgins (2,8th inning off Hudlin 0 on).  SH–Hudlin (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–9.  SB–Hughes 2 (3); Hudlin (1).  CS–Heath (1).  U–Harry Geisel, Bill Summers.  T–2:38.  A–1,603.
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