Philadelphia Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
June 4, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1939 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 14

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Gantenbein 2b 4 1 0 0
  Lodigiani 2b 1 0 0 0
Moses rf 5 0 2 1
Ambler ss 4 0 2 1
  Newsome ss 1 0 1 0
Etten 1b 5 1 0 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 0
Hayes c 4 3 3 0
Chapman cf 4 2 3 1
Nagel 3b 3 1 1 2
  McNamara 3b 1 0 1 3
Pippen p 3 0 1 1
  Parmelee p 1 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 15 9
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bejma 2b 5 3 3 3
Kuhel 1b 5 1 2 1
Walker lf 5 1 2 2
Radcliff rf 5 1 2 0
Appling ss 5 3 3 1
Kreevich cf 5 2 2 1
Owen 3b 5 1 2 1
Tresh c 5 1 2 1
Lyons p 4 1 2 1
Totals 44 14 20 11
Philadelphia 041 001 0039153
Chicago 801 111 20x14202
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Pippen  L(0-4) 6.0 17 12 6 0 1
  Parmelee   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
20
14
8
1
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lyons  W(5-1) 9.0 15 9 9 2 3
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
2
3

  E–Gantenbein (6), Ambler (5), Pippen (1), Bejma (2), Owen (5).  DP–Chicago 1. Kreevich-Bejma.  PB–Tresh (2).  2B–Philadelphia Moses (1); McNamara (1), Chicago Walker 2 (10); Kreevich (8).  3B–Philadelphia Hayes (1), Chicago Bejma (2); Appling (2).  HR–Chicago Bejma (3,5th inning off Pippen 0 on).  SH–Nagel (3).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Bejma (1).  Team–8.  SB–Walker (4).  CS–Owen (5).  U–John Quinn, Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan.
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