Top 1

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heffner vs. Nelson
  
  Heffner strikes out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Nelson
  
  Grace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McQuinn vs. Nelson
  
  McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Solters vs. Nelson
  
  There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Solters vs. Nelson
  
  Solters strikes out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Clift vs. Nelson
  
  Clift strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Whitehead
  
  Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newsome vs. Whitehead
  
  Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Whitehead
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newsome moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brucker vs. Whitehead
  
  Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Nelson
  
  Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spindel vs. Nelson
  
  Spindel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berardino vs. Nelson
  
  Berardino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spindel moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitehead vs. Nelson
  
  Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Whitehead
  
  Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tipton vs. Whitehead
  
  Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ambler vs. Whitehead
  
  Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heffner vs. Nelson
  
  Heffner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grace vs. Nelson
  
  Grace hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McQuinn vs. Nelson
  
  McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Newsome fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Solters vs. Nelson
  
  Solters takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clift vs. Nelson
  
  Clift hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lodigiani vs. Whitehead
  
  Lodigiani hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Whitehead
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grace. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Lodigiani goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moses vs. Whitehead
  
  Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Newsome vs. Whitehead
  
  Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Whitehead
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brucker vs. Whitehead
  
  Brucker hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Nelson
  
  Sullivan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Spindel vs. Nelson
  
  Spindel hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Berardino vs. Nelson
  
  Berardino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Berardino reaches second base with a double. Sullivan scores. Berardino moves to third. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Whitehead vs. Nelson
  
  Berardino is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitehead vs. Nelson
  
  Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Whitehead
  
  Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tipton vs. Whitehead
  
  Tipton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ambler vs. Whitehead
  
  Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lodigiani vs. Whitehead
  
  Lodigiani hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Whitehead
  
  Nelson hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heffner vs. Nelson
  
  Heffner hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Nelson
  
  Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McQuinn vs. Nelson
  
  McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Whitehead
  
  Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino misplays the ball. That's an error on Berardino. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newsome vs. Whitehead
  
  Newsome bunts towards the mound. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Whitehead
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brucker vs. Whitehead
  
  Brucker hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Moses moves to third. Johnson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Chapman vs. Whitehead
  
  Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses scores. Johnson moves to third. Brucker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Tipton vs. Whitehead
  
  Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Solters vs. Nelson
  
  Solters hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clift vs. Nelson
  
  Clift hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brucker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Nelson
  
  Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clift moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 1 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spindel vs. Nelson
  
  Spindel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clift scores. Sullivan moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Berardino vs. Nelson
  
  Berardino strikes out. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Laabs vs. Nelson
  
  Chet Laabs pinch hits for John Whitehead.
  
  Laabs hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ambler vs. Harris
  
  Bob Harris now pitching.
  
  Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lodigiani vs. Harris
  
  Lodigiani hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grace. Lodigiani reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nelson vs. Harris
  
  Nelson hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moses vs. Harris
  
  Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Newsome vs. Harris
  
  Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heffner vs. Nelson
  
  Heffner hits a line drive towards first. Chapman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Nelson
  
  Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 2 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McQuinn vs. Nelson
  
  McQuinn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Solters vs. Nelson
  
  Solters hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Harris
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brucker vs. Harris
  
  Brucker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chapman vs. Harris
  
  Chapman hits a fly ball towards left. Solters settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Solters. Brucker moves to third. Chapman moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Tipton vs. Harris
  
  Tipton strikes out. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Ambler vs. Harris
  
  Ambler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Ambler reaches second base with a double. Brucker scores. Chapman scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lodigiani vs. Harris
  
  Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clift vs. Nelson
  
  Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Nelson
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spindel vs. Nelson
  
  Spindel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berardino vs. Nelson
  
  Berardino takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second. View Play 
• Browns, 3 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hoag vs. Nelson
  
  Myril Hoag pinch hits for Bob Harris.
  
  Hoag hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heffner vs. Nelson
  
  Heffner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Trotter
  
  Bill Trotter now pitching.
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moses vs. Trotter
  
  Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newsome vs. Trotter
  
  Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Nelson
  
  Grace hits a line drive towards first. Chapman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McQuinn vs. Nelson
  
  McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Solters vs. Nelson
  
  Solters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clift vs. Nelson
  
  Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Browns, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Nelson
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Browns, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Trotter
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brucker vs. Trotter
  
  Brucker hits a line drive into right field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Browns, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chapman vs. Trotter
  
  Chapman strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/6/1939, game 2 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Heffner D, ss         5  0  1  0   Moses W, rf           4  1  0  0   
Grace J, cf           5  0  1  0   Newsome S, ss         3  0  0  0   
McQuinn G, 1b         4  1  2  1   Johnson B, cf         3  0  1  0   
Solters M, lf         4  1  0  0   Brucker E, c          4  1  0  0   
Clift H, 3b           4  2  2  2   Chapman S, 1b         4  2  0  1   
Sullivan B, rf        4  2  2  0   Tipton E, lf          4  1  1  2   
Spindel H, c          4  0  1  1   Ambler W, 2b          4  0  1  2   
Berardino J, 2b       3  1  2  1   Lodigiani D, 3b       4  1  2  0   
Whitehead J, p        2  0  0  0   Nelson L, p           4  0  1  1   
Laabs C, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Harris B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hoag M, ph            1  1  1  3                                      
Trotter B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  8                        34  6  6  6

St.Louis         000 101 132 --  8
Philadelphia     001 210 200 --  6

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Whitehead J           5.0  4  4  3  4  0
Harris B              2.0  2  2  0  2  1
Trotter B (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nelson L (L)          9.0 12  8  8  5  4

E -- Berardino J, Solters M
DP -- St.Louis 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Nelson L, Sullivan B, Berardino J, Lodigiani D, Ambler W
HR -- Tipton E, McQuinn G, Hoag M, Clift H
SB -- McQuinn G, Grace J
CS -- Berardino J
SH -- Newsome S
T -- 2:24
A -- 7355

    

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