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Lineups and Summary
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 21, 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 September 21, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 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 | September 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,150 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ollie Bejma | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rosenthal | Center Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 21, 1939
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Russo
Bejma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Appling for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a popup towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey 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
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietrich fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russo vs. Dietrich
Russo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bejma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Russo
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietrich vs. Russo
Dietrich takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bejma vs. Russo
Bejma bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out. Tresh moves to third. Dietrich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Dietrich scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff is hit by the pitch. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to third. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
There goes Keller. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Keller steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk 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, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Russo
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerlach vs. Russo
Johnny Gerlach pinch hits for Bill Dietrich.
Gerlach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bejma vs. Russo
Bejma hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gerlach moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal 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
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Russo 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Brown
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Brown
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Brown
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Russo
Appling 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Brown
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brown
Gordon 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, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Russo
Tresh hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Russo
Brown takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bejma vs. Russo
Bejma hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brown
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russo vs. Brown
Russo bunts in front of the plate. Tresh fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Brown
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Brown
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Russo
Radcliff 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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Brown
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards short. Appling catches it and throws to first to double up Keller. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Russo
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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
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, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Russo
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Brown
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Brown
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Brown
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Russo
Mike Kreevich pinch hits for Clint Brown.
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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Russo
Bejma hits a popup towards the mound. Russo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1939 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Bejma O, 2b 4 0 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 1 1 0
Rosenthal L, cf 5 0 2 2 Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 2 1
Radcliff R, rf 3 0 0 0 Keller C, rf 4 1 3 1
Appling L, ss 4 0 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 0 0
McNair E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 2
Walker G, lf 4 0 1 0 Selkirk G, lf 4 0 0 0
Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Tresh M, c 4 1 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dietrich B, p 0 1 0 0 Russo M, p 2 0 0 0
Gerlach J, ph 1 0 1 0
Brown C, p 0 0 0 0
Kreevich M, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 33 5 10 5
Chicago 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 005 000 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich B (L) 3.0 6 5 5 1 0
Brown C 5.0 4 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 1
E -- Appling L
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 6
2B -- Crosetti F
HR -- Dickey B, Gordon J
SB -- Keller C
SH -- Bejma O, Russo M
HBP -- by Russo M (Radcliff R)
T -- 2:35
A -- 2150
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