Washington Senators vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 9, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case lf 5 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 5 2 3 0
West cf 4 1 2 1
Wright rf 5 1 1 2
Travis ss 4 0 1 1
Myer 2b 4 0 2 1
Gelbert 3b 4 0 0 0
Ferrell c 4 0 1 0
Leonard p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Miles rf 5 0 0 0
Ambler ss 3 0 1 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Newsome ss 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 1 2 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Hayes c 4 1 2 2
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
Nagel 2b 4 2 2 2
Lodigiani 3b 1 0 0 0
  Dean ph 1 0 1 0
  Collins pr 0 0 0 0
Potter p 3 0 1 0
  Brucker ph 1 0 1 0
  Gantenbein pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Washington 102 020 000–5120
Philadelphia 000 300 001–4101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W(9-2) 9.0 10 4 4 3 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Potter  L(6-3) 9.0 12 5 5 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
1
  E–Ambler (12).  DP–Washington 1. West-Ferrell.  2B–Washington West (10); Ferrell (9); Leonard (2), Philadelphia Ambler (11).  3B–Washington Wright (8).  HR–Philadelphia Hayes (7,4th inning off Leonard 1 on); Nagel 2 (6,4th inning off Leonard 0 on,9th inning off Leonard 0 on).  SH–Leonard (6).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Case (28).  U–John Quinn, Bill McGowan, George Pipgras.
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