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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		3
4
NYY
@CLE		10
6		 
(10)
BOS
@DET		7
6
PHA
@SLB		3
9
CHC
@BRO		2
6
STL
@NYG		3
6
PIT
@PHI		6
4
Thursday, May 4, 1939,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 5,550, Time of Game: 2:25
Red Sox
7
7-3
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Tigers
6
6-8
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Joe Heving (2-1)
L: Roxie Lawson (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  5  0   0  0  0    7  8  1
Tigers          2  0  2   0  1  0   1  0  0    6 11  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Doc Cramer CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .152 .400 5 0
Joe Vosmik LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .298 .710 0 0
Jimmie Foxx 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .417 1.293 7 1
Joe Cronin SS 4 2 1 2 0 0 .207 .666 0 3
Ted Williams RF 4 2 2 5 0 0 .350 1.056 1 0 2·HR
Jim Tabor 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .470 1 1
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .961 7 2 2B,CS
Johnny Peacock C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .857 5 1
Jim Bagby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.357 0 0
   Denny Galehouse P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 0 3 GDP
   Joe Heving P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 1 0
Team Totals 35 7 8 7 3 4 .229 .718 27 11
2B: B Doerr (5).
HR: T Williams 2 (3).
TB: T Williams 8; B Doerr 3; J Peacock; J Cronin; J Vosmik; J Foxx.
GIDP: D Galehouse (1).
RBI: T Williams 5 (11); J Cronin 2 (5).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
E: J Foxx (2).
Baserunning
CS: B Doerr (2, -1st base by  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Barney McCosky CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .361 .959 8 0 2B
Dixie Walker LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .631 3 0
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 .339 1.047 0 0 2B
Hank Greenberg 1B 5 1 3 2 0 2 .434 1.382 7 0 2·2B
Rudy York C 4 1 2 2 1 1 .241 .657 4 2 HR
Pete Fox RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .350 .767 2 0 SH
Billy Rogell 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .654 0 1
Frank Croucher SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 .533 3 2
Roxie Lawson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2 SH
   Bob Harris P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Roy Cullenbine 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Dizzy Trout P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 4 4 .297 .852 27 8
2B: H Greenberg 2 (7); C Gehringer (6); B McCosky (7).
HR: R York (1).
SH: R Lawson (1); P Fox (1).
TB: R York 5; H Greenberg 5; B McCosky 4; C Gehringer 3; P Fox.
RBI: R York 2 (3); H Greenberg 2 (14); P Fox 2 (7).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Harris-F Croucher-H Greenberg.
E: F Croucher (3); P Fox (3).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jim Bagby 2.1 5 4 4 2 0 1 3.38 14 29
Denny Galehouse 4 5 2 2 2 1 0 5.23 19
Joe Heving, W (2-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.57 10
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 4 4 1 6.00 43 29

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Roxie Lawson, L (1-1) 4.1 5 6 5 2 2 1 4.76 22 31
Bob Harris 3.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1.93 13
Dizzy Trout 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 3
Team Totals 9 8 7 6 3 4 2 6.00 38 31
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Steve Basil, 2B - (none), 3B - Red Ormsby.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 5,550.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Doc Cramer CF 1 Barney McCosky CF
2 Joe Vosmik LF 2 Dixie Walker LF
3 Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Joe Cronin SS 4 Hank Greenberg 1B
5 Ted Williams RF 5 Rudy York C
6 Jim Tabor 3B 6 Pete Fox RF
7 Bobby Doerr 2B 7 Billy Rogell 3B
8 Johnny Peacock C 8 Frank Croucher SS
9 Jim Bagby P 9 Roxie Lawson P

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