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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
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| 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 | Ken Chase |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,292 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Johnny Welaj | Center Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Cecil Travis | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Gelbert | Third Baseman |
| Tony Giuliani | Catcher |
| Ken Chase | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dee Miles | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Earle Brucker | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| George Caster | 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. Caster
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Caster
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Case moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Welaj vs. Caster
Welaj hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Case scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Travis vs. Caster
Travis takes first base on ball four. Welaj moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bloodworth vs. Caster
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gelbert vs. Caster
Gelbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel settles under it 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. Chase
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Chase
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gelbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Chase
Siebert hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giuliani vs. Caster
Giuliani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Caster
Chase 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: ---
Case vs. Caster
Case hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel settles under it 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. Chase
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Chase
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Chase
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chapman is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Caster
Vernon hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Caster
Welaj 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: ---
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Caster
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Chase
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Chase
Lodigiani hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Giuliani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Chase
Caster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Chase
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bloodworth fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Caster
Bloodworth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Caster
Gelbert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles who is chasing the ball. Gelbert reaches third base with a triple. Bloodworth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Giuliani vs. Caster
Giuliani hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gelbert tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Caster
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Caster
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Chase
Ambler strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Chase
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chase
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brucker vs. Chase
Brucker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Caster
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first, with Caster covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Caster
Welaj hits a line drive towards third. Lodigiani reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Chase
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Chase
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Chase
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Caster
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Caster
Bloodworth hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Caster
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Chase
Caster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Chase
Miles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welaj. Miles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ambler vs. Chase
Ambler strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Chase
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Chase
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bloodworth fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giuliani vs. Caster
Giuliani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Caster
Chase hits a fly ball into right field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Caster
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Caster
There goes Case. The throw from Brucker and he is safe. Case steals second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Caster
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Welaj vs. Caster
Welaj hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Case scores. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Caster
Wright hits a line drive into center field. Chapman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. Vernon scores. Welaj goes all the way around to score. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Travis vs. Caster
Travis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Caster
Bloodworth hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Chase
Brucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Chase
Chapman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Chase
Nagel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Chase
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Chase
Eric Tipton pinch hits for George Caster.
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Chase
Miles strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Joyce
Bob Joyce now pitching.
Gelbert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miles. Gelbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Giuliani vs. Joyce
Giuliani hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Gelbert trying to get to home. Chapman throws the ball in to Brucker who tags Gelbert who's trying to score from second, for the out. Giuliani moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chase vs. Joyce
Chase hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Chase reaches second base with a double. Giuliani scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Case vs. Joyce
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Joyce
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Joyce covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Chase
Ambler strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Chase
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Welaj settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chase
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welaj vs. Joyce
Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop.
Welaj hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Joyce
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Joyce
Travis hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Welaj moves to third. Travis moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bloodworth vs. Joyce
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Welaj scores. Travis scores. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Joyce
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giuliani vs. Nelson
Lynn Nelson now pitching.
Giuliani hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Nelson
Chase strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Chase
Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Chase
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Chase
Nagel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Chase
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field. Case picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Case. Nagel moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Chase
Frankie Hayes pinch hits for Lynn Nelson.
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nagel scores. Lodigiani moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miles vs. Chase
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1939, game 2 -- Washington at Philadelphia
Washington AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Case G, lf 5 2 2 0 Miles D, rf 5 0 1 0
Vernon M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Ambler W, ss 4 0 0 0
Welaj J, cf 5 2 3 2 Newsome S, ss 0 0 0 0
Wright T, rf 5 1 2 1 Siebert D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Travis C, ss 4 1 2 1 Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Brucker E, c 4 1 1 0
Gelbert C, 3b 5 1 3 1 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 2
Giuliani T, c 4 1 1 1 Nagel B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Chase K, p 5 0 1 1 Lodigiani D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Caster G, p 2 0 1 0
Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0
Joyce B, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson L, p 0 0 0 0
Hayes F, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 16 9 35 3 9 3
Washington 100 200 412 -- 10
Philadelphia 000 000 201 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Chase K (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (L) 7.0 9 7 7 2 1
Joyce B 1.1 7 3 3 0 0
Nelson L 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Chapman S, Johnson B, Case G
LOB -- Washington 8, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Miles D, Gelbert C, Chase K
3B -- Gelbert C
HR -- Chapman S
SB -- Case G
SF -- Giuliani T
HBP -- by Caster G (Bloodworth J)
T -- 1:59
A -- 8292
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