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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 15, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 15, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 15, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Ross
Henrich hits a popup towards third. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Ferrell
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Ferrell
Gantenbein hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Ross
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Ross
There goes Gordon. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Newsome applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Ferrell
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Ferrell
Nagel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Ferrell
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Etten moves to third. Nagel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsome vs. Ferrell
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ross vs. Ferrell
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Ross
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Dahlgren reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferrell vs. Ross
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nagel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Ferrell
Miles hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Ferrell
Gantenbein hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Ross
Henrich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Ross
Selkirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henrich. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Ferrell
There goes Johnson. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Rolfe applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ferrell
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Ferrell
Nagel bunts towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Ferrell
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Ferrell
Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Ross
There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dahlgren vs. Ross
Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferrell vs. Ross
Ferrell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Ross
The ball gets by Hayes for a passed ball. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Ferrell
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Buck Ross.
Dean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Ferrell
Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dean moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Ferrell
Gantenbein hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Ferrell
Chapman hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ferrell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Miles moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dean, and towards Gantenbein, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dean
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dean
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ferrell
Etten hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Ferrell
Nagel hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Ferrell
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Dean
There goes Dahlgren. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Newsome applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Dean
Ferrell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Ferrell
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Ferrell
Roy Parmelee pinch runs for Lynn Nelson.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Ferrell
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dean
Wayne Ambler now playing shortstop.
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Dean
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dean
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields the ball and throws to Dean covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dean
Keller takes first base on ball four. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Dean
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dean
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Murphy
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Murphy
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Murphy
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dean
Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Dean
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dean
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dean
Rolfe 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
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Murphy
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Murphy
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Murphy
Earle Brucker pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Brucker strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1939 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 2 0 0 1 Miles D, rf 4 0 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Henrich T, cf 4 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0
Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0 Johnson B, lf 3 0 2 0
Keller C, lf 3 0 1 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Selkirk G, rf 3 0 2 1 Nagel B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hayes F, c 2 0 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Newsome S, ss 2 0 0 0
Ferrell W, p 3 0 1 1 Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 1 0 0 0 Parmelee R, pr 0 0 0 0
Ambler W, ss 0 0 0 0
Brucker E, ph 1 0 0 0
Ross B, p 1 0 0 0
Dean C, ph-p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 30 0 5 0
New York 001 010 010 -- 3
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 7.0 5 0 0 3 1
Murphy J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (L) 5.0 4 2 2 2 2
Dean C 4.0 5 1 1 2 3
E -- Gordon J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Johnson B, Gordon J, Ferrell W
3B -- Dahlgren B
CS -- Gordon J, Dahlgren B
SH -- Nagel B
SF -- Crosetti F
WP -- Ross B
PB -- Hayes F
T -- 2:00
A -- 5000
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