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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 9, 1939 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woody Rich |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 8,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | 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 |
| Moe Berg | Catcher |
| Woody Rich | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Rich
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Rich
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rich
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Rich
Hayes is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Rich
There goes Johnson. The throw from Berg and he is safe. Johnson steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tipton vs. Rich
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nagel vs. Rich
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Ross
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Ross
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Cramer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Ross
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foxx scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Ross
Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Rich
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Rich
Lodigiani hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Rich
Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Rich
Moses 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 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Ross
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Ross
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Rich
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rich, and towards Tabor, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rich
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Rich
Hayes is hit by the pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Rich
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nagel vs. Rich
Nagel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Nagel reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Hayes scores. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newsome vs. Dickman
Emerson Dickman now pitching.
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to home to get Tipton. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Dickman
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickman vs. Ross
Bob Johnson now playing left field. Dee Miles now playing center field.
Dickman strikes out. Hayes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dickman out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Ross
Doerr strikes out. Hayes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Doerr out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Dickman
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dickman
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Dickman
Siebert hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ross
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ross
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Ross
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a popup towards the mound. Ross can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabor vs. Ross
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dickman
Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Dickman
Hayes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Dickman
Miles hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagel vs. Dickman
Nagel hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Ross
Berg hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickman vs. Ross
Dickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Ross
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Dickman
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Dickman
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Dickman
Ross bunts in front of the plate. Berg fields it and throws to first for the out. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Dickman
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Dickman
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ross
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ross
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Ross
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dickman
Johnson 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Dickman
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Dickman
Miles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Dickman
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nagel for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Ross
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Ross
Berg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. Berg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Ross
Jack Wilson pinch runs for Moe Berg. Lou Finney pinch hits for Emerson Dickman.
Finney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Ross
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Galehouse
Johnny Peacock now catching. Denny Galehouse now pitching.
Newsome hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Peacock settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Peacock. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Galehouse
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Galehouse
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Galehouse
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Galehouse
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ross
Sam Chapman now playing center field. Dee Miles now playing right field.
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ross
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Ross
Cronin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Ross
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Ross
There goes Tabor. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Newsome applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Galehouse
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Galehouse
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Galehouse
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Galehouse
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Galehouse
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nagel vs. Galehouse
Nagel strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Chapman S, cf 0 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 2 2 2
Johnson B, cf-lf 5 2 4 0 Williams T, rf 4 0 0 1
Hayes F, c 3 1 2 1 Cronin J, ss 3 1 1 1
Tipton E, lf 0 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 0 1 0
Miles D, cf-rf 2 0 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Nagel B, 2b 5 0 1 2 Berg M, c 3 0 1 0
Newsome S, ss 4 0 0 0 Wilson J, pr 0 1 0 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Peacock J, c 0 0 0 0
Ross B, p 3 0 1 0 Rich W, p 0 0 0 0
Dickman E, p 2 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 1 1
Galehouse D, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 9 3 31 5 8 5
Philadelphia 002 010 000 -- 3
Boston 200 000 12x -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (L) 8.0 8 5 5 3 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rich W 2.1 4 2 2 2 1
Dickman E 4.2 3 1 1 2 1
Galehouse D (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
E -- Peacock J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Boston 5
2B -- Nagel B, Johnson B, Hayes F, Berg M
3B -- Foxx J
HR -- Foxx J, Cronin J
SB -- Johnson B
CS -- Tabor J
SH -- Ross B
HBP -- by Rich W (Hayes F) 2
WP -- Galehouse D
T -- 2:03
A -- 8500
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