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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		5
2
WSH
@CLE		10
4
WSH
@CLE		13
9
PHA
@DET		5
4
STL
@BRO		7
3
PIT
@BSN		2
0
CHC
@NYG		7
1
CIN
@PHI		5
4
Wednesday, June 7, 1939,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 9,067, Time of Game: 2:05
Athletics
5
18-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
4
19-25
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Lynn Nelson (4-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    5 14  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  1   0  1  1    4  7  0

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Joe Gantenbein 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .284 .718 3 3
Wally Moses RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .293 .681 1 0 2B
Wayne Ambler SS 4 0 0 1 1 0 .266 .723 2 3
Dick Siebert 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .308 .692 8 0
Bob Johnson LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 .295 .902 3 0 2B
Frankie Hayes C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .815 3 0
Sam Chapman CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .281 .863 7 0 2B
Bill Nagel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .826 0 1
Lynn Nelson P 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .524 0 2 CS
Team Totals 40 5 14 4 2 3 .350 .806 27 9
2B: S Chapman (7); W Moses (3); B Johnson (9).
TB: B Johnson 4; S Chapman 3; W Moses 3; D Siebert 2; J Gantenbein 2; L Nelson; B Nagel; F Hayes.
RBI: D Siebert (1); J Gantenbein (11); L Nelson (3); W Ambler (9).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: W Ambler (6).
Baserunning
CS: L Nelson (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Barney McCosky CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .814 3 0
Dixie Walker LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 .305 .848 4 0 HR
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .956 0 3
Hank Greenberg 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .317 1.090 10 1 SH
Pinky Higgins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .341 .869 0 2
Rudy York C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .315 .874 5 1 HR
Pete Fox RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .275 .636 2 0
Billy Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .660 3 3
Schoolboy Rowe P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .737 0 0
   Red Kress 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .650
   Bud Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 0 3 .206 .588 27 11
HR: R York (5); D Walker (4).
SH: H Greenberg (3).
TB: R York 5; D Walker 4; C Gehringer 2; P Higgins; S Rowe.
RBI: S Rowe (3); D Walker (19); R York (19); H Greenberg (37).
Team LOB: 4.

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Lynn Nelson, W (4-1) 9 7 4 3 0 3 2 4.02 35 62
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 0 3 2 3.00 35 62

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Schoolboy Rowe, L (1-5) 8 12 5 4 2 3 0 4.24 37 41
Bud Thomas 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.85 5
Team Totals 9 14 5 4 2 3 0 4.00 42 41
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - Cal Hubbard.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 9,067.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Joe Gantenbein 2B 1 Barney McCosky CF
2 Wally Moses RF 2 Dixie Walker LF
3 Wayne Ambler SS 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Dick Siebert 1B 4 Hank Greenberg 1B
5 Bob Johnson LF 5 Pinky Higgins 3B
6 Frankie Hayes C 6 Rudy York C
7 Sam Chapman CF 7 Pete Fox RF
8 Bill Nagel 3B 8 Billy Rogell SS
9 Lynn Nelson P 9 Schoolboy Rowe P

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