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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on August 20, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Gomez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Buck Ross | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Lefty Gomez | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nagel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Ross
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Gomez
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Hayes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Gomez
Siebert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Gomez
Nagel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gomez
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Ross
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Gomez
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Ross
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ross
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Gomez
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Gomez
There goes Johnson. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Gomez
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Gomez
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Gomez
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ross
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel misplays the ball. That's an error on Nagel. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Ross
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Gomez
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Gomez
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Gomez
Moses strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Ross
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Ross
Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Ross
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gomez
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gomez
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hadley
Bump Hadley now pitching.
Hayes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hadley
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hadley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hadley
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Ross
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Ross
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henrich vs. Ross
Tommy Henrich pinch hits for Bump Hadley.
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Hildebrand
Oral Hildebrand now pitching. Wayne Ambler pinch hits for Bill Nagel.
Ambler hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Hildebrand
Lodigiani is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Hildebrand
Ross is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Ross
Wayne Ambler now playing second base.
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Ross
DiMaggio 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, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hildebrand
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Hildebrand
Newsome hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hildebrand
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Hildebrand
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Ross
Selkirk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hildebrand
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Hildebrand
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ambler vs. Hildebrand
Ambler takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Hildebrand
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Siebert trying to get to home. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Dickey who tags Siebert who's trying to score from second, for the out. Ambler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Hildebrand
Ross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Ross
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Ross
Buddy Rosar pinch hits for Oral Hildebrand.
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Ross
Rolfe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Ross
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 1
Newsome S, ss 3 1 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 1 3 3
Johnson B, lf 2 2 1 2 Keller C, rf 4 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 0
Siebert D, 1b 3 1 2 3 Dickey B, c 4 0 0 0
Chapman S, cf 3 0 0 0 Selkirk G, lf 3 0 0 0
Nagel B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Ambler W, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gomez L, p 2 1 1 0
Ross B, p 4 0 0 0 Hadley B, p 0 0 0 0
Henrich T, ph 1 0 0 0
Hildebrand O, p 0 0 0 0
Rosar B, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 5 5 37 4 8 4
Philadelphia 020 102 000 -- 5
New York 000 020 002 -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ross B (W) 9.0 8 4 4 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez L (L)* 5.0 4 5 5 3 5
Hadley B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Hildebrand O 3.0 1 0 0 3 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Newsome S, Nagel B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, New York 9
2B -- Hayes F, Gomez L
HR -- Siebert D, Johnson B, Rolfe R
SB -- Johnson B
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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