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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 29, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 29, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 29, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ross
Foxx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Grove
Newsome strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Grove
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Ross
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ross
There goes Cronin. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Cronin steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Ross
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Ross
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Ross
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Grove
Etten strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Grove
Lodigiani 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Ross
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten juggles the ball. That's an error on Etten. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Ross
Grove bunts towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Grove
Gantenbein 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Grove
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Grove
Finney 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 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ross
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Ross
Cronin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein catches it and throws to second with Newsome covering, to double up Foxx. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ross
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Grove
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Grove
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Grove
Etten 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 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Ross
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Ross
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Ross
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Ross
Grove takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to third. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cramer vs. Ross
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Desautels scores. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vosmik vs. Ross
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Ross
Foxx hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Grove
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Grove
Gantenbein 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 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Parmelee
Roy Parmelee now pitching.
Cronin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Parmelee
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Parmelee
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Parmelee
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parmelee vs. Grove
Parmelee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Grove
Finney hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Desautels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Grove
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Grove
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Parmelee
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Parmelee
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Parmelee
There's a wild pitch. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Parmelee
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Parmelee
Vosmik strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Wilson
Jack Wilson now pitching.
There goes Johnson. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Wilson
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Johnson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lodigiani vs. Wilson
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor juggles the ball. That's an error on Tabor. Johnson scores. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Wilson
Gantenbein hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parmelee vs. Wilson
Parmelee 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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Parmelee
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Parmelee
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Parmelee
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Parmelee
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parmelee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Wilson
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Wilson
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wilson
There goes Newsome. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Doerr applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Parmelee
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Parmelee
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Parmelee
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Jack Wilson.
Peacock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doerr scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Parmelee
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Parmelee
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Joe Heving now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Heving
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Heving
Dee Miles pinch runs for Nick Etten.
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Heving
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Ostermueller
Sam Chapman pinch hits for Joe Gantenbein. Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1939 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Cramer D, cf 5 0 1 2 Finney L, cf 4 0 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 5 0 0 0 Newsome S, ss 4 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 3 1 1 0
Cronin J, ss 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 3 1 1 1
Williams T, rf 4 0 1 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Miles D, pr 0 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0
Desautels G, c 3 1 0 0 Lodigiani D, 3b 4 0 1 1
Grove L, p 0 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0 Chapman S, ph 1 0 0 0
Peacock J, ph 1 0 1 1 Ross B, p 1 0 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0 Parmelee R, p 2 0 1 0
Ostermueller F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 33 2 6 2
Boston 000 020 001 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 100 100 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L* 6.0 3 2 2 1 3
Wilson J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Heving J 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Ostermueller F (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B 5.0 3 2 2 3 0
Parmelee R (L) 4.0 2 1 1 3 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Etten N, Tabor J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Foxx J, Doerr B
3B -- Moses W
SB -- Cronin J, Johnson B
CS -- Newsome S
SH -- Grove L
SF -- Johnson B
WP -- Parmelee R
T -- 2:20
A -- 3000
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