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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 3, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 3, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Beau Bell | Left Fielder |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | 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 |
| Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 3, 1939
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Lee
McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. McCosky reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Lee
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to home to get McCosky. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Lee
Lee has Fox trapped. He fires to second, with Appling covering, who tags Fox for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Lee
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Benny McCoy now playing second base.
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Croucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Benton
There goes Kuhel. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Kuhel steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Benton
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Benton
Appling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Appling reaches second base with a double. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Benton
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lee
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Lee
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Benton
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Benton
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Benton
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Benton
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Lee
Croucher hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Lee
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Lee
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Benton
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Benton
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Benton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Benton
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosenthal vs. Benton
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Appling scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Benton
McNair takes first base on ball four. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Benton
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Lee
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lee
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Benton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lee
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Lee
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. York moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Croucher vs. Lee
Croucher takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tebbetts vs. Lee
View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Benton
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Benton
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Benton
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Benton
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Benton
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Rosenthal moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Benton
There goes McNair. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. McNair steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Benton
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out. McNair moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Benton
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Lee
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Lee
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lee
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Benton
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Benton
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Benton
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Benton
Walker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Benton
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Benton
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Benton
McNair is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lee
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Lee
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. York scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Lee
Croucher hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Coffman
Dixie Parsons now catching. Slick Coffman now pitching.
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Coffman
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Coffman
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Lee
Parsons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Lee
Red Kress pinch hits for Slick Coffman.
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Lee
McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Lee
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. McKain
Archie McKain now pitching.
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. McKain
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. McKain
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Lee
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Lee
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Lee
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1939, game 1 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McCosky B, cf 4 0 2 0 Hayes J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Fox P, rf 4 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Gehringer C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 5 3 3 0
McCoy B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 5 2 3 1
York R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Walker G, lf 4 2 2 3
Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 1 Rosenthal L, rf 4 0 2 2
Bell B, lf 3 0 0 0 McNair E, 3b 2 0 2 1
Croucher F, ss 2 0 0 0 Tresh M, c 4 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 2 0 0 0 Lee T, p 4 0 0 0
Parsons D, c 0 0 0 0
Benton A, p 2 0 0 0
Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0
Kress R, ph 1 0 0 0
McKain A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 6 1 36 8 14 7
Detroit 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 002 024 00x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A (L) 6.0 14 8 8 3 1
Coffman S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
McKain A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee T (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 6
DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Detroit 4, Chicago 8
2B -- Appling L, York R, McCosky B
3B -- McCosky B
HR -- Walker G
SB -- Kuhel J, Appling L, Kreevich M, McNair E
CS -- Fox P, McNair E
T -- 1:52
A -- 0
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