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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 15, 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 August 15, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn Nelson |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 22,188 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Quinn 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Moe Berg | Catcher |
| Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Lynn Nelson | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 15, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Nelson
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Nelson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Nelson
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nelson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Nelson
Cronin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Nelson
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Nelson
Tabor 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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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Siebert reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nagel vs. Wilson
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Nelson
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Nelson
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nagel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Nelson
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes 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: ---
Lodigiani vs. Wilson
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Wilson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Nelson
Cramer hits a line drive towards short. Ambler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Nelson
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nelson
There goes Foxx. The throw from Hayes and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Nelson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cronin vs. Nelson
Cronin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert 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: ---
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Nelson
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Nelson
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Nelson
Berg hits a line drive towards short. Ambler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Wilson
Nagel 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: ---
Lodigiani vs. Wilson
Lodigiani 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: ---
Nelson vs. Wilson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Nelson
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Nelson
Doerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Nelson
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Wilson
Ambler bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Wilson
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Wilson
Chapman hits a line drive towards third. Tabor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Nelson
Foxx hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Foxx reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Nelson
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Nelson
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Nelson
Vosmik hits a popup towards short. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Wilson
Nagel hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Wilson
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Wilson
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wilson
Moses 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 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Nelson
Tabor 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Nelson
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Moe Berg.
Nonnenkamp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Nelson
Lou Finney pinch hits for Jack Wilson.
Finney 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Heving
Johnny Peacock now catching. Joe Heving now pitching.
Ambler hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heving
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Heving
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor juggles the ball. That's an error on Tabor. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Heving
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Heving
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Hayes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Heving
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Nelson
Doerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Nelson
Cramer 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Nelson
Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nelson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Nelson
Cronin hits a line drive towards third. Lodigiani reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1939 -- Boston at Philadelphia (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 0
Cramer D, cf 4 0 0 0 Ambler W, ss 3 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Johnson B, lf 3 1 1 1
Williams T, rf 4 0 2 0 Hayes F, c 4 1 0 0
Cronin J, ss 4 0 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 0 3 1
Vosmik J, lf 3 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 1
Tabor J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Nagel B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Berg M, c 2 0 0 0 Lodigiani D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0 Nelson L, p 3 0 0 0
Peacock J, c 0 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 2 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Heving J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 31 3 7 3
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia 000 001 02x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 7.0 6 1 1 1 6
Heving J 1.0 1 2 1 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3
E -- Doerr B, Hayes F, Tabor J
DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Foxx J
3B -- Siebert D
SB -- Foxx J
SH -- Ambler W
T -- 1:50
A -- 22188
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