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Scores
Standings
CLE
@DET		0
4
WSH
@NYY		3
2
WSH
@NYY		1
11
BOS
@PHA		17
7
BOS
@PHA		18
12
CHW
@SLB		7
3
CHW
@SLB		7
4
PHI
@BRO		3
6
PHI
@BRO		6
8
NYG
@BSN		1
3
NYG
@BSN		2
10
STL
@CHC		6
4
STL
@CHC		2
3		 
(10)
CIN
@PIT		7
4
CIN
@PIT		3
4
Tuesday, July 4, 1939,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 22,030, Time of Game: 2:30
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
18
37-25
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Athletics
12
26-42
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
L: Chubby Dean (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  6   0  3  4   0  1  2   18 15  2
Athletics       3  0  7   1  0  0   0  0  1   12 15  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bobby Doerr 2B 6 1 2 0 0 0 .324 .907 3 5 CS
Doc Cramer CF 6 2 2 0 0 0 .329 .773 1 0 2B
Jimmie Foxx 1B 4 3 2 3 2 1 .351 1.092 13 2 2B
Ted Williams RF 4 2 1 0 2 0 .294 .969 3 0 2B
Joe Cronin SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 .290 .911 2 4 2B,SH
Lou Finney LF 5 3 2 0 1 1 .300 .828 2 0
Jim Tabor 3B 4 5 3 9 1 0 .309 .833 0 4 3·HR
Johnny Peacock C 5 1 2 3 0 0 .271 .700 2 0 2·2B
Woody Rich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .632 0 0
   Jack Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0 0
   Monte Weaver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Gene Desautels 1 0 0 1 0 0 .204 .557
   Denny Galehouse P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .059 .332 1 1
Team Totals 42 18 15 17 8 4 .357 1.174 27 16
2B: D Cramer (16); J Peacock 2 (7); T Williams (22); J Foxx (12); J Cronin (15).
HR: J Tabor 3 (7).
SH: J Cronin (6).
TB: J Tabor 12; J Peacock 4; D Cramer 3; J Foxx 3; J Cronin 2; T Williams 2; L Finney 2; B Doerr 2.
RBI: J Tabor 9 (48); J Foxx 3 (47); J Peacock 3 (14); G Desautels (10); J Cronin (53).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Cronin-J Foxx; J Cronin-B Doerr-J Foxx.
E: D Galehouse (2); L Finney (2).
Baserunning
CS: B Doerr (5, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Joe Gantenbein 2B 5 1 2 2 1 0 .285 .738 4 1
Wayne Ambler SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 .228 .594 1 3 GDP
   Wally Moses 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .708
Dick Siebert 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .210 .492 4 2 2B
Bob Johnson LF 2 1 2 2 0 0 .326 1.009 1 0
   Eddie Collins LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 5 0 SB
Earle Brucker C 4 1 2 2 1 0 .283 .853 5 1 2·2B
Sam Chapman CF 5 1 0 1 0 1 .283 .834 3 0
Dee Miles RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 .321 .765 2 0 2B
Bill Nagel 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .265 .782 1 1 2B,SH,GDP
George Caster P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .471 1 1
   Chubby Dean P 2 1 1 1 0 0 .310 .713 0 1
   Lynn Nelson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .638 0 0
Team Totals 42 12 15 11 4 2 .357 .889 27 10
2B: D Miles (13); B Nagel (7); E Brucker 2 (11); D Siebert (3).
SH: B Nagel (4).
TB: D Miles 4; E Brucker 4; D Siebert 2; B Johnson 2; W Ambler 2; B Nagel 2; J Gantenbein 2; C Dean; E Collins.
GIDP: B Nagel (6); W Ambler (6).
RBI: B Johnson 2 (52); J Gantenbein 2 (19); W Ambler 2 (17); E Brucker 2 (20); D Miles (22); C Dean (8); S Chapman (37).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Brucker-J Gantenbein-D Siebert-J Gantenbein.
E: W Ambler (11); D Siebert (1).
Baserunning
SB: E Collins (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Woody Rich 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.40 5 31
Jack Wilson 2 6 7 6 1 0 0 6.61 14
Monte Weaver 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 6.64 10
Denny Galehouse, W (2-3) 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.50 18
Team Totals 9 15 12 11 4 2 0 11.00 47 31

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Caster 3 7 8 8 3 1 1 5.06 18 11
Chubby Dean, L (2-6) 2 3 5 4 3 0 0 6.09 13
Lynn Nelson 4 5 5 5 2 3 2 5.15 20
Team Totals 9 15 18 17 8 4 3 17.00 51 11
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Lou Kolls, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Grieve.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 22,030.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Bobby Doerr 2B 1 Joe Gantenbein 2B
2 Doc Cramer CF 2 Wayne Ambler SS
3 Jimmie Foxx 1B 3 Dick Siebert 1B
4 Ted Williams RF 4 Bob Johnson LF
5 Joe Cronin SS 5 Earle Brucker C
6 Lou Finney LF 6 Sam Chapman CF
7 Jim Tabor 3B 7 Dee Miles RF
8 Johnny Peacock C 8 Bill Nagel 3B
9 Woody Rich P 9 George Caster P

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