Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 29, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1939 at Shibe Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 0 3 1
McCoy 2b 5 2 3 0
Averill lf 3 0 1 2
York c 4 1 1 2
Greenberg 1b 5 0 1 0
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 0
Fox rf 5 1 3 0
Croucher ss 4 1 1 0
Bridges p 5 2 1 0
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 5 1 1 1
Siebert 1b 4 1 1 1
Miles cf 4 0 1 3
  Chapman ph 1 0 1 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 0
Hayes c 5 0 3 0
Nagel 2b 4 0 0 0
Newsome ss 4 1 2 1
Lodigiani 3b 3 0 1 0
Nelson p 1 0 0 0
  Joyce p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 1 0 0
  Dean p 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Detroit 003 301 0007142
Philadelphia 010 000 3026112
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  W(13-4) 8.0 10 6 6 4 8
  McKain   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Thomas  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
8
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L(6-4) 3.0 8 6 4 2 4
  Joyce   4.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Dean   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
4
8

  E–Greenberg (5), Croucher (17), Miles (4), Nelson (2).  DP–Detroit 2. Greenberg-Croucher, McCoy-Croucher-Greenberg, Philadelphia 1. Moses-Hayes.  2B–Detroit McCoy (5); Fox (15), Philadelphia Hayes (14).  3B–Philadelphia Moses (4); Miles (6).  HR–Detroit York (11,3rd inning off Nelson 1 on).  SH–Averill (5).  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–McCosky (11); Averill (2).  U–Eddie Rommel, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve.  T–2:25.  A–6,000.
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