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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		5
6
NYY
@CLE		0
4
WSH
@DET		8
3
PHA
@SLB		5
1
CHC
@BRO		5
6
STL
@NYG		12
5
Saturday, May 8, 1937,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:09
Red Sox
5
7-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
6
4-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bill Dietrich (1-0)
L: Wes Ferrell (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  2   1  0  1   0  1  0    5 13  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  5  0   1  0  X    6 12  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Mel Almada RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .333 .931 0 0 HR
Doc Cramer CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .364 1.050 4 0 2·2B
Joe Cronin SS 4 0 3 2 0 1 .438 1.074 3 0 2B
Jimmie Foxx 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .138 .553 9 0
Pinky Higgins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .711 0 1
Rick Ferrell C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .450 1.135 4 0 HR
Buster Mills LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .762 2 0 CS
   Dom Dallessandro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .833
Bobby Doerr 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .842 1 7 SH
Wes Ferrell P 3 1 2 0 0 0 .571 1.554 1 2
   Jack Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0 1
   Johnny Marcum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .375
Team Totals 34 5 13 5 2 3 .382 1.064 24 11
2B: D Cramer 2 (5); J Cronin (7).
HR: R Ferrell (1); M Almada (1).
SH: B Doerr (2).
TB: M Almada 5; R Ferrell 4; D Cramer 4; J Cronin 4; W Ferrell 2; B Mills; D Dallessandro; J Foxx.
RBI: J Cronin 2 (11); M Almada 2 (6); R Ferrell (4).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Ferrell-J Foxx; J Wilson-B Doerr-J Foxx.
Baserunning
CS: B Mills (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Hank Steinbacher LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .333 .908 0 0 HR
Larry Rosenthal CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .779 2 0
Dixie Walker RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .415 1.022 0 0
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 1 2 4 0 1 .364 .980 12 1 HR
Luke Appling SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .736 3 2 SB
Jackie Hayes 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .192 .660 6 6
Tony Piet 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .833 0 3
Luke Sewell C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .918 4 1
Bill Dietrich P 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 2
   Clint Brown P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 3
Team Totals 34 6 12 6 1 3 .353 .901 27 18
HR: H Steinbacher (1); Z Bonura (2).
TB: Z Bonura 5; H Steinbacher 5; D Walker 3; L Appling 2; L Rosenthal; L Sewell; J Hayes.
RBI: Z Bonura 4 (19); H Steinbacher 2 (6).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 4. C Brown-J Hayes-Z Bonura; T Piet-J Hayes-Z Bonura; J Hayes-Z Bonura; B Dietrich-J Hayes-L Appling-Z Bonura.
Baserunning
SB: L Appling (4, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Wes Ferrell, L (2-2) 6.2 11 6 6 1 3 2 7.15 31 30
Jack Wilson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.82 4
Team Totals 8 12 6 6 1 3 2 6.75 35 30

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Dietrich, W (1-0) 5 10 4 4 0 2 2 9.39 21 33
Clint Brown, S (1) 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 4.32 16
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 2 3 2 5.00 37 33
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - Cal Hubbard, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Dinneen.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Chicago White Sox
1 Mel Almada RF 1 Hank Steinbacher LF
2 Doc Cramer CF 2 Larry Rosenthal CF
3 Joe Cronin SS 3 Dixie Walker RF
4 Jimmie Foxx 1B 4 Zeke Bonura 1B
5 Pinky Higgins 3B 5 Luke Appling SS
6 Rick Ferrell C 6 Jackie Hayes 2B
7 Buster Mills LF 7 Tony Piet 3B
8 Bobby Doerr 2B 8 Luke Sewell C
9 Wes Ferrell P 9 Bill Dietrich P

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