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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 2, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 2, 1939 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 2, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Grove
Henrich takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Rolfe scores. There goes Henrich trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Grove
Johnny Peacock now catching.
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx strikes out. There goes Cramer. The throw from Dickey to second, and Cramer is out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into left field. Vosmik picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Vosmik. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Grove
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez strikes out. There goes Gordon. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Selkirk. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a line drive towards third. Tabor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Grove
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Gomez
Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Gomez
Peacock hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Gomez
Doerr is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Gomez
Tom Carey pinch runs for Bobby Doerr.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Grove
Tom Carey now playing second base.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Grove
There goes Gordon. The throw from Peacock and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Grove
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez hits a fly ball towards left field. Vosmik fields the ball and throws to home. Peacock drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Peacock. Gordon scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Gomez
Tabor takes first base on ball four. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Gomez
Peacock strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Grove
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Gomez
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Grove
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Grove
Gomez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Gomez
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Gomez
Tabor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peacock vs. Gomez
Cronin is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Gomez
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Grove
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Grove
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Grove
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Gomez
Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Gomez
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gomez
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Gomez
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Gomez
Jake Powell now playing right field.
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Grove
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Grove
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Grove
Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Tabor catches it and throws to second to double up DiMaggio. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gomez
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Gomez
Tabor bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Gomez
Peacock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dickey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dickey. Vosmik scores. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Gomez
Grove bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Peacock moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Gomez
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Grove
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Grove
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Grove
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Lefty Gomez.
Ruffing strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1939, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Carey T, pr-2b 3 0 1 0
Henrich T, rf 3 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 3 1 0 0
Powell J, rf 0 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 2 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 3 1 Williams T, rf 3 2 1 3
Dickey B, c 4 0 0 0 Cronin J, ss 4 1 2 2
Gordon J, 2b 3 2 2 1 Vosmik J, lf 3 1 2 1
Selkirk G, lf 2 0 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 2 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 0 0 0 0
Gomez L, p 3 0 0 0 Peacock J, c 4 0 1 1
Ruffing R, ph 1 0 0 0 Grove L, p 2 0 0 0
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31 3 6 2 27 7 8 7
New York 100 101 000 -- 3
Boston 000 201 31x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L) 8.0 8 7 7 6 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 6 3 3 5 4
E -- Vosmik J, Peacock J 2, Dickey B
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 6
2B -- DiMaggio J
HR -- Cronin J, Gordon J, Williams T
SB -- Selkirk G, Gordon J 2
CS -- Cramer D
SH -- Grove L 2, Tabor J
HBP -- by Gomez L (Doerr B)
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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