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Senators
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators, played on August 31, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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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 31, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Lewis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Welaj | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Estalella | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1939
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Smith
Case hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis hits a fly ball towards left. Walker catches it and throws to first to double up Case. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Smith
Welaj hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Leonard
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Case who is chasing the ball. Kuhel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kreevich vs. Leonard
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuhel scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Leonard
Appling hits a line drive into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Smith
Estalella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Smith
Gelbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Gelbert moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vernon vs. Smith
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gelbert scores. Bloodworth scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Smith
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Leonard
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Leonard
McNair hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Smith
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Smith
Case hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welaj vs. Smith
There goes Lewis. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welaj vs. Smith
Welaj takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estalella vs. Smith
Estalella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Leonard
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Leonard
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Smith
Gelbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a line drive towards third. McNair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Smith
Vernon 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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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Leonard
Kreevich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Leonard
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Leonard
There goes Walker. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosenthal vs. Leonard
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Smith
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Smith
Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Smith
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Leonard
McNair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Leonard
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leonard
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Smith
Lewis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Lewis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Welaj vs. Smith
Welaj hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Estalella vs. Smith
Estalella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Welaj moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Smith
Gelbert hits a fly ball towards left. Walker catches it and throws to Appling who relays to Hayes to double up Estalella. View Play -
Senators, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Welaj scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Smith
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrell vs. Marcum
Johnny Marcum now pitching.
Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Leonard
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Leonard
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Leonard
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Marcum
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Marcum
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Marcum
There goes Case. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Case steals second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Marcum
There goes Case. The throw from Tresh and he is out, McNair applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Marcum
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Leonard
Rosenthal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welaj who is chasing the ball. Rosenthal reaches third base with a triple. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McNair vs. Leonard
McNair hits a popup towards third. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Steinbacher vs. Leonard
Hank Steinbacher pinch hits for Mike Tresh.
Steinbacher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marcum vs. Leonard
Marcum hits a fly ball into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Marcum
Norm Schlueter now catching.
Welaj hits a popup towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Marcum
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Marcum
Gelbert 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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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Leonard
Kuhel hits a line drive into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Leonard
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welaj. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Leonard
Appling hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Marcum
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Marcum
Vernon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Marcum
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Marcum
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Case vs. Marcum
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Leonard
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into right field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Leonard
McNair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Leonard
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Norm Schlueter.
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1939 -- Washington at Chicago (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Case G, rf 5 0 1 0 Hayes J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lewis B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Welaj J, cf 3 1 1 1 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 1 1
Estalella B, lf 4 0 1 0 Appling L, ss 4 0 1 1
Gelbert C, ss 3 1 0 0 Walker G, lf 3 1 1 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Rosenthal L, rf 4 0 1 1
Vernon M, 1b 3 0 1 2 McNair E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ferrell R, c 4 0 1 0 Tresh M, c 2 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 4 0 2 0 Steinbacher H, ph 1 0 0 0
Schlueter N, c 0 0 0 0
Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith E, p 2 0 0 0
Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 10 4 34 3 6 3
Washington 020 002 000 -- 4
Chicago 100 000 110 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 6 3 3 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 5.2 8 4 4 4 2
Marcum J 3.1 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Vernon M, Appling L
DP -- Chicago 4
LOB -- Washington 6, Chicago 5
2B -- Bloodworth J, Kreevich M, Ferrell R
3B -- Kuhel J, Lewis B, Rosenthal L
SB -- Lewis B, Walker G, Case G
CS -- Case G
HBP -- by Leonard D (Walker G)
WP -- Leonard D
T -- 1:58
A -- 25000
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