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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 20, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 20, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,371 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ollie Bejma | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Ken Silvestri | Catcher |
| Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gallagher | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 20, 1939
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Hildebrand
Bejma hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Hildebrand
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Hildebrand
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Hildebrand
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Radcliff for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rolfe for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Hildebrand
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Silvestri vs. Hildebrand
Silvestri hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Hildebrand
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lee
Keller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Hildebrand
Bejma takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Hildebrand
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Hildebrand
Appling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hildebrand vs. Lee
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gallagher scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Hildebrand
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Hildebrand
Kreevich hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Silvestri vs. Hildebrand
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Silvestri for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henrich for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hildebrand
Lee hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Hildebrand
Bejma bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Lee moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Hildebrand
Kuhel strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hildebrand
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Hildebrand
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lee
Keller hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Hildebrand
Radcliff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Hildebrand
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hildebrand
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. Lee
Hildebrand hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Lee covering. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Hildebrand
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Silvestri for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hildebrand
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Hildebrand
Bejma takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Hildebrand
Kuhel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lee
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bejma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Lee
Gallagher is hit by the pitch. Keller moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Lee
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to third. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Ruffing vs. Lee
Red Ruffing pinch hits for Oral Hildebrand.
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller scores. Gallagher scores. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Lee
George Selkirk pinch runs for Red Ruffing.
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Murphy
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Murphy
Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Murphy
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Lee
Rolfe bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lee
Henrich bunts towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Lee covering. Safe. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Lee
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Rigney
Johnny Rigney now pitching.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Henrich scores. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keller vs. Rigney
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to home to get Dickey. Gordon moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Rigney
Gallagher hits a line drive towards third. Owen catches it and throws to first to double up Keller. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Murphy
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Murphy
Silvestri hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Murphy
Larry Rosenthal pinch hits for Johnny Rigney.
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosenthal for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1939 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bejma O, 2b 1 1 1 1 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 1
Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Walker G, lf 4 0 1 1 Henrich T, cf 4 1 1 0
Appling L, ss 4 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 1 1
Radcliff R, rf 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Kreevich M, cf 4 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 1 0
Owen M, 3b 4 0 2 0 Gallagher J, rf 2 2 0 0
Silvestri K, c 4 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 2 0 0 0
Lee T, p 3 1 1 0 Hildebrand O, p 2 0 0 0
Rigney J, p 0 0 0 0 Ruffing R, ph 1 0 1 2
Rosenthal L, ph 1 0 0 0 Selkirk G, pr 0 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 6 2 30 5 8 5
Chicago 100 010 000 -- 2
New York 001 000 22x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee T (L)* 7.0 7 5 5 3 2
Rigney J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 3
Murphy J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Crosetti F
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 5
2B -- Owen M, Gordon J
HR -- Bejma O
SH -- Bejma O
HBP -- by Lee T (Gallagher J)
T -- 1:56
A -- 18371
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