New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
June 11, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1939 at Sportsman's Park III. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 0 1 0
Rolfe 3b 5 1 2 0
Henrich rf 5 2 3 1
DiMaggio cf 4 2 3 1
Dickey c 4 1 3 3
Keller lf 5 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 5 1 2 3
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 1 0
Ruffing p 4 1 2 0
Totals 40 8 17 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Almada cf 5 0 2 1
Hoag rf 4 2 3 1
McQuinn 1b 4 1 0 0
Clift 3b 5 0 1 1
Sullivan lf 4 1 2 2
Spindel c 4 0 0 0
Berardino 2b 4 0 3 0
Heffner ss 4 1 1 0
Whitehead p 1 0 0 0
  Kramer p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
New York 501 101 0008171
St. Louis 012 100 1005120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  W(9-1) 9.0 12 5 4 3 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
2
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehead  L(0-5) 3.0 9 7 7 0 0
  Kramer   6.0 8 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
17
8
8
2
1

  E–Rolfe (4).  DP–New York 3. Crosetti-Dahlgren, Rolfe-Gordon-Dahlgren, Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren, St. Louis 1. McQuinn-Heffner-McQuinn.  2B–New York Rolfe (16); DiMaggio (6); Dickey (11).  3B–St. Louis Clift (1).  HR–New York Gordon (7,1st inning off Whitehead 1 on), St. Louis Hoag (3,3rd inning off Ruffing 0 on); Sullivan (4,2nd inning off Ruffing 0 on).  HBP–Crosetti (6).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U–Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan, John Quinn.
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