Vintage Baseball Guild
1937 Mid-Summer Classic

Peanuts 5 - Crackerjacks 3
Shibe Park in Kansas City, MO
(Kansas City Monarchs)


Starting Lineups
Pos Crackerjacks Peanuts
MGR Paul Wakeman (SF) Darrell Hanson (Qua)
P Russ Bauers (KC) Lefty Gomez (Qua)
C Gabby Hartnett (KC) Bill Dickey (Qua)
1B Johnny Mize (Mon) Lou Gehrig (Qua)
2B Charlie Gehringer (KC) Tony Cuccinello (Qua)
3B Pinky Whitney (Mon) Stan Hack (LA)
SS Cecil Travis (Cin) Arky Vaughan (Lap)
OF Jimmy Ripple (Lou) Joe Medwick (Lap)
OF Pepper Martin (SF) Joe DiMaggio (Cdf)
OF Rip Radcliff (Tex) Wally Moses (OR)
Team Representatives
- Crackerjacks Peanuts
- Joe Kuhel (Cin)
Dick Bartell (KC)
Moose Solters (Lou)
Johnny Moore (Mar)
Clint Brown (Mon)
Charlie Root (SF)
Johnny Allen (Tex)
Jake Wade (WP)
Roxie Lawson (Cdf)
Julio Bonetti (Dov)
Johnny Cooney (Fri)
Hank Greenberg (Lap)
Cliff Melton (LA)
Billy Jurges (OR)
Harlond Clift (Qua)
Frenchy Bordagaray (Vir)
Manager's Picks
- Crackerjacks Peanuts
- Mel Ott (SF)
George Selkirk (Mon)
Rudy York (Tex)
Van Lingle Mungo (Qua)
Billy Herman (Lap)
Rick Ferrell (Dov)


Boxscore / Scoresheet / Play-By-Play
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7/6/1937, PNL37-CJL37, Shibe Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1937 Peanuts           0  0  0  0  3  0  0  2  0     5  7  2     4  0
1937 Crackerjacks      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     3  4  3     4  0
 
Peanuts              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Crackerjacks         AB  R  H BI   AVG
Vaughan           ss  3  0  0  0  .000    Gehringer         2b  4  0  2  0  .500       
 Jurges           ss  1  0  0  0  .000    Whitney           3b  3  1  1  0  .333       
Moses             rf  3  0  0  0  .000     Ott              3b  1  0  0  0  .000       
 Bordgaray        rf  1  1  0  0  .000    Martin,P          cf  2  0  0  1  .000       
Gehrig            1b  2  0  1  0  .500     Moore            cf  1  0  0  0  .000       
 Greenberg        1b  1  1  1  2 1.000    Mize              1b  1  1  0  0  .000       
Medwick           lf  4  0  0  0  .000     Kuhel            1b  2  0  0  0  .000       
DiMaggio          cf  2  0  0  0  .000    Hartnett          c   2  1  1  2  .500       
 Cooney           ph  2  0  1  0  .500     York             c   2  0  0  0  .000       
Dickey            c   2  1  1  1  .500    Ripple            rf  2  0  0  0  .000       
 Herman           ph  2  0  0  0  .000     Selkirk          rf  1  0  0  0  .000       
Hack              3b  2  1  1  0  .500    Travis            ss  2  0  0  0  .000       
 Clift            3b  2  0  0  0  .000     Bartell          ss  2  0  0  0  .000       
Cuccinello        2b  2  1  1  0  .500    Radcliff          lf  2  0  0  0  .000       
 Ferrell          c   2  0  0  0  .000     Solters          lf  1  0  0  0  .000       
Gomez             p   1  0  0  0  .000    Bauers            p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Mungo            p   1  0  1  1 1.000     Allen            p   1  0  0  0  .000       
 Bonetti          p   1  0  0  0  .000     Wade             p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Lawson           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Root             p   1  0  0  0  .000       
 Melton           p   1  0  0  0  .000     Brown            p   0  0  0  0  .000       
                     35  5  7  4                               30  3  4  3             
 
