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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 28, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 28, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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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 28, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les McCrabb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Oral Hildebrand |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Al Brancato | Third Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Fred Chapman | Shortstop |
| Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
| Les McCrabb | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | 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 |
| Oral Hildebrand | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 28, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Hildebrand
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McCrabb
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Crosetti reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rolfe vs. McCrabb
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. McCrabb
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McCrabb
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. McCrabb
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hildebrand
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. McCrabb
Selkirk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCrabb
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. McCrabb
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. McCrabb
Hildebrand hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Hildebrand
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCrabb vs. Hildebrand
McCrabb hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McCrabb
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. McCrabb
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keller vs. McCrabb
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crosetti tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. McCrabb
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. McCrabb
Dickey hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Hildebrand
Brancato is hit by the pitch. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Hildebrand
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brancato moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. McCrabb
Selkirk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCrabb
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. McCrabb
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. McCrabb
Hildebrand takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. McCrabb
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hildebrand moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rolfe vs. McCrabb
Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Hildebrand
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCrabb vs. Hildebrand
McCrabb hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. McCrabb
Keller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. McCrabb
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. McCrabb
Dickey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. McCrabb
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio scores. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. McCrabb
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. McCrabb
Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hildebrand vs. McCrabb
Hildebrand strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Hildebrand
Brancato hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McCrabb
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. McCrabb
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. McCrabb
Keller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Keller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. McCrabb
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hildebrand
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lodigiani vs. Hildebrand
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Chapman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCrabb vs. Hildebrand
McCrabb is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. McCrabb
Dickey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. McCrabb
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCrabb
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman misplays the ball. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. McCrabb
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato juggles the ball. That's an error on Brancato. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hildebrand vs. McCrabb
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Gordon moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hildebrand vs. McCrabb
Hildebrand hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gantenbein vs. Hildebrand
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for Al Brancato.
Gantenbein hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. McCrabb
Joe Gantenbein now playing third base.
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. McCrabb
Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. McCrabb
Keller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hildebrand
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hildebrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 2 3 1 Crosetti F, ss 5 2 3 0
Brancato A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 1 0
Gantenbein J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Keller C, rf 4 0 2 2
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 1 DiMaggio J, cf 3 1 0 0
Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Selkirk G, lf 4 2 2 2
Chapman S, cf 3 1 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 2 2 4
Chapman F, ss 4 0 1 1 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lodigiani D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hildebrand O, p 3 0 0 0
McCrabb L, p 3 0 0 0
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32 4 6 3 36 8 11 8
Philadelphia 000 101 200 -- 4
New York 111 140 00x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McCrabb L (L) 8.0 11 8 8 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hildebrand O (W) 9.0 6 4 4 1 3
E -- Chapman F, Brancato A
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, New York 7
2B -- Keller C
3B -- Crosetti F
HR -- Gordon J 2, Selkirk G, Moses W
SF -- Keller C
HBP -- by Hildebrand O (Brancato A), by McCrabb L (DiMaggio J)
PB -- Hayes F
T -- 1:28
A -- 0
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