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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 22, 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 August 22, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Beckmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,845 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Beckmann | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 22, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gantenbein vs. Bridges
Gantenbein hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Averill. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Bridges
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Bridges
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Beckmann
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Beckmann
Averill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Beckmann
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Beckmann
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Bridges
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Bridges
Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newsome moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckmann vs. Bridges
Beckmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Beckmann
Fox hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Beckmann
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Beckmann
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gantenbein. Fox moves to third. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tebbetts vs. Beckmann
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. Higgins scores. Rogell moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bridges vs. Beckmann
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCosky vs. Beckmann
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Siebert. Rogell scores. Tebbetts scores. McCosky moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Beckmann
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Beckmann
Gehringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Bridges
Gantenbein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Bridges
There goes Johnson. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Bridges
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Beckmann
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Beckmann
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. York moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Beckmann
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein misplays the ball. That's an error on Gantenbein. York scores. Higgins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Beckmann
Rogell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Beckmann
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higgins scores. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Beckmann
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bridges
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Bridges
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Bridges
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Beckmann
McCosky hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Beckmann
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Beckmann
Gehringer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Beckmann
York hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Beckmann
Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Beckmann
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bridges
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Bridges
Gantenbein hits a line drive towards first. York catches it and steps on first to double up Moses. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Masters
Eddie Collins now playing right field. Walt Masters now pitching.
Rogell 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, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Masters
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Masters
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Masters
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Masters
Averill strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Bridges
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Bob Johnson.
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Bridges
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Bridges
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Masters
Eric Tipton now playing left field. Earle Brucker now catching.
Gehringer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Masters
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Masters
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Masters
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Masters
Rogell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. York moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Masters
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Bridges
Nagel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Bridges
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Masters
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Masters
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Masters
Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Masters
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bridges
Roy Cullenbine now playing left field.
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masters vs. Bridges
Masters takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Bridges
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. Masters moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Bridges
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. Masters moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brucker vs. Bridges
Brucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Masters scores. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Bridges
Siebert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Bridges
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Masters
York hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Masters
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Masters
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Bridges
Dee Miles pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Miles hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Bridges
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Chapman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Bridges
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Bridges
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Walt Masters.
Dean hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox throws the ball in to Rogell who tags Dean trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Chapman scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1939 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 3 1 2 0 McCosky B, cf 5 1 1 1
Masters W, p 0 1 0 0 Averill E, lf 5 0 1 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 1 1 Cullenbine R, lf 0 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 2 2 2
Johnson B, lf 2 0 2 1 York R, 1b 3 1 0 0
Tipton E, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Fox P, rf 5 1 1 0
Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 5 2 1 0
Brucker E, c 1 0 1 1 Rogell B, ss 4 1 2 1
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 1 3
Nagel B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bridges T, p 3 0 0 0
Newsome S, ss 3 0 1 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0
Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 0
Beckmann B, p 1 0 0 0
Collins E, ph-rf 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 4 38 9 9 7
Philadelphia 100 000 021 -- 4
Detroit 042 201 00x -- 9
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Beckmann B (L) 4.0 5 8 2 2 1
Masters W 4.0 4 1 1 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (W) 9.0 12 4 4 1 6
E -- Chapman S 2, Gantenbein J 2, Siebert D, Johnson B
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Detroit 9
2B -- Moses W, Johnson B, Tebbetts B, Fox P, Gehringer C, Chapman S
HR -- Gehringer C
SB -- Johnson B
T -- 1:59
A -- 4845
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