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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 13, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 13, 1939 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 13, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,400 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Left Fielder |
| Red Kress | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Tom Carey | Shortstop |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 13, 1939
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Hutchinson
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Hutchinson
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Hutchinson
Tabor hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grove
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Grove
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hutchinson
Vosmik hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hutchinson
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hutchinson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Grove
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Grove
Hutchinson hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Hutchinson
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Hutchinson
Grove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Hutchinson
Finney hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McCosky. Finney reaches second base with a double. Grove moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cramer vs. Hutchinson
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tabor vs. Hutchinson
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Grove
There goes Fox. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Fox steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg hits a popup towards short. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hutchinson
Vosmik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Hutchinson
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hutchinson
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Hutchinson
There goes Doerr. The throw from Tebbetts to Gehringer and they have Doerr trapped. The throw over to Greenberg, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grove
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Grove
Kress hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Grove
Tebbetts 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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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Hutchinson
Desautels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Desautels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. Hutchinson
Tebbetts fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tebbetts. Desautels moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grove vs. Hutchinson
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finney vs. Hutchinson
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Desautels tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hutchinson
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hutchinson
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Hutchinson
Tabor hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Grove
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hutchinson
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Hutchinson
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hutchinson
Carey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Hutchinson
Desautels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Hutchinson
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Hutchinson
Finney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hutchinson
Finney is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Hutchinson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grove
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Grove
Kress hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Grove
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carey misplays the ball. That's an error on Carey. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parsons vs. Grove
Dixie Parsons pinch hits for Fred Hutchinson.
Parsons strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Thomas
Tabor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Thomas
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer bunts for an out with unknown description. McCosky moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Grove
Higgins 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/1939 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McCosky B, cf 4 0 1 0 Finney L, 1b 3 0 1 1
Fox P, rf 4 0 2 0 Cramer D, cf 3 0 1 0
Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Williams T, rf 3 0 0 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 0 1 0
Bell B, lf 3 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 3 0 2 0
Kress R, ss 3 0 0 0 Carey T, ss 3 0 0 0
Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 3 1 1 0
Hutchinson F, p 2 0 0 0 Grove L, p 1 0 1 0
Parsons D, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 27 1 7 1
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 010 00x -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (L) 7.0 7 1 1 4 2
Thomas B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
E -- Tebbetts B, Carey T
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 7
2B -- Finney L, Desautels G
SB -- Fox P
CS -- Doerr B, Finney L
SH -- Gehringer C
SF -- Finney L
T -- 1:36
A -- 2400
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