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Senators
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 9, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on July 9, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Sam West | Center Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Cecil Travis | Shortstop |
| Buddy Myer | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Gelbert | Third Baseman |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Nels Potter | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 9, 1939
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Potter
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Potter
There goes Case. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Case steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Potter
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Case moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Potter
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Case scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Potter
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Potter
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. West moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myer vs. Potter
Myer hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Leonard
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Leonard
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Leonard
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Potter
Gelbert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Potter
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Potter
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler misplays the ball. That's an error on Ambler. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Potter
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Leonard
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Potter
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Potter
West hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Potter
Wright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles who is chasing the ball. Wright reaches third base with a triple. Vernon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Travis vs. Potter
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Travis for the out. Wright scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Potter
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myer for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Leonard
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Leonard
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Leonard
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Myer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Lodigiani moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ambler vs. Leonard
Ambler hits a fly ball towards cemter. West catches it and throws to home to double up Lodigiani. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Potter
Gelbert hits a line drive towards third. Lodigiani reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Potter
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Potter
Leonard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Leonard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Case vs. Potter
Case hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Leonard
Siebert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Leonard
Nagel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Leonard
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Leonard
Potter hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Potter
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Potter
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles. West reaches second base with a double. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Potter
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. Vernon scores. West moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Travis vs. Potter
Travis hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myer vs. Potter
Myer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. West scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Potter
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Leonard
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Leonard
Ambler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Ambler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Leonard
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Potter
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ferrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Potter
Leonard bunts in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferrell moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Case vs. Potter
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to home to get Ferrell. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Potter
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Case moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
West vs. Potter
West takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wright vs. Potter
There goes Case. The slide. Hayes applies the tag. Case is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Leonard
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Potter
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Potter covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Potter
Travis hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Potter
Myer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Potter
Gelbert hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Leonard
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Leonard
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Potter for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Leonard
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Potter
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Potter
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Potter
Case 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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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Leonard
Wally Moses pinch hits for Wayne Ambler.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Leonard
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Leonard
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Potter
Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop.
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Potter
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Potter
Wright hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nagel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Leonard
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gelbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Leonard
Nagel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Leonard
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Dario Lodigiani.
Dean hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Leonard
Eddie Collins pinch runs for Chubby Dean. Earle Brucker pinch hits for Nels Potter.
Brucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Leonard
Joe Gantenbein pinch runs for Earle Brucker.
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myer fields it and throws to second for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Leonard
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1939, game 1 -- Washington at Philadelphia
Washington AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Case G, lf 5 1 1 0 Miles D, rf 5 0 0 0
Vernon M, 1b 5 2 3 0 Ambler W, ss 3 0 1 0
West S, cf 4 1 2 1 Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0
Wright T, rf 5 1 1 2 Newsome S, ss 0 0 0 0
Travis C, ss 4 0 1 1 Nelson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Myer B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Siebert D, 1b 4 1 2 0
Gelbert C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Ferrell R, c 4 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 4 1 2 2
Leonard D, p 3 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0
Nagel B, 2b 4 2 2 2
Lodigiani D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Dean C, ph 1 0 1 0
Collins E, pr 0 0 0 0
Potter N, p 3 0 1 0
Brucker E, ph 1 0 1 0
Gantenbein J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 12 5 35 4 10 4
Washington 102 020 000 -- 5
Philadelphia 000 300 001 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 10 4 4 3 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Potter N (L) 9.0 12 5 5 1 1
E -- Ambler W
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 8, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Leonard D, West S, Ambler W, Ferrell R
3B -- Wright T
HR -- Hayes F, Nagel B 2
SB -- Case G
CS -- Case G
SH -- Leonard D
T -- 1:54
A -- 0
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