Peanuts                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gomez                            3.1  3  3  3  1  2  61  35  8.10
Mungo                            2.0  1  0  0  0  0  23  13  0.00
Bonetti                          0.2  0  0  0  1  0  10   6  0.00
Lawson           W               1.2  0  0  0  0  3  20  14  0.00
Melton           S               1.1  0  0  0  0  0  23  15  0.00
                                 9.0  4  3  3  2  5 137  83 
 
Crackerjacks                     INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bauers                           3.1  0  0  0  1  2  39  23  0.00
Allen                            2.0  5  3  3  0  1  41  27 13.50
Wade                             0.2  0  0  0  0  0   4   2  0.00
Root             L               1.2  2  2  1  0  0  22  13  5.40
Brown                            1.1  0  0  0  0  0  17  12  0.00
                                 9.0  7  5  4  1  3 123  77 
 
PNL: Cooney batted for DiMaggio in the 6th
     Herman batted for Dickey in the 6th
     Jurges inserted at ss in the 6th
     Bordgaray inserted at rf in the 6th
     Greenberg inserted at 1b in the 6th
     Cooney moved to cf in the 6th
     Herman moved to 2b in the 6th
     Clift inserted at 3b in the 6th
     Ferrell inserted at c in the 6th
CJL: Ott inserted at 3b in the 6th
     Moore inserted at cf in the 6th
     Kuhel inserted at 1b in the 6th
     York inserted at c in the 6th
     Selkirk inserted at rf in the 6th
     Bartell inserted at ss in the 6th
     Solters inserted at lf in the 6th
 
E-Moses, Hack, Radcliff, Bartell, Solters. 2B-Hack, Cooney. 3B-Whitney. 
HR-Dickey(1), Greenberg(1), Hartnett(1). K-Moses, DiMaggio, Gomez, Gehringer, 
Hartnett, Ott, Solters, Root. BB-Gehrig, Bauers, Selkirk. SF-Martin,P. 
HBP-Mize. HB-Gomez. 
GWRBI: Greenberg
Temperature: 98, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from left at 17 MPH, 
Rain Delays: 35 minutes.

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7/6/1937, PNL37-CJL37, Shibe Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1937 Peanuts           0  0  0  0  3  0  0  2  0     5  7  2     4  0
1937 Crackerjacks      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     3  4  3     4  0
 
 
Peanuts              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Vaughan           ss 1>43           13           8                                   
 Jurges           ss                                        8>e6.B-1                 
Moses             rf   53         4>k            31.1-2                              
 Bordgaray        rf                                          54/f.B-1               
Gehrig            1b   W            Allen        9                                   
                                    S                                                
 Greenberg        1b                                          HR.1-H                 
Medwick           lf   64/f         63.1-2     6>63           4                      
DiMaggio          cf 2>4            k            Wade                                
 Cooney           ph                             8            D.B-3(e7)              
Dickey            c    43         5>HR                                               
 Herman           ph                             13           Brown                  
                                                              63                     
Hack              3b   5/fl         D                                                
 Clift            3b                           7>Root       9>3/g                    
                                                 53                                  
Cuccinello        2b 3>43           note 1                                           
 Ferrell          c                              7            43                     
Gomez             p    k                                                             
 Mungo            p                 S.2-H                                            
 Bonetti          p                              53                                  
 Lawson           p                                                                  
 Melton           p                                           8                      
 
 1: S.2-H;B-2(e7) 
 
 
Crackerjacks         -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Gehringer         2b 1>e5/fl        S.1-3        S.B-2(e9)    63                     
                       k                                                             
Whitney           3b   T            8            43.2-3                              
 Ott              3b                                        8>k                      
Martin,P          cf   8/SF.3-H   3>43           3/fl                                
 Moore            cf                                          3/g                    
Mize              1b   HBP          8                                                
 Kuhel            1b                           6>53           Melton                 
                                                              9                      
Hartnett          c    HR.1-H       k                                                
 York             c                              Bonetti    9>7                      
                                                 63                                  
Ripple            rf   7          4>4                                                
 Selkirk          rf                             W            53                     
Travis            ss 2>7            Mungo                                            
                                    8                                                
 Bartell          ss                             6            8                      
Radcliff          lf   53           43                                               
 Solters          lf                           7>Lawson                              
                                                 k                                   
Bauers            p    W                                                             
 Allen            p               5>8                                                
 Wade             p                                                                  
 Root             p                              k                                   
 Brown            p                                                                  
 
