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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		1
2
NYY
@CLE		1
2		 
(11)
BOS
@DET		4
1
PHA
@SLB		10
5
CHC
@BRO		3
6
CIN
@BSN		5
4		 
(13)
STL
@NYG		7
5
PIT
@PHI		10
7
Friday, May 5, 1939,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: 1,238, Time of Game: 2:19
Athletics
10
4-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Browns
5
5-8
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Nels Potter (1-0)
L: Bill Trotter (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  5   0  1  0   2  1  1   10 17  1
Browns          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  2    5 11  2

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dee Miles RF 6 1 3 2 0 1 .300 .667 0 0
Joe Gantenbein 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .294 .686 2 2 2B,SH
Bob Johnson LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 .267 .822 3 0 HR,2B
Frankie Hayes C 4 2 2 0 1 0 .176 .528 4 1
Nick Etten 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 .319 .968 13 1 3B,GDP
Sam Chapman CF 5 2 4 2 0 0 .238 .828 2 0 HR,3B,2B
Dario Lodigiani 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 1 3 HBP
   Bill Nagel 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .095 1 0
Skeeter Newsome SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .549 1 7 2B
Nels Potter P 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .500 0 2 2B,SH
   Chubby Dean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0 0
Team Totals 43 10 17 10 1 1 .395 1.166 27 16
2B: N Potter (1); S Chapman (1); S Newsome (3); B Johnson (3); J Gantenbein (3).
3B: S Chapman (1); N Etten (1).
HR: S Chapman (1); B Johnson (1).
SH: N Potter (1); J Gantenbein (1).
HBP: D Lodigiani (2).
TB: S Chapman 10; B Johnson 7; N Etten 3; J Gantenbein 3; D Miles 3; N Potter 2; F Hayes 2; S Newsome 2.
GIDP: N Etten (1).
RBI: B Johnson 4 (6); S Chapman 2 (2); N Etten 2 (14); D Miles 2 (2).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Gantenbein-S Newsome-N Etten.
E: D Lodigiani (3).

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Tommy Thompson RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 .563 1.369 3 0 2·2B
Mel Mazzera LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .545 1.494 1 0
   Roy Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167
George McQuinn 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .400 1.121 10 1 3B,CS,GDP
Myril Hoag CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .373 1.036 3 0
Harlond Clift 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 .591 0 5
Red Kress SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .592 5 2 GDP
Don Heffner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .455 1 2
   Billy Sullivan 1 1 1 0 0 0 .321 .887
Joe Glenn C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .733 4 0 HR
Bill Trotter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0 1
   Harry Kimberlin P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2
   Mel Almada 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .594
   Fred Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Joe Grace 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .840
Team Totals 37 5 11 4 3 2 .297 .836 27 13
2B: T Thompson 2 (2).
3B: G McQuinn (2).
HR: J Glenn (1).
TB: T Thompson 6; G McQuinn 4; J Glenn 4; M Mazzera; B Sullivan; H Clift; J Grace.
GIDP: R Kress (4); G McQuinn (2).
RBI: G McQuinn 2 (8); T Thompson (3); J Glenn (3).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Heffner-R Kress-G McQuinn.
E: D Heffner (4); G McQuinn (2).
Baserunning
CS: G McQuinn (2, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Nels Potter, W (1-0) 8.1 11 5 5 3 2 1 3.68 38 40
Chubby Dean, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 2
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 2 1 5.00 40 40

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Trotter, L (1-1) 2 7 5 4 0 0 1 5.25 13 24
Harry Kimberlin 5 6 3 3 1 1 1 6.43 23
Fred Johnson 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 6.92 11
Team Totals 9 17 10 8 1 1 2 8.00 47 24
Balks: None.
WP: N Potter (1); C Dean (1).
HBP: H Kimberlin (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - George Moriarty, 2B - (none), 3B - Cal Hubbard.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 1,238.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         St.Louis Browns
1 Dee Miles RF 1 Tommy Thompson RF
2 Joe Gantenbein 2B 2 Mel Mazzera LF
3 Bob Johnson LF 3 George McQuinn 1B
4 Frankie Hayes C 4 Myril Hoag CF
5 Nick Etten 1B 5 Harlond Clift 3B
6 Sam Chapman CF 6 Red Kress SS
7 Dario Lodigiani 3B 7 Don Heffner 2B
8 Skeeter Newsome SS 8 Joe Glenn C
9 Nels Potter P 9 Bill Trotter P

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