Athletics @ Tigers
May 8, 1939

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	0
Tigers	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	0
Tigers	1	1	0

Pinky Higgins Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.500
OBP	.000	.500
At Bats	0	2
Hits	0	1
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	0

Buck Ross Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	2	0

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Briggs Stadium - May 8, 1939

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Single

Buck Ross

Earle Brucker

Nick Etten

Joe Gantenbein

Bill Nagel

Skeeter Newsome

Bob Johnson

Sam Chapman

Dee Miles

Pinky Higgins

Hank Greenberg

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Newsome, and towards Gantenbein, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Greenberg moves to second.

Bottom 2 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gehringer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 2 Nagel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second.

Top 2 Chapman takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Etten hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantenbein scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 McCosky hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Brucker strikes out.

Top 1 There goes Johnson. The throw from York and he is safe. Johnson steals second.

Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Miles hits a line drive into right field. Fleming settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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