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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 17, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Frank Croucher | Shortstop |
| Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Rip Radcliff | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Jack Knott | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1939
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Knott
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Knott
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Knott covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Knott
Averill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Knott
York hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hutchinson
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Hutchinson
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Hutchinson
There's a wild pitch. Kuhel moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kreevich vs. Hutchinson
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Hutchinson
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Knott
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Knott
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Knott
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Hutchinson
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Hutchinson
Radcliff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Hutchinson
McNair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Knott
Croucher hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Knott
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Knott
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Knott
McCoy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Hutchinson
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knott vs. Hutchinson
Knott bunts for an out with unknown description. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Hutchinson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and has Tresh trapped. There's the throw to McCoy who throws over to Higgins who tags Tresh for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Hutchinson
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Knott
Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Knott
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Knott
Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Hutchinson
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hutchinson
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hutchinson
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Hutchinson
Appling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Appling reaches third base with a triple. Kreevich scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Radcliff vs. Hutchinson
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Appling scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Hutchinson
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Hutchinson
Tresh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Knott
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Knott
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Croucher vs. Knott
Croucher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knott vs. Hutchinson
Knott strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hutchinson
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Hutchinson
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Knott
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Knott
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Knott
McCoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Knott
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Hutchinson
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hutchinson
Kreevich is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hutchinson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Hutchinson
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Knott
York hits a fly ball into right field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Knott
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Knott
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Knott
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Hutchinson
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Hutchinson
Radcliff is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Hutchinson
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Hutchinson
Tresh takes first base on ball four. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knott vs. Hutchinson
Knott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Hutchinson
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to third. Knott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuhel vs. Hutchinson
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Knott
Roy Cullenbine pinch hits for Frank Croucher.
Cullenbine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Knott
Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Fred Hutchinson.
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Knott
Billy Rogell pinch runs for Charlie Gehringer.
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards right. Radcliff fields it and throws to second to catch Rogell for the out. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCoy vs. Knott
Larry Rosenthal now playing right field.
McCoy takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Lee
Thornton Lee now pitching. Hank Greenberg pinch hits for Earl Averill.
Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cullenbine tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Lee
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Dizzy Trout now pitching. Billy Rogell now playing shortstop. Roy Cullenbine now playing left field.
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Trout
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Trout
McNair hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Lee
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lee
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Lee
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Lee
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1939 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McCosky B, cf 4 0 0 0 Hayes J, 2b 3 0 0 0
McCoy B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Averill E, lf 2 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 3 1 2 0
Greenberg H, ph 0 0 0 1 Walker G, lf 4 0 0 0
Trout D, p 0 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 4 1 1 1
York R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Radcliff R, rf 2 0 0 1
Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rosenthal L, rf 0 0 0 0
Fox P, rf 4 0 2 0 McNair E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0 Tresh M, c 1 0 0 0
Croucher F, ss 2 0 0 0 Knott J, p 2 0 0 0
Cullenbine R, ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Lee T, p 0 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, p 2 0 1 0
Gehringer C, ph 1 0 1 0
Rogell B, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
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31 1 6 1 26 2 4 2
Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1
Chicago 000 200 00x -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson F (L) 7.0 3 2 2 6 1
Trout D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Knott J (W) 7.1 5 1 1 3 3
Lee T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Tebbetts B, Higgins P
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Chicago 8
3B -- Appling L
SB -- Kreevich M
CS -- Kreevich M, Radcliff R
SH -- Knott J
SF -- Greenberg H
WP -- Hutchinson F
T -- 2:22
A -- 7000
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