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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 23, 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 August 23, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Atley Donald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: George Pipgras |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Atley Donald | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Norm Schlueter | Catcher |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 23, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Smith
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Donald
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Donald
Kuhel 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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Donald
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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: ---
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon 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: 1--
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Smith
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Rosar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donald vs. Smith
Donald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Donald
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Donald
Appling 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 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Donald
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Donald
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Rosenthal trying to get to third. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Rolfe, who tags Rosenthal for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Smith
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosar vs. Smith
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. DiMaggio scores. Selkirk moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Smith
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schlueter vs. Donald
Schlueter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donald
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Donald
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donald vs. Smith
Donald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Smith
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Smith
There goes Crosetti. The throw from Schlueter and he is safe. Crosetti steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Smith
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Smith
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Smith
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rolfe tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Smith
Selkirk hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Donald
Kuhel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Donald
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Donald
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Donald
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Dietrich
Bill Dietrich now pitching.
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donald vs. Dietrich
Donald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Donald reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to second for the out. Donald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Donald
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Donald
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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--
Schlueter vs. Donald
Schlueter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Dietrich
Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Donald
Dietrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Donald
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Donald
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Ollie Bejma now playing second base. Rip Radcliff now playing left field. Marv Owen now playing third base.
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donald vs. Dietrich
Donald hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Donald
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Donald
Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk 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--
Appling vs. Donald
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Donald
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Donald
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Appling tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schlueter vs. Donald
Schlueter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Donald
Dietrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Donald
Bejma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Donald
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Donald
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Dietrich
Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Donald
Radcliff hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Donald
Appling 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, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Donald
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosenthal for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1939, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 0 Hayes J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Bejma O, 2b 1 0 0 0
Keller C, rf 5 1 2 1 Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 2 2 0 Kreevich M, cf 2 1 0 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Walker G, lf 2 0 0 0
Selkirk G, lf 4 0 0 0 Radcliff R, lf 2 0 0 0
Rosar B, c 5 1 2 2 Appling L, ss 4 1 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 1 1 2 Rosenthal L, rf 3 0 1 1
Donald A, p 3 0 2 1 McNair E, 3b 2 0 1 0
Owen M, 3b 0 0 0 1
Schlueter N, c 3 0 0 0
Smith E, p 1 0 0 0
Dietrich B, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 7 28 2 3 2
New York 022 210 000 -- 7
Chicago 000 000 200 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Donald A (W) 9.0 3 2 2 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 4.0 7 6 4 5 0
Dietrich B 5.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Gordon J, Hayes J, Appling L
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 4
2B -- Dahlgren B, Donald A
SB -- Crosetti F
SF -- Gordon J, Owen M
T -- 1:59
A -- 0
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