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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		3
5
WSH
@CLE		2
6
PHA
@DET		6
5
STL
@BRO		1
0
PIT
@BSN		3
2
CHC
@NYG		4
2
CIN
@PHI		7
8
Monday, May 8, 1939,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 2,751, Time of Game: 2:16
Athletics
6
6-10
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
5
6-12
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
W: Lynn Nelson (1-0)
L: Bob Harris (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  2   0  0  1   1  1  1    6  9  0
Tigers          0  1  3   0  1  0   0  0  0    5  9  0

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dee Miles RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .378 .867 2 0 2B
Joe Gantenbein 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .323 .799 3 5 3B
Bob Johnson LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 .255 .888 4 0 2·HR,SB
Earle Brucker C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .308 1.086 2 0
Nick Etten 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .902 9 1 GDP
Sam Chapman CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219 .899 1 0
Bill Nagel 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .194 .652 2 3 HR
Skeeter Newsome SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .585 2 1 GDP
   Chubby Dean 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444
   Wayne Ambler SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .375 2 3 2B
Buck Ross P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Wally Moses 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .624 SH
   Lynn Nelson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 9 5 3 5 .273 1.000 27 14
2B: D Miles (5); W Ambler (1).
3B: J Gantenbein (1).
HR: B Johnson 2 (3); B Nagel (1).
SH: W Moses (1).
TB: B Johnson 8; B Nagel 6; J Gantenbein 3; D Miles 2; W Ambler 2; E Brucker.
GIDP: S Newsome (3); N Etten (2).
RBI: B Johnson 2 (8); B Nagel (2); W Moses (2); J Gantenbein (5).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Gantenbein-W Ambler-N Etten.
Baserunning
SB: B Johnson (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Barney McCosky CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .950 4 0
Dixie Walker LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .596 2 0 SH
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .329 1.013 1 7 HR
Hank Greenberg 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .379 1.227 10 1
Rudy York C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .707 5 1 SH
Pinky Higgins 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .400 .900 1 1 GDP
Les Fleming RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 2 0
Frank Croucher SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .561 2 1
Bob Harris P 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .800 0 0
   Harry Eisenstat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Schoolboy Rowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 2 1 .273 .678 27 11
HR: C Gehringer (4).
SH: R York (1); D Walker (4).
TB: C Gehringer 5; B McCosky 2; B Harris 2; R York; D Walker; P Higgins.
GIDP: P Higgins (1).
RBI: C Gehringer 3 (15); P Higgins (1); R York (6).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Greenberg-F Croucher-H Greenberg; C Gehringer-H Greenberg.

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Buck Ross 6 8 5 5 2 1 1 6.38 27 35
Lynn Nelson, W (1-0) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 10
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 2 1 1 5.00 37 35

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Harris, L (1-1) 8.2 9 6 6 3 5 3 4.00 36 44
Harry Eisenstat 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.68 1
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 3 5 3 6.00 37 44
Balks: None.
WP: B Harris 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Quinn, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Grieve.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 2,751.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Dee Miles RF 1 Barney McCosky CF
2 Joe Gantenbein 2B 2 Dixie Walker LF
3 Bob Johnson LF 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Earle Brucker C 4 Hank Greenberg 1B
5 Nick Etten 1B 5 Rudy York C
6 Sam Chapman CF 6 Pinky Higgins 3B
7 Bill Nagel 3B 7 Les Fleming RF
8 Skeeter Newsome SS 8 Frank Croucher SS
9 Buck Ross P 9 Bob Harris P

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