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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 | Bill Beckmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Heving |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 8,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Joe Gantenbein | Shortstop |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Bill Beckmann | 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 |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Joe Heving | 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: ---
Miles vs. Heving
Miles 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Williams 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. Heving
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--
Brucker vs. Heving
Brucker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gantenbein vs. Heving
Gantenbein 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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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Beckmann
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Cramer bunts towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Dean
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Dean
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Dean
Cronin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Heving
Nagel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Heving
Lodigiani hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nagel moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dean vs. Heving
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dean for the out. Nagel scores. Chapman moves to third. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miles vs. Heving
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert 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, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Dean
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Dean
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards second. Nagel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Dean
Peacock strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Heving
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Heving
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Heving
The umpire calls a balk on Heving Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagel vs. Heving
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Dean
Heving hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Dean
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Dean
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 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Heving
Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dean vs. Heving
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Heving
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Heving covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Dean
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Dean
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Dean
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Dean
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Heving
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Heving
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heving fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Brucker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nagel vs. Heving
Nagel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Dean
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Dean
Peacock hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Gantenbein settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gantenbein. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Dean
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gantenbein misplays the ball. That's an error on Gantenbein. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heving vs. Dean
Heving hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tabor scores. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Dean
Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peacock scores. Heving moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Dean
Cramer bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. Heving moves to third. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Dean
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Dean
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. Heving scores. Doerr moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Dean
Cronin takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vosmik vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Heving
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Heving
Potter hits a line drive into right field. Williams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Lodigiani goes all the way around to score. Potter moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Miles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Potter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Ostermueller
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ostermueller
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Ostermueller
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Potter
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Potter
Peacock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Potter
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards second. Nagel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Ostermueller
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Ostermueller
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ostermueller
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Potter
Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop.
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Ostermueller
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Ostermueller
Potter hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Ostermueller
Miles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Ostermueller
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Potter
Williams hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Potter
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Potter
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Potter
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ostermueller
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Ostermueller
Brucker hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Ostermueller
Newsome hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Potter
Peacock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Potter
Red Nonnenkamp pinch runs for Johnny Peacock.
Ostermueller bunts in front of the plate. Brucker fields it and throws to first for the out. Nonnenkamp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Potter
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nonnenkamp scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Potter
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Newsome settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Newsome. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Potter
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Potter
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Cramer moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1939, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Boston (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Miles D, rf 3 0 2 2 Doerr B, 2b 4 1 2 2
Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 3 0 2 0
Johnson B, lf 5 0 2 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 1 1 0
Brucker E, c 5 0 2 0 Williams T, rf 5 0 2 3
Gantenbein J, ss 4 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0
Newsome S, ss 1 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 3 0 1 0
Nagel B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 3 1 0 0
Chapman S, cf 4 2 2 0 Peacock J, c 4 1 2 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 4 1 3 0 Nonnenkamp R, pr 0 1 0 0
Beckmann B, p 0 0 0 0 Heving J, p 2 1 1 1
Dean C, p 2 0 0 1 Ostermueller F, p 1 0 0 0
Potter N, p 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 13 3 30 6 11 6
Philadelphia 020 102 000 -- 5
Boston 000 130 002 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Dean C 4.2 4 4 2 5 1
Potter N (L) 3.2 7 2 2 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Heving J+ 5.0 12 5 4 1 2
Ostermueller F (W) 4.0 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 1st
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Gantenbein J 2, Williams T, Newsome S
DP -- Philadelphia 4, Boston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Boston 9
2B -- Foxx J
SH -- Cramer D 2, Ostermueller F
SF -- Miles D
Balk -- Heving J
T -- 2:02
A -- 8500
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