Philadelphia Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 21, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1937 at Yankee Stadium I. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 5, New York Yankees 2

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 3 2 2 1
Finney cf 5 0 1 0
Werber 3b 5 0 1 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 0
Brucker c 5 2 3 3
Dean 1b 1 0 0 0
Newsome ss 3 0 1 0
Huston 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 3 2 0 0
Gehrig 1b 3 0 2 0
Dickey c 4 0 1 1
Powell lf 4 0 2 1
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoag rf 3 0 1 0
Pearson p 2 0 1 0
  Wicker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Philadelphia 211 010 005101
New York 000 101 00292
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(2-11) 8.0 9 2 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
9
2
1
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson  L(6-1) 5.0 7 5 4 6 1
  Wicker   3.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
7
2

  E–Huston (4), Dickey (7), Lazzeri (19).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Werber-Huston-Dean, Werber-Huston, New York 1. Crosetti-Lazzeri-Gehrig.  2B–Philadelphia Moses (29); Brucker 2 (12), New York Powell (20).  HR–Philadelphia Moses (21,2nd inning off Pearson 0 on); Brucker (5,5th inning off Pearson 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  SB–Werber (14).  U–Lou Kolls, Cal Hubbard, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:00.  A–11,000.
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