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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 6 (2)

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New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 6 (2)

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1937 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BOS A    0  1  0    3  0  1    1  0  0  -   6 11  2
NY  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  8  -   9  6  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mills lf                      4   0   2   2       1   0       3   0
Cramer cf                     2   0   0   0       3   0       1   0
Cronin ss                     5   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Foxx 1b                       3   3   2   0       2   0       8   1
Higgins 3b                    3   1   2   0       1   0       0   0
McNair 2b                     5   1   1   1       0   0       1   2
Chapman rf                    5   0   1   1       0   1       4   0
Berg c                        3   1   1   0       1   0       8   2
Wilson p                      4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Thomas p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   6  11   5       8   2      26   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. McNair-Foxx-Cronin.
E: Cronin 2 (29).
BATTING - 
SH: Higgins (5,off Makosky).
GDP: McNair (15,off Pearson).
Team LOB: 10.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crosetti ss                   5   1   0   0       0   1       1   2
Rolfe 3b                      2   1   0   0       3   1       3   3
DiMaggio cf                   5   2   2   1       0   1       2   0
Gehrig 1b                     4   2   1   4       1   1      13   1
Powell lf                     4   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Hoag rf                       3   1   0   0       1   1       3   1
Glenn c                       2   0   1   0       2   0       3   0
Heffner 2b                    4   1   1   2       0   1       2   3
Pearson p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Selkirk ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Makosky p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dickey ph                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Saltzgaver pr               0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   9   6   8       8   9      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gehrig-Crosetti, Hoag-Gehrig, Rolfe-Heffner-Gehrig.
E: Rolfe (16).
PB: Glenn (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Dickey (29,off Wilson).
3B: DiMaggio (14,off Wilson); Heffner (4,off Wilson).
HR: Gehrig (33,9th inning off Thomas 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Pearson (3,off Wilson).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson L(14-8)                8.2   5   8   4   8   9   0  39
Thomas                        0     1   1   0   0   0   1   1
Totals                        8.2   6   9   4   8   9   1  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Thomas 2-2.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pearson                       8    10   6   5   7   2   0  38
Makosky W(5-1)                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    11   6   5   8   2   0  43

Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - Steve Basil, 3B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 19511
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees         
1. Mills               lf        Crosetti            ss
2. Cramer              cf        Rolfe               3b
3. Cronin              ss        DiMaggio            cf
4. Foxx                1b        Gehrig              1b
5. Higgins             3b        Powell              lf
6. McNair              2b        Hoag                rf
7. Chapman             rf        Glenn               c
8. Berg                c         Heffner             2b
9. Wilson              p         Pearson             p

RED SOX 1ST: Mills lined to second; Cramer walked; Cronin hit
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Cramer out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Crosetti popped to catcher in foul territory; Rolfe
walked; DiMaggio popped to first in foul territory; Gehrig
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Foxx walked; Higgins singled [Foxx to second];
McNair popped to third in foul territory; Chapman singled [Foxx
scored, Higgins to second]; Berg hit into a double play (right
to first) [Chapman out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Powell struck out; Hoag was called out on strikes;
Glenn walked; Heffner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Wilson popped to first in foul territory; Mills
grounded out (second to first); Cramer walked; Cronin flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Pearson flied out to left; Crosetti made an out to
second; Rolfe struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Foxx singled; Higgins singled [Foxx to second];
McNair singled [Foxx scored, Higgins to second]; Chapman struck
out; Glenn allowed a passed ball [Higgins to third, McNair to
second]; Berg walked; Wilson flied to center [Higgins scored];
Mills singled [McNair scored, Berg to second]; Cramer made an
out to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: DiMaggio tripled; Gehrig flied to right [DiMaggio
scored]; Powell struck out; Hoag grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Cronin flied out to right; Foxx flied out to
center; Higgins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Glenn walked; Heffner flied out to right; Pearson
grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop)
[Glenn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees
1.

RED SOX 6TH: McNair grounded out (shortstop to first); Chapman
grounded out (second to first); Berg singled; Wilson singled
[Berg to second]; Mills singled [Berg scored, Wilson to second];
Cramer walked [Wilson to third, Mills to second]; Cronin struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Crosetti flied out to left; Rolfe grounded out
(shortstop to first); DiMaggio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Foxx singled; Higgins walked [Foxx to second];
McNair grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Foxx to third, Higgins out at second]; Chapman reached on an
error by Rolfe [Foxx scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Chapman was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Gehrig lined to first; Powell struck out; Hoag
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Berg grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson popped
to third in foul territory; Mills walked; Cramer popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Glenn singled [Glenn to second (error by Cronin)];
Heffner popped to first in foul territory; SELKIRK BATTED FOR
PEARSON; Selkirk walked; Crosetti struck out; Rolfe walked
[Glenn to third, Selkirk to second]; DiMaggio flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 9TH: MAKOSKY REPLACED SELKIRK (PITCHING); Cronin
singled; Foxx walked [Cronin to second]; Higgins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cronin to third, Foxx to
second]; McNair grounded out (third to first); Chapman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 9TH: Gehrig walked; Powell flied out to left; Hoag
walked [Gehrig to second]; Glenn flied out to right; Heffner
tripled [Gehrig scored, Hoag scored]; DICKEY BATTED FOR MAKOSKY;
Dickey doubled [Heffner scored]; SALTZGAVER RAN FOR DICKEY;
Crosetti reached on an error by Cronin [Saltzgaver scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Rolfe walked [Crosetti to second];
DiMaggio singled [Crosetti scored (unearned), Rolfe to second];
THOMAS REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Gehrig homered (unearned)
[Rolfe scored (unearned), DiMaggio scored (unearned)]; 8 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          6  11   2   10
 Yankees          9   6   1    5
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