 
Peanuts          IN OUT ER                  Crackerjacks     IN OUT ER                  
Gomez            A1  B6  3                  Bauers           A1  B2  0                  
Mungo            B7  C4  0                  Allen            B3  C4  3                  
Bonetti          C5  C7  0                  Wade             C5  C6  0                  
Lawson           C8  D3  0 W                Root             C7  D5  1 L                
Melton           D4  D7  0 S                Brown            D6  D9  0                  

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7/6/1937, PNL37-CJL37, Shibe Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1937 Peanuts           0  0  0  0  3  0  0  2  0     5  7  2     4  0
1937 Crackerjacks      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     3  4  3     4  0
 
Score O Rnr BS  Event
----- - --- --  -----
 
**************  Top of the 1st inning, Peanuts batting
 0-0  0 --- 01  Vaughan grounded out to second (CX)
 0-0  1 --- 00  Moses grounded out to third (X)
 0-0  2 --- 31  Gehrig walked (BBCBB)
 0-0  2 1-- 00  Medwick grounded to short, forcing Gehrig at second (X)
 
**************  Bottom of the 1st inning, Crackerjacks batting
 0-0  0 --- 12  Gehringer continues to bat after the third baseman Hack 
                  dropped a foul popup for an error (SFBXF)
 0-0  0 --- 22  Gehringer struck out (SFBXF.FBS)
 0-0  1 --- 32  Whitney tripled deep to left center (CBFBBX)
 0-0  1 --3 32  Martin,P hit a sacrifice fly to center, Whitney scored 
                  (BBFBFFX)
 0-1  2 --- 12  Mize was hit by a pitch (CSBH)
 0-1  2 1-- 21  Hartnett homered deep to left center, Mize scored (BCBX)
 0-3  2 --- 00  Ripple flied out to left (X)
 
**************  Top of the 2nd inning, Peanuts batting
 0-3  0 --- 01  DiMaggio popped out to second (FX)
 0-3  1 --- 20  Dickey grounded out to second (BBX)
 0-3  2 --- 32  Hack popped out to third (BFBFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Crackerjacks batting
 0-3  0 --- 12  Travis flied out to left (CCBX)
 0-3  1 --- 10  Radcliff grounded out to third (BX)
 0-3  2 --- 30  Bauers walked (BBBB)
 0-3  2 1-- 32  Gehringer lined a single down the left field line, Bauers 
                  to third (SBCBB>F>F>X)
 0-3  2 1-3 00  Whitney flied out to center (X)
 
**************  Top of the 3rd inning, Peanuts batting
 0-3  0 --- 00  Cuccinello grounded out to second (X)
 0-3  1 --- 12  Gomez struck out (CFBC)
 0-3  2 --- 32  Vaughan grounded out to the mound (BBBCSX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 3rd inning, Crackerjacks batting
 0-3  0 --- 10  Martin,P grounded out to second (BX)
 0-3  1 --- 01  Mize flied out to center (CX)
 0-3  2 --- 32  Hartnett struck out (CBFBBS)
 
**************  Top of the 4th inning, Peanuts batting
 0-3  0 --- 32  Moses struck out (BBCSFBFS)
                Allen now pitching
 0-3  1 --- 00  Gehrig lined a single down the right field line (X)
 0-3  1 1-- 02  Medwick grounded out to short, Gehrig to second (CFX)
 0-3  2 -2- 12  DiMaggio struck out (BSFFFS)
 
**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Crackerjacks batting
 0-3  0 --- 10  Ripple popped out to second (BX)
                Mungo now pitching
 0-3  1 --- 10  Travis flied out to center (BX)
 0-3  2 --- 32  Radcliff grounded out to second (SBSBFBX)
 
