Philadelphia Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
September 4, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1937 at Fenway 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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Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 4 1 1 0
Finney 1b 5 1 1 2
Werber 3b 5 1 3 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 2
Hill cf 5 0 0 0
Brucker c 5 0 2 0
Peters 2b 2 0 0 0
  Dean ph 1 0 0 0
  Ambler 2b 2 0 0 0
Newsome ss 4 0 1 0
Caster p 3 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Melillo 2b 4 0 0 0
  Dallessandro ph 1 0 0 0
  Doerr 2b 0 0 0 0
Cramer cf 5 1 2 0
Cronin ss 2 2 1 1
Foxx 1b 2 0 0 1
Higgins 3b 4 0 2 0
Mills lf 5 1 2 1
Chapman rf 4 1 1 0
Desautels c 4 0 1 0
Newsom p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 3
Philadelphia 000 030 001 04104
Boston 020 001 010 1593
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Caster  L(10-16) 9.2 9 5 3 6 4
Totals
9.2
9
5
3
6
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  W(13-10) 10.0 10 4 4 4 3
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
4
3

  E–Johnson 2 (6), Brucker (10), Caster (3), Melillo 2 (4), Newsom (3).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Werber-Peters-Finney, Peters-Newsome-Finney, Boston 1. Higgins-Melillo-Foxx.  2B–Philadelphia Werber (23), Boston Higgins 2 (25).  HR–Philadelphia Finney (1,5th inning off Newsom 1 on); Johnson (19,9th inning off Newsom 0 on), Boston Cronin (16,8th inning off Caster 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Foxx (4); Newsom (4).  Team–8.  SB–Werber (16).  CS–Werber (9); Higgins (6).  U–Bill Summers, Harry Geisel, Steve Basil.  T–2:35.  A–6,300.
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