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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 16, 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 July 16, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 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 | July 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Galehouse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 48,152 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Denny Galehouse | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 16, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Trout
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Trout
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Galehouse covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Galehouse
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Galehouse
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Trout
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Trout
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Galehouse
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Galehouse
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Galehouse
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Galehouse
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Trout
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Trout
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Trout
Galehouse strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Galehouse
Rogell hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Galehouse
Trout hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Galehouse
There goes McCosky. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. McCosky steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Galehouse
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Trout
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Trout
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doerr tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Galehouse
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Galehouse
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Galehouse
Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Trout
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Trout
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Trout
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Galehouse
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Galehouse
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Galehouse
Rogell hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Trout
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galehouse vs. Trout
Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Galehouse
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Galehouse
Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Galehouse
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Trout
Cramer 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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Trout
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Trout
Williams hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Galehouse
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Galehouse
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Galehouse
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Cullenbine reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Galehouse
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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Trout
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Trout
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabor vs. Trout
Tabor hits a line drive into right field. Cullenbine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cullenbine. Trout fumbles the ball. That's an error on Trout. Cronin scores. Vosmik goes all the way around to score. Tabor moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Trout
Peacock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galehouse vs. Trout
Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. Tabor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Trout
Doerr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer catches it and throws to first to double up Galehouse. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Galehouse
Pete Fox pinch hits for Billy Rogell.
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Galehouse
Rudy York pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Galehouse
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Galehouse
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first, with Galehouse covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Thomas
Frank Croucher now playing shortstop. Bud Thomas now pitching.
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Thomas
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Thomas
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Thomas
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Galehouse
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Galehouse
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Galehouse
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1939, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Doerr B, 2b 4 1 1 0 McCosky B, cf 3 0 1 0
Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Averill E, lf 4 0 1 0
Foxx J, 1b 2 0 0 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams T, rf 4 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cronin J, ss 4 1 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 3 1 0 0 Cullenbine R, rf 3 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 2 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0
Peacock J, c 3 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 2 0 0 0
Galehouse D, p 3 0 0 0 Fox P, ph 1 0 0 0
Croucher F, ss 0 0 0 0
Trout D, p 2 0 0 0
York R, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 3 1 31 0 4 0
Boston 000 100 020 -- 3
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Galehouse D (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (L) 8.0 3 3 1 1 3
Thomas B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Doerr B, Higgins P 2, Trout D, Cullenbine R
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 2, Detroit 5
2B -- Doerr B
3B -- Cullenbine R
SB -- McCosky B
SF -- Foxx J
T -- 1:39
A -- 48152
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