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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
June 9, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 9, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 876 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: John Quinn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Carey | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mel Almada | Center Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Right Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Billy Sullivan | Left Fielder |
| Hal Spindel | Catcher |
| Johnny Berardino | Second Baseman |
| Don Heffner | Shortstop |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
June 9, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kennedy
Carey hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
There goes Cramer. The throw from Spindel and he is out, Berardino applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Bagby
Almada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Bagby
Hoag hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Almada moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McQuinn vs. Bagby
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Almada tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Bagby
Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bagby
Sullivan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Desautels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spindel vs. Bagby
Spindel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berardino vs. Bagby
Berardino strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kennedy
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Kennedy
Tabor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nonnenkamp vs. Kennedy
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Nonnenkamp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tabor moves to third. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Kennedy
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller now pitching.
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ostermueller
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Ostermueller
Almada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Ostermueller
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kennedy
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Kennedy
Tabor hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostermueller vs. Kennedy
Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ostermueller for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan bunts towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Ostermueller covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spindel vs. Ostermueller
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Sullivan steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spindel vs. Ostermueller
Spindel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berardino vs. Ostermueller
Berardino hits a popup towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Ostermueller
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kennedy
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Almada settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kennedy
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almada vs. Ostermueller
Almada hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Ostermueller
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Clift is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Cronin hits a popup towards short. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Kennedy
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostermueller vs. Kennedy
Ostermueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spindel vs. Ostermueller
Spindel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ostermueller
Berardino hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Cramer fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cramer. Berardino moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Ostermueller
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kennedy
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Kennedy
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Ostermueller
Chet Laabs pinch hits for Mel Almada.
Laabs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Ostermueller
Hoag hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ostermueller
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Kennedy
Chet Laabs now playing center field.
Cronin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Cronin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Kennedy
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Kennedy
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ostermueller vs. Kennedy
Ostermueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cronin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Kennedy
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ostermueller
Lou Finney now playing right field.
Clift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Ostermueller
Sullivan bunts towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spindel vs. Ostermueller
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Carey applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spindel vs. Ostermueller
Spindel strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Kennedy
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Kennedy
Vosmik bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Berardino covering, for the out. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Kennedy
Foxx is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Kennedy
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berardino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Ostermueller
Berardino hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Ostermueller
Heffner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Ostermueller
Roy Hughes pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Hughes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Ostermueller
Laabs strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1939, game 1 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Carey T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Almada M, cf 3 1 1 0
Cramer D, cf 4 1 3 0 Laabs C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Vosmik J, lf 4 0 1 0 Hoag M, rf 4 1 2 0
Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 2 McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 1 1
Williams T, rf 3 0 0 0 Clift H, 3b 3 1 2 2
Finney L, rf 1 0 0 0 Sullivan B, lf 4 0 1 0
Cronin J, ss 3 2 1 0 Spindel H, c 4 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Berardino J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Desautels G, c 3 0 1 1 Heffner D, ss 3 0 1 0
Bagby J, p 0 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 3 0 0 0
Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hughes R, ph 1 0 0 0
Ostermueller F, p 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 34 3 10 3
Boston 010 020 010 -- 4
St.Louis 300 000 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bagby J 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Ostermueller F (W) 8.0 6 0 0 2 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 9.0 10 4 4 5 5
E -- Berardino J, Cramer D
DP -- Boston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Boston 10, St.Louis 7
2B -- Vosmik J, McQuinn G, Berardino J, Cronin J
HR -- Clift H, Foxx J
SB -- Sullivan B
CS -- Cramer D, Sullivan B
SH -- Vosmik J
SF -- McQuinn G
T -- 1:55
A -- 876
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