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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 3, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 3, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Caster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 1,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Harry Geisel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gantenbein | Second Baseman |
| Dee Miles | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Bill Nagel | Third Baseman |
| Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| George Caster | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Ken Silvestri | Catcher |
| Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 3, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Dietrich
Gantenbein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Dietrich
Miles hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caster
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Dietrich
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nagel vs. Dietrich
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Dietrich
Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Dietrich
Caster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Caster
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Caster
Dietrich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Dietrich
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Dietrich
Miles hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caster
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Caster
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Dietrich
Etten takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Dietrich
Nagel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Dietrich
There goes Johnson. The throw from Silvestri and he is out, Owen applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Dietrich
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Dietrich
Caster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Caster
Silvestri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Silvestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietrich vs. Caster
Wagner fires to second and picks off Silvestri for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Caster
Dietrich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caster
Owen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Dietrich
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. Gantenbein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Dietrich
Miles bunts towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. Gantenbein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gantenbein tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Dietrich
Etten hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Dietrich
Nagel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Caster
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Caster
Appling strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Dietrich
Ambler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Dietrich
Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caster vs. Dietrich
Caster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Caster
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Caster
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Silvestri vs. Caster
Silvestri hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Dietrich
Moses hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Dietrich
Gantenbein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Dietrich
Miles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Dietrich
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gantenbein moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Etten vs. Dietrich
Dietrich fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dietrich. Gantenbein scores. Miles moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etten vs. Dietrich
Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Caster
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Bill Dietrich.
Radcliff hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Caster
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Caster
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Caster
Walker takes first base on ball four. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Caster
There goes Kuhel. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Kuhel steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Caster
Appling takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Caster
McNair hits a popup towards short. 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 5/3/1939 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Owen M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gantenbein J, 2b 4 2 2 0 Kuhel J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Miles D, cf 3 0 1 0 Walker G, lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 2 0 0 1 Appling L, ss 3 0 0 0
Etten N, 1b 3 1 2 1 McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nagel B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rosenthal L, rf 3 0 0 0
Ambler W, ss 3 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 3 0 0 0
Wagner H, c 3 0 0 0 Silvestri K, c 3 0 1 0
Caster G, p 3 0 0 0 Dietrich B, p 2 0 0 0
Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 3 5 2 29 1 3 1
Philadelphia 000 000 201 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Caster G (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich B (L) 9.0 5 3 2 2 3
E -- Dietrich B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 2, Chicago 4
2B -- Silvestri K, Gantenbein J
HR -- Etten N, Kuhel J
SB -- Kuhel J
CS -- Johnson B
SH -- Miles D
SF -- Johnson B
T -- 1:39
A -- 1000
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