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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 31, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nels Potter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 440 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Nels Potter | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Billy Sullivan | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Chet Laabs | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
| Sam Harshaney | Catcher |
| Mark Christman | Shortstop |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 31, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sullivan. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Kennedy
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kennedy, and towards Christman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Grace catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Grace. Moses scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Potter
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Potter
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grace. Siebert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagel vs. Kennedy
Nagel hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and has Siebert trapped. There's the throw to Clift and over to Heffner, who tags Siebert for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Kennedy
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Potter
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Potter
Harshaney hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Potter vs. Kennedy
Potter hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Kennedy
Newsome takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to third. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Potter
Christman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Potter
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Potter
Sullivan hits a line drive towards first. Siebert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Christman moves to third. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laabs vs. Potter
Laabs strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Kennedy
Myril Hoag now playing right field.
Nagel hits a fly ball into right field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Kennedy
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Kennedy
Potter takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Kennedy
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Potter
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Potter
Harshaney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Potter
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Kennedy
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kennedy
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Potter
Kennedy hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Potter
Sullivan 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 -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Potter
The umpire calls a balk on Potter Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laabs vs. Potter
Laabs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Kennedy
Nagel strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Kennedy
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Kennedy
Lodigiani takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Potter vs. Kennedy
Potter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner misplays the ball. That's an error on Heffner. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Kennedy
Moses takes first base on ball four. Lodigiani moves to third. Potter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsome vs. Kennedy
Newsome hits a line drive into center field. Laabs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Potter
Hoag hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshaney vs. Potter
Harshaney takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christman vs. Potter
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solters vs. Potter
Moose Solters pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Solters hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trotter
Bill Trotter now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Trotter
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trotter
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Trotter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Potter
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Potter
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laabs vs. Potter
Laabs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. Potter
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to third. Laabs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoag vs. Potter
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Trotter
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Nagel.
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Sullivan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trotter
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Trotter
Lodigiani hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Harshaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshaney vs. Potter
Wayne Ambler now playing second base.
Harshaney is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Potter
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Potter
Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Bill Trotter.
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heffner vs. Potter
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Potter covering. Safe. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Dean
Chubby Dean now pitching.
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lawson
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Lawson
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Dean
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laabs vs. Dean
Laabs hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Dean
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Dean
Hoag hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ambler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1939 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 2 3 3 Heffner D, 2b 5 0 4 0
Newsome S, ss 4 0 0 0 Sullivan B, lf 5 2 1 0
Johnson B, lf 3 0 1 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 2 1
Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 Laabs C, cf 5 0 1 1
Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clift H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Nagel B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Grace J, rf 1 0 0 0
Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoag M, rf 4 0 1 0
Ambler W, 2b 0 0 0 0 Harshaney S, c 2 0 1 0
Chapman S, cf 4 1 1 0 Christman M, ss 3 0 0 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kennedy V, p 2 0 0 0
Potter N, p 2 1 0 0 Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0
Dean C, p 1 0 0 0 Trotter B, p 0 0 0 0
Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lawson R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 3 36 2 10 2
Philadelphia 100 300 000 -- 4
St.Louis 000 010 100 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Potter N (W) 7.2 10 2 2 4 2
Dean C (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 6.0 5 4 3 5 2
Trotter B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Lawson R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Grace J, Heffner D
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, St.Louis 13
2B -- Moses W, Siebert D, Sullivan B
HR -- Moses W
HBP -- by Potter N (Harshaney S)
Balk -- Potter N
T -- 1:50
A -- 440
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