**************  Top of the 5th inning, Peanuts batting
 0-3  0 --- 00  Dickey homered deep to right (X)
 1-3  0 --- 31  Hack lined a double to right center (BCBBX)
 1-3  0 -2- 01  Cuccinello lined a single to shallow left, Hack scored, 
                  Cuccinello to second on an error by the left fielder 
                  Radcliff (CX)
 2-3  0 -2- 22  Mungo lined a single down the right field line, 
                  Cuccinello scored (BFBSX)
 3-3  0 1-- 20  Vaughan flied out to center (BBX)
 3-3  1 1-- 22  Moses grounded out to first, Mungo to second (BFBFX)
 3-3  2 -2- 31  Gehrig flied out to right (BBBCX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 5th inning, Crackerjacks batting
 3-3  0 --- 10  Allen flied out to center (BX)
 3-3  1 --- 10  Gehringer lined a single to shallow right, Gehringer to 
                  second on an error by the right fielder Moses (BX)
 3-3  1 -2- 31  Whitney grounded out to second, Gehringer to third (BBCBX)
 3-3  2 --3 00  Martin,P popped out to first (X)
                Started raining
 
**************  Top of the 6th inning, Peanuts batting
                Ott now playing third base
                Moore now playing center field
                Kuhel now playing first base
                York now playing catcher
                Selkirk now playing right field
                Bartell now playing shortstop
                Solters now playing left field
 3-3  0 --- 12  Medwick grounded out to short (BCSFX)
                Wade now pitching
                Cooney pinch hitting for DiMaggio
 3-3  1 --- 10  Cooney lined out to center (BX)
                Herman pinch hitting for Dickey
 3-3  2 --- 10  Herman grounded out to the mound (BX)
                Game delayed by rain for 35 minutes
 
**************  Bottom of the 6th inning, Crackerjacks batting
                Jurges now playing shortstop
                Bordgaray now playing right field
                Greenberg now playing first base
                Cooney moved to center field
                Herman moved to second base
                Clift now playing third base
                Ferrell now playing catcher
 3-3  0 --- 12  Kuhel grounded out to third (FFBX)
                Bonetti now pitching
 3-3  1 --- 02  York grounded out to short (CSX)
 3-3  2 --- 31  Selkirk walked (BCBBB)
 3-3  2 1-- 01  Bartell popped out to short (CX)
 
**************  Top of the 7th inning, Peanuts batting
                Root now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 10  Clift grounded out to third (BX)
 3-3  1 --- 22  Ferrell flied out to left (BFSBX)
 3-3  2 --- 10  Bonetti grounded out to third (BX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 7th inning, Crackerjacks batting
                Lawson now pitching
 3-3  0 --- 02  Solters struck out (CFFS)
 3-3  1 --- 32  Root struck out (CSBBFBS)
 3-3  2 --- 11  Gehringer grounded out to short (BCX)
 
**************  Top of the 8th inning, Peanuts batting
 3-3  0 --- 22  Jurges to first on an error by the shortstop Bartell 
                  (BFBFX)
 3-3  0 1-- 10  Bordgaray grounded to third, forcing Jurges at second, 
                  Bordgaray to first (BbX)
 3-3  1 1-- 00  Greenberg homered deep down the left-field line, 
                  Bordgaray scored (X)
 5-3  1 --- 01  Medwick popped out to second (SX)
 5-3  2 --- 20  Cooney doubled deep to left, Cooney to third on an error 
                  by the left fielder Solters (BBX)
                Brown now pitching
 5-3  2 --3 12  Herman grounded out to short (CFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 8th inning, Crackerjacks batting
 5-3  0 --- 12  Ott struck out (CFBC)
 5-3  1 --- 10  Moore grounded out to first (BX)
                Melton now pitching
 5-3  2 --- 32  Kuhel flied out to right (BFBBFFX)
 
**************  Top of the 9th inning, Peanuts batting
 5-3  0 --- 11  Clift grounded out to first (BFX)
 5-3  1 --- 02  Ferrell grounded out to second (CSX)
 5-3  2 --- 32  Melton flied out to center (BSBCFBX)
 
**************  Bottom of the 9th inning, Crackerjacks batting
 5-3  0 --- 12  York flied out to left (BCCX)
 5-3  1 --- 12  Selkirk grounded out to third (BSCX)
 5-3  2 --- 32  Bartell flied out to center (SBCBFFBX)