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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 6, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 6, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Gill |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 14,802 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Chet Laabs | Left Fielder |
| Billy Rogell | Third Baseman |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| George Gill | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 6, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gill
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Gill
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field. Laabs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Laabs. Cramer moves to third. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foxx vs. Gill
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Vosmik moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Gill
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out. Vosmik scores. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Gill
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Gill
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Gill
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Gill
Peacock hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Gill
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Gill
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Grove
York hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laabs vs. Grove
Laabs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Laabs reaches second base with a double. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Grove
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Croucher vs. Grove
Croucher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Laabs scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gill vs. Grove
Gill strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Gill
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Gill
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Gill
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gill
Williams hits a popup towards third. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Gill
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gill
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Gill
Peacock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Laabs throws the ball in to Gehringer who tags Peacock, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Grove
York hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Grove
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Gill
Grove hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Gill
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Gill
Vosmik hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Gill
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching.
Cronin hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Grove
Rogell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Grove
Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Grove
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Trout
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Trout
Peacock hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Trout
Grove takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Trout
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Trout
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. Grove moves to third. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foxx vs. Trout
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Grove
York hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Grove
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Trout
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Trout
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Trout
There goes Tabor. The throw from York and he is out, Gehringer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Grove
Rogell hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Grove
Croucher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Grove
Trout hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Trout
Peacock hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Trout
Grove hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Grove
McCosky 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Trout
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Trout
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Trout
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Grove
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Grove
York hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Grove
Laabs hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Grove
Pinky Higgins pinch hits for Billy Rogell.
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowe vs. Grove
Dixie Walker pinch runs for Pinky Higgins. Schoolboy Rowe pinch hits for Frank Croucher.
Rowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Grove
Birdie Tebbetts pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Tebbetts 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 5/6/1939 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 5 2 2 1 McCosky B, cf 4 0 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 4 2 3 2 Fox P, rf 4 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 5 0 2 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 4 0 0 1 Greenberg H, 1b 3 2 1 0
Williams T, rf 3 0 0 0 York R, c 4 1 1 1
Tabor J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Laabs C, lf 4 1 1 1
Doerr B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rogell B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Peacock J, c 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, ph 1 0 1 0
Grove L, p 3 0 1 0 Walker D, pr 0 0 0 0
Croucher F, ss 3 0 1 1
Rowe S, ph 1 0 1 1
Gill G, p 1 0 0 0
Trout D, p 2 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 5 10 5 35 4 8 4
Boston 200 021 000 -- 5
Detroit 020 001 001 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 8 4 4 1 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gill G (L) 4.1 8 4 4 1 1
Trout D 4.2 2 1 1 3 1
E -- Laabs C
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Greenberg H, Laabs C
3B -- Foxx J
HR -- Vosmik J, York R
CS -- Tabor J
T -- 1:55
A -- 14802
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