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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 8, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 8, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Harris |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,751 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Rudy York | Catcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Les Fleming | Right Fielder |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Bob Harris | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 8, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Harris
Miles hits a line drive into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Harris
Gantenbein 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Harris
There goes Johnson. The throw from York and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brucker vs. Harris
Brucker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ross
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Harris
Etten hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Harris
Nagel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Harris
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Ross
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Newsome, and towards Gantenbein, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Ross
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Ross
Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harris
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Harris
Miles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fleming. Miles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Harris
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fleming who is chasing the ball. Gantenbein reaches third base with a triple. Miles scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. Gantenbein scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Harris
Brucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Harris
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ross
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Ross
Walker bunts towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ross
York hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harris
Nagel 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Harris
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Ross
Fleming hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Croucher vs. Ross
Croucher hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ross
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Etten, and towards Gantenbein, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harris
Ross hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Harris
Miles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Harris
Gantenbein 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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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Ross
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields the ball and throws to Ross covering. Safe. McCosky moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to home to get McCosky. Walker moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Ross
York hits a popup, foul, towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Walker tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Harris
Brucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Harris
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Ross
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Ross
Croucher hits a popup towards third. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ross
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harris
Nagel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Harris
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
The ball gets by York for a passed ball. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Harris
There's a wild pitch. Nagel moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dean vs. Harris
Dean strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Harris
Wally Moses pinch hits for Buck Ross.
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nagel tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Harris
Miles 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
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nelson
Wayne Ambler now playing shortstop. Lynn Nelson now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Nelson
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Nelson
Greenberg hits a popup towards third. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Harris
Gantenbein hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Harris
Brucker hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Harris
Etten 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Nelson
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Nelson
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Nelson
Fleming hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Harris
Chapman strikes out. York drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Chapman out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Harris
Nagel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Harris
Ambler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fleming. Ambler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Harris
Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Miles hits a fly ball into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Nelson
Croucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowe vs. Nelson
Schoolboy Rowe pinch hits for Harry Eisenstat.
Rowe hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Nelson
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1939 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Miles D, rf 5 1 1 0 McCosky B, cf 5 1 2 0
Gantenbein J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Walker D, lf 3 1 1 0
Johnson B, lf 3 2 2 2 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 3
Brucker E, c 3 0 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 0 0
Etten N, 1b 4 0 0 0 York R, c 3 0 1 1
Chapman S, cf 3 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 1 1
Nagel B, 3b 4 2 3 1 Fleming L, rf 4 0 0 0
Newsome S, ss 2 0 0 0 Croucher F, ss 4 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0 Harris B, p 3 1 2 0
Ambler W, ss 1 0 1 0 Eisenstat H, p 0 0 0 0
Ross B, p 2 0 0 0 Rowe S, ph 1 0 0 0
Moses W, ph 0 0 0 1
Nelson L, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 5 33 5 9 5
Philadelphia 002 001 111 -- 6
Detroit 013 010 000 -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B 6.0 8 5 5 2 1
Nelson L (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Harris B (L) 8.2 9 6 6 3 5
Eisenstat H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Detroit 5
2B -- Miles D, Ambler W
3B -- Gantenbein J
HR -- Gehringer C, Johnson B 2, Nagel B
SB -- Johnson B
SH -- Walker D
SF -- York R, Moses W
WP -- Harris B 2
PB -- York R
T -- 2:16
A -- 2751
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