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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 7, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 7, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Whitehead |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 35,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: George Moriarty 3B: George Pipgras |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rip Radcliff | First Baseman |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
John Whitehead | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 7, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Whitehead
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Whitehead
Rolfe strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Whitehead
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Ruffing
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Whitehead
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Whitehead
Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Whitehead
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Selkirk reaches second base with a double. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Whitehead
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to home to get Keller. Selkirk moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Whitehead
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruffing vs. Whitehead
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Rosenthal reaches second base with a double. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon catches it and throws to second with Crosetti covering, to double up Rosenthal. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Whitehead
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Whitehead
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Radcliff scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehead covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Whitehead
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Ruffing
Whitehead bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Ruffing
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Whitehead
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Radcliff scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehead covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Whitehead
Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rosenthal who is chasing the ball. Keller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Whitehead
Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Whitehead
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Whitehead
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruffing vs. Whitehead
Ruffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Knott
Jack Knott now pitching.
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rolfe vs. Knott
Knott fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Knott. Dahlgren scores. Ruffing moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rolfe vs. Knott
Rolfe hits a line drive into left field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Ruffing scores. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henrich vs. Knott
Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Rolfe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Knott
Dickey hits a line drive into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to third. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Knott
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Knott
Selkirk hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Knott
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Knott
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Knott
Ruffing is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Knott
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rolfe vs. Knott
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ruffing
Jackie Hayes pinch hits for Jack Knott.
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Ruffing
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Bill Dietrich now pitching.
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietrich fields it and throws to first for the out. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dietrich vs. Ruffing
Dietrich hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Ruffing
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Radcliff reaches second base with a double. Kreevich scores. Tresh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing hits a popup beyond second. McNair can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey is hit by the pitch. Crosetti moves to third. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe scores. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Ruffing
Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Ruffing
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Dietrich
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Ruffing
Rosenthal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Ruffing
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietrich vs. Ruffing
Dietrich hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dietrich
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Owen. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Henrich trying to get to third. Kreevich throws the ball in to Owen, who tags Henrich for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Ruffing
Radcliff hits a fly ball into right field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Ruffing
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ruffing
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1939 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 6 1 1 0 Radcliff R, 1b 5 0 1 2 Rolfe R, 3b 5 3 2 2 Owen M, 3b 4 1 0 0 Henrich T, cf 6 0 1 1 Walker G, lf 5 1 1 2 Dickey B, c 5 1 2 0 Appling L, ss 3 0 2 0 Keller C, lf 5 2 3 2 McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Selkirk G, rf 4 3 2 1 Rosenthal L, rf 3 0 1 0 Gordon J, 2b 5 3 3 5 Kreevich M, cf 3 1 2 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 5 1 3 2 Tresh M, c 4 1 2 0 Ruffing R, p 5 1 2 1 Whitehead J, p 1 0 0 0 Knott J, p 0 0 0 0 Hayes J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dietrich B, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 46 15 19 14 35 4 9 4 New York 010 623 201 -- 15 Chicago 000 022 000 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ruffing R (W) 9.0 9 4 4 4 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Whitehead J (L) 3.1 8 6 6 0 1 Knott J 1.2 5 3 2 1 1 Dietrich B 4.0 6 6 6 3 1 E -- Knott J, Walker G, Owen M DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 8 2B -- Selkirk G, Rosenthal L, Henrich T, Crosetti F, Radcliff R 3B -- Keller C HR -- Gordon J 2, Walker G, Rolfe R HBP -- by Dietrich B (Dickey B) T -- 2:20 A -- 35000
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