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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 (1)

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Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 (1)

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, August 12, 1936 (D) at Fenway Park

PHI A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  1
BOS A    0  0  2    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Finney rf                     5   0   1   2       0   0       4   0
Moses cf                      4   0   2   0       1   1       1   0
Dean 1b                       5   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
B. Johnson lf                 4   0   0   0       1   3       1   0
Higgins 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   2       1   2
Moss c                        4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Newsome ss                    3   2   1   0       1   0       1   1
Niemiec 2b                    4   2   3   0       0   0       5   3
Lisenbee p                    1   0   0   1       0   1       0   2
  Flythe p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Puccinelli ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   3       3   8      24   8
FIELDING - 
E: Newsome (22).
BATTING - 
2B: Higgins (22,off W. Ferrell).
SH: Lisenbee (1,off W. Ferrell).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Moses (9,2nd base off W. Ferrell/R. Ferrell).
CS: Finney (8,2nd base by W. Ferrell/R. Ferrell).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Werber 3b                     3   0   0   0       2   0       0   3
Cramer cf                     4   0   2   0       1   0       2   0
Foxx 1b                       4   0   0   0       1   1       6   0
Kroner ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Cooke lf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Almada rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
R. Ferrell c                  2   2   1   0       2   0      10   1
Melillo 2b                    4   1   0   0       0   1       2   2
W. Ferrell p                  4   2   3   6       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   6   7   6       7   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Melillo (8).
BATTING - 
HR: W. Ferrell 2 (4,3rd inning off Lisenbee 1 on 1 out,4th inning off Lisenbee
3 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cooke 2 (4,2nd base off Lisenbee/Moss,2nd base off Flythe/Moss); Werber
(19,2nd base off Flythe/Moss).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lisenbee L(0-1)               4     6   6   5   2   0   2  21
Flythe                        4     1   0   0   5   3   0  18
Totals                        8     7   6   5   7   3   2  39

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
W. Ferrell W(15-12)           9     9   4   3   3   8   0  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Dinneen, 1B - Bill Summers, 3B - Charles Johnston
Time of Game: 1:58   
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Boston Red Sox           
1. Finney              rf        Werber              3b
2. Moses               cf        Cramer              cf
3. Dean                1b        Foxx                1b
4. B. Johnson          lf        Kroner              ss
5. Higgins             3b        Cooke               lf
6. Moss                c         Almada              rf
7. Newsome             ss        R. Ferrell          c
8. Niemiec             2b        Melillo             2b
9. Lisenbee            p         W. Ferrell          p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Finney popped to catcher; Moses singled to
shortstop; Moses stole second; Dean struck out; B. Johnson
walked; Higgins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Werber grounded out (pitcher to first); Cramer
grounded out (second to first); Foxx lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Moss grounded out (third to first); Newsome
walked; Niemiec singled to shortstop [Newsome to third];
Lisenbee reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Niemiec to second, Newsome scored]; Finney singled to first
[Lisenbee to second, Niemiec scored]; Moses struck out; Dean
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Kroner grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Cooke grounded out (second to first); Almada flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: B. Johnson struck out; Higgins grounded out
(third to first); Moss singled to center; Newsome popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: R. Ferrell singled to left; Melillo flied out to
center; W. Ferrell homered to left [R. Ferrell scored]; Werber
flied out to right; Cramer singled to right; Foxx walked [Cramer
to second]; Kroner popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Niemiec singled to center; Lisenbee struck out;
Finney forced Niemiec (shortstop to second); Finney was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooke singled to right; Almada lined to right;
Cooke stole second; R. Ferrell walked; Melillo reached on an
error by Newsome [R. Ferrell to second, Cooke to third]; W.
Ferrell homered to left [Cooke scored, R. Ferrell scored,
Melillo scored (unearned)]; Werber grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cramer singled to right; Foxx forced Cramer (third to
second); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Moses singled to third; Dean flied out to left;
B. Johnson struck out; Higgins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: FLYTHE REPLACED LISENBEE (PITCHING); Kroner lined
to shortstop; Cooke walked; Almada flied out to right; Cooke
stole second; R. Ferrell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Moss flied out to right; Newsome grounded out
(third to first); Niemiec flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Melillo struck out; W. Ferrell singled to left;
Werber walked [W. Ferrell to second]; Cramer walked [W. Ferrell
to third, Werber to second]; Foxx popped to catcher; Kroner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Flythe grounded out (pitcher to first); Finney
made an out to second; Moses popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Cooke grounded out (second to first); Almada made
an out to second; R. Ferrell walked; Melillo forced R. Ferrell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Dean grounded out (second to first); B. Johnson
flied out to right; Higgins doubled to center; Moss flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: W. Ferrell popped to second in foul territory;
Werber walked; Werber stole second; Cramer popped to third in
foul territory; Foxx struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Newsome singled to left; Niemiec singled to left
[Newsome to second]; PUCCINELLI BATTED FOR FLYTHE; Puccinelli
flied to right [Newsome to third]; Finney flied to right
[Newsome scored]; Moses walked [Niemiec to second]; Dean reached
on an error by Melillo [Moses to third, Niemiec scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Melillo booted the grounder; B.
Johnson was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        4   9   1    9
 Red Sox          6   7   1    